AFRO-NETS> Grand Challenges in Global Health: Solicitation for Letters of Intent

[Dieter Neuvians MD <neuvians@mweb.co.za>]

Grand Challenges in Global Health: Solicitation for Letters of Intent
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Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
 
Closing Date: 9 January 2004 
 
The Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative was established 
by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with the 
National Institutes of Health and the Foundation for the National 
Institutes of Health, to support scientific and technological re-
search that addresses critical scientific challenges in global 
health and increased research on diseases that cause millions of 
deaths in the developing world. The initiative, led by an inter-
national Scientific Board, seeks the participation of the global 
scientific community in addressing the "Grand Challenges" for 
scientific exploration, focusing attention on the most critical 
health problems in the developing world. Although there are enor-
mous challenges that relate to poverty, access to health inter-
ventions, and delivery systems in developing countries, this ini-
tiative is focused on the grand scientific and technological re-
search challenges in health.
 
The purpose of this announcement is to solicit Letters of Intent 
(LOIs) from investigators interested in applying for funding to 
address one of the grand challenges under the Grand Challenges in 
Global Health initiative. A LOI is a mandatory first step in the 
application process. Each LOI must address one, and only one, of 
the selected grand challenges described on the Grand Challenges 
website:
http://137.187.206.85/subcontent.aspx?SecID=349
LOIs on other topics will not be considered.
 
The grand challenges that have been chosen call for specific sci-
entific or technological innovations that will remove a critical 
barrier to solving an important health problem in the developing 
world with a high likelihood of global impact and feasibility. 
They ask for innovative research that will break through the 
roadblock that stands between where we are now and where we would 
like to be. Research that deals with the general topic of a grand 
challenge without focusing on solving the specified problem, will 
not be considered responsive, regardless of its merit.
 
Eligibility
 
For-profit, non-profit, academic, domestic and foreign institu-
tions may submit LOIs.
Individuals not affiliated with an institution are not eligible 
to submit an LOI.
 
Contact details:
Questions related to the programme may be addressed to:
mailto:grants@grandchallengesgh.org

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