Boston University Medical Campus
Office of the Associate Provost for Research

Research Funding Opportunities – deadlines in October 2011
More details on the funding opportunities listed below can be found at:
1)      The COS (Community of Science) link to each FO profile;
2)      The FO’s own URL; or
3)      For more information contact:

Chris Bonner, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Office of Development, BUSM
617-638-4573 or at cbonner@bu.edu
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Sponsor:    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation            

Amount Available:    $100,000 up to $1 million.

Grant Program:    Grant Challenges Explorations

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invites two-page online applications for the eighth round of their Grant Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions.  First phase offers grants of up to $100,000 with the possibility to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 million.

Deadlines: Application due 11/17/11

COS:    none

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NOTE:    In addition, the following website from UC Berkeley which provides information on grant opportunities for new and young faculty researchers may be useful:
http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/Fund/newfaculty.html#nonprofit

Office of the Associate Provost for Research
apr@bumc.bu.edu
www.bumc.bu.edu/research