Grant Opportunities from the Gates Foundation
Grant applications are being accepted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Balance the Equation: A Grand Challenge for Algebra 1, a new Grand Challenges program seeking ideas to radically transform and rethink the traditional math classroom to better support students who have been historically marginalized in math.
The application deadline is November 6, 2020.
Grant and Other Opportunities from its Partners
Grand Challenges for Human Flourishing, a new program of the Templeton World Charity Foundation, has launched a request for proposals to identify opportunities for human flourishing and ways to address them through rigorous research.
The application deadline is November 11, 2020.
Keystone Symposia Global Health Series has two upcoming conferences. Free registration is available for individuals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) working in science and medicine related fields, and this is open to all career stages:
- Optimizing Nutrition for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health [Virtual Event] – application deadline is October 14, 2020. Learn more here.
- Tuberculosis: Science Aimed at Ending the Epidemic [Virtual Event] – application deadline is November 18, 2020. Learn more here.
Grand Challenges Grants Awarded
Thirteen researchers from 6 countries received grants under the 2019 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting Call-to-Action, 12 of them awarded as collaborative projects between organizations.
Perspective on COVID-19
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation continues to work with the public and private sectors in the global response to COVID-19. To learn more about the foundation's broader work and how COVID-19 is being addressed across the foundation, please visit the foundation's website and also sign-up for The Optimist newsletter.
Great Ideas Come from Everywhere
You can read summaries of the grants awarded to date through Grand Challenges initiatives with the Gates Foundation as funder or co-funder and to explore an interactive world map of projects across the broader Grand Challenges funding partner network.
If you have a great idea for one of the open opportunities, please apply.
