Deadline: May 18, 2012

Amount: $1,000,000

The HIV Diagnostics team is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for the identification of novel biomarkers that can be used effectively to measure HIV incidence at the population level. We are looking for biomarkers that could be used alone or in combination, and that are at the initial development stage. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.
Proposals are being accepted online until Friday, May 18, 2012 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. Individual grants will not exceed US $1 million. A full description of the new topic and application instructions are available at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/hivaids/Pages/loi-biomarkers-hiv-incidence-measurement.aspx.

If you have questions regarding this grant opportunity please email us at HIVDiagnostics@gatesfoundation.org.

Deadline:  May 15, 2012

Amount:  $100,000

1. Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions, is now accepting grant proposals for its latest application round. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.

Proposals are being accepted online until May 15, 2012 on the following topics:

• New Approaches for the Interrogation of Anti-malarial Compounds
• Aid is Working. Tell the World
• Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
• Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas
• Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market

Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available at: this opportunity has closed, information is no longer available.

The objective of this Brain Research Foundation program is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and significant publications in high impact journals.
To be eligible, the nominee must be a tenured associate professor/professor working in the area of studies and brain function in health and disease. Current major NIH or other peer-reviewed funding is preferred but evidence of such funding in the past three years is essential. The grant period is for two years in the amount of $150,000. The support focus is for new research projects of the highest scientific merit.
LOI must be submitted to the Director of Research Resources, Paula Turpen by: April 25, 2012 for consideration

Link to SIA Guidelines

Link to Letter of Intent form