Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative

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Sep 7, 2012, 2:16:45 PM9/7/12

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Greetings Engineers!

The Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative is looking for grant proposals that fall within the following criteria:

The topic fits within the goals and disease priorities of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The topic contains a roadblock where radical, new thinking is needed for the discovery of an effective health solution
Potential projects within the topic are likely to be well suited for the phased structure of the initiative

The Challenge is currently focusing on these topics:

The application deadline is November 7^th, and application guidelines can be found here.

These grants prohibit indirect cost recovery, and we need to be strategic about the number of proposals we submit to GCE. If you're thinking of pursuing a GCE grant, get in touch with OSP first at gra...@bradley.edu.

Bradley OSP

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Sep 17, 2012, 11:44:42 AM9/17/12

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Who can speak to this engineering/design challenge: http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Topics/Pages/WomenSmallholderFarmersRound10.aspx

A few examples of what we will consider for funding:

Development and in-country testing of low-cost hand implements or simple machines that increase labor productivity (this might include but is not limited to seeders, weeders, threshing and winnowing tools, and appropriate animal-powered machinery, all having innovative ergonomic or mechanical advantage);
Awareness campaigns targeting inefficiency of gender norms related to using draught power;
Novel practices or technologies that decrease labor expenditure for women in weeding row crops;
Innovative financing solutions to incentivize smallholder uptake of new labor saving innovations;
Other transformative labor-saving solutions not highlighted here.