Explorations
Grand Challenges Explorations promotes invention in global health research. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to support scientists across the world in increasing the span of ideas to fight our most daunting health challenges.
Launched in 2008, Grand Challenge Explorations grants have already been awarded to 495 researchers from 42 countries.
Currently, nearly 500 researchers from over 40 countries are using Grand Challenges Explorations grants to experiment with groundbreaking ideas. While some are pursuing radioactivity to kill infected cells, others are trying to develop a waterless toilet that is cost efficient as well as environmentally productive.
The Explorations grant initiative requires two short page applications but no preliminary data. Applications are submitted online. Initial grants of $100,000 are awarded two times a year. Successful projects have the opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 million and could eventually evolve into Grand Challenges project.
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