Sunday, April 15, 2012

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

ear Colleagues:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting innovators to apply for two grant opportunities:
  1. Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions, is now accepting grant proposals for its latest application round. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.
    Proposals are being accepted online until May 15, 2012 on the following topics:
    • New Approaches for the Interrogation of Anti-malarial Compounds
    • Aid is Working. Tell the World
    • Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
    • Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas
    • Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market
    Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available at: www.grandchallenges.org/explorations.
    2. If you have questions regarding this grant opportunity, please email us at GCEHelp@gatesfoundation.org.
  2. The HIV Diagnostics team is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for the identification of novel biomarkers that can be used effectively to measure HIV incidence at the population level. We are looking for biomarkers that could be used alone or in combination, and that are at the initial development stage. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.

    Proposals are being accepted online until Friday, May 18, 2012 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. Individual grants will not exceed US $1 million. A full description of the new topic and application instructions are available at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/hivaids/Pages/loi-biomarkers-hiv-incidence-measurement.aspx.
    If you have questions regarding this grant opportunity please email us at HIVDiagnostics@gatesfoundation.org.
    We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world and from all disciplines. If you have a great idea, please apply. If you know someone else who may have a great idea, please forward this message.
    Thank you for your commitment to solving the world's greatest health and development challenges.
    3. Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.
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