Dear All, I sent this (see below) to some of you already, but as I promised it to all at the last I2D Lab meeting, here it is again. Also, here is the link to the Eldoret Food Security Conference in late May: http://kuwatayari.com/ Best wishes, Andrea Burniske Program Manager, i2D Lab Global Engineering Programs 4th Floor, Wang Hall Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Ph: 765.496.3533 Skype: AndreaLaBurniske The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed - William Gibson From: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [mailto:gcmedia@gatesfoundation.org] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:28 PM To: Burniske, Andrea E <Andreaburniske@purdue.edu> Subject: Grand Challenges Grant Opportunities Dear Colleagues, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its funding partners in the Grand Challenges family of grant programs are inviting innovators to apply for three grant opportunities: 1) Our Grand Challenges Explorations <http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBA7:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> fosters early-stage discovery research to expand the pipeline of ideas for solving our greatest global health and development challenges. Launched in 2008 with an initial $100 million commitment from the foundation, Grand Challenges Explorations grants have already been awarded to more than 1100 researchers from more than 60 countries. We are accepting applications on the following six topics until May 11, 2016: * Assess Family Planning Needs, Preferences and Behaviors to Inform Innovations in Contraceptive Technologies and Services<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBA8:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> * Develop Novel Platforms to Accelerate Contraceptive Drug Discovery<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBA9:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> * Design New Analytics Approaches for Malaria Elimination<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBAA:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> * Accelerate Development of New Therapies for Childhood Cryptosporidium Infection<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBAB:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> * Novel Approaches to Characterizing and Tracking the Global Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBAC:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> * Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBAD:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> 2) Grand Challenges China: New Interventions for Global Health<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBAE:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&>. This challenge focuses on calls for innovative concepts for safe, effective, affordable and widely utilized interventions, such as vaccines and therapeutics, with the potential to protect against the acquisition, progression or transmission of infectious diseases that disproportionately affect the world’s poorest. This call is in partnership with the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Application deadline is March 15, 2016, 8:00 am Beijing time (March 14, 2016, 5pm Seattle time). For a detailed description of this challenge, please visit the Grand Challenges site<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBAE:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&>. 3) Grand Challenges for Development: Saving Lives at Birth.<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBAF:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> USAID, the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, the U.K.'s Department for International Development (DFID), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have joined together to launch Saving Lives at Birth. The goal of this program is to find the tools and approaches to help mothers and newborns during their most vulnerable hours. Application deadline is February 29, 2016. In addition, please see our blog<http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3949218&l=422163&ctl=4CDEBB0:2627D3ED682923C80E8BF23AB54D9E3E412CB4CDEE114493&> on the first generation of Grand Challenges grants. We hope you enjoy the stories. 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. The Grand Challenges Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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