Grand Challenges Explorations Round 11

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation <http://www.gatesfoundation.org/> 
is accepting applications for Round 11 of its Grand Challenges 
Explorations <http://www.grandchallenges.org/> initiative, an 
accelerated grant program that encourages bold approaches to improving 
the lives of the world's poorest people. Anyone --- students, 
scientists, entrepreneurs --- with a transformative idea is invited to 
apply.

Initial grants of $100,000 are awarded twice a year. Successful 
projects have the opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 
million. Topics for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 11 are 1) 
developing the next generation of condom; 2) increasing 
interoperability of social good data (in partnership with Liquidnet 
for Good); 3) One Health --- bringing together human and animal health 
for new solutions; 4) labor-saving strategies and innovations for 
women smallholder farmers; and 5) new approaches for detecting, 
treating, and controlling selected neglected tropical diseases.

The program welcomes proposals from a broad spectrum of contributors 
and encourages cross-disciplinary approaches. The Gates Foundation and 
an independent group of reviewers will select the most innovative 
proposals, and grants will be awarded within approximately four months 
of the proposal submission deadline.

See the Grand Challenges in Global Health Web site for eligibility and 
application deadlines. 

The deadline for proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 11

is May 7, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. 

Link: 
http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx.