Sponsor
Grand Challenges Canada, Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Bernard van Leer Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The ELMA Foundation, Grand Challenges Ethiopia - cont'd in description below
For More Information
For more information, please go to the sponsor website
Description
(sponsors cont'd: Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation, Palix Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, World Vision Canada)
With the ultimate goal of increasing human capital and tackling existing inequalities, Saving Brains seeks bold ideas for products, services and implementation models that protect and nurture early brain development in a sustainable manner. Through this Request For Proposals, Saving Brains will support applications for seed funding to develop and validate these bold ideas.
Proposals will test the proof of concept of innovation solutions relevant to poor, marginalized populations in low-or middle-income countries and designed to have sustainable impact at scale.
Eligibility
Faculty – Applicant institutions from Canada must apply with a co-PI primarily affiliated with an institution in an eligible country listed in Appendix A, other than Canada. See ‘Request for Proposals’ on sponsor website for Appendix A.
Funding Availability
$250,000 CAD
Indirect Costs
0%
Project Duration
Maximum of 24 months.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Please submit your application/proposal along with an OR5 form to research.services@uoguelph.ca | |
External Deadline | To sponsor directly. |
How to Apply
Applications for the Saving Brains Request for Proposals MUST be submitted through the Grand Challenges Canada Community Portal. In order to gain access to the Portal, applicants must first create an account using the following link: Create an account.