Gates Foundation announces Africa-focused grant opportunities

Are you an African researcher seeking funding? This should be on interest to you

Over 1300 grants have been awarded to researchers in 65 countries including Africa. The foundation now wants to award more

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced and highlighted some new grant opportunities added to a particularly diverse set of open opportunities across Grand Challenges initiatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other Grand Challenges funders.

Grand Challenges Explorations grant opportunities

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) proposals for the following three challenges (application deadline is May 2, 2018):

GCE grants have already been awarded to more than 1300 researchers in more than 65 countries. Initial grants are for USD $100,000 and successful projects are eligible to receive follow-on funding of up to USD $1 million. Proposals are solicited twice a year for an expanding set of global health and development challenges. Applications are only two pages, and no preliminary data is required. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any type of organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies.

Grand Challenges grant opportunities

Additional global funder grant opportunities

“We look forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world on the open grant opportunities listed above. If you have a great idea, please apply. If you know someone else who has a great idea, please forward this message. And we invite you to explore an interactive world map of ideas funded to date across the global Grand Challenges network,” the foundation said in an email.

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