We last wrote about the Gates Grand Challenges Explorations in October 2009. The Explorations US$100,000 grants are again available, now for the 5th round. The four topic areas all deal with innovative approaches to priority health issues, three of them specifically focused on technology. One of the topic areas for the first time addresses mHealth: “Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Conditions”.

Here is the link to the Grand Challenges Exploration call.

Excerpt below from the Gates website:

Grand Challenges Explorations Seeks Innovative Thinkers for New Round of Funding
Researchers from all fields who can offer fresh perspectives on global health problems are encouraged to apply for a Grand Challenges Explorations grant, which awards $100,000 to test their unique and largely untested ideas. Applications for Round 5 of the initiative are being accepted from March 25 to May 19, 2010.
Grand Challenges Explorations focuses on research areas where creative, unorthodox thinking is most urgently needed. In this latest round of funding, applicants will be asked to submit proposal addressing these topic areas:
  • Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Conditions
  • Create New Technologies for the Health of Mothers and Newborns
  • Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Disease
  • Create New Technologies for Contraception
Currently, more than 260 scientists from 30 countries are working to take their innovative ideas to the next level through Grand Challenges Explorations grants. Featured below are some examples of these projects.

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