Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - Page updated at 10:05 AM
E-mail article 
Print view Share: 
Digg 
Newsvine
Gates Foundation looks for unorthodox projects
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is looking for unorthodox, unproven ideas for fighting diseases like AIDS, malaria and pneumonia.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is looking for unorthodox, unproven ideas for fighting diseases like AIDS, malaria and pneumonia.
The second round of the foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations grants will give $100,000 each to projects with potential. The ideas are welcomed from all kinds of scientists, not just those who already work in global health.
The last round of unorthodox grant requests generated nearly 4,000 applications from around the world. Proposals for this round of grants will be accepted online until Nov. 2.
The proposals must focus on six topics, including new vaccines for five diseases, new tools to eradicate malaria, alternative vaccination methods, and AID prevention.
----
On the Net:
Grand Challenges: http://www.gcgh.org/explorations
Gates Foundation: http://www.gatesfoundation.org
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
E-mail article
Print view
UPDATE - 12:32 PM
DNA, ballistics tie man to cop killing, police say
UPDATE - 12:56 PM
Reward in Greenwood arsons raised to $25,000
NEW - 01:32 PM
Fatal shooting reported at Oregon office park
Greenwood merchants nervous after 3 more arsons
UW to honor war heroes with Medal of Honor memorial
This feature requires Flash 7.
Top video | World | Science / Tech | Entertainment
nwjobs
Post a comment
Michelle Goodman blogs about work/life balance.
How to tell your office you're gravely ill
Post a comment
nwautos
Choosing a new sedan? Weigh the impact of your choice on your wallet and on the planet.
Post a comment
Open Houses | Find this weekend's open house listings.  Or search by location: |
- 'Missing' SeaTac man found with new name, in new state
- Police: DNA from officer's slaying matches suspect
- Lt. governor's son shot by co-worker in Kent; gunman then shot self
- DNA, ballistics tie man to cop killing, police say
- McGinn next Seattle mayor; Mallahan concedes as vote gap widens
- Prosecutors consider charges against suspect in police shooting
- Three more fires ignite in Greenwood
- Steve Kelley | Hasselbeck gives Seahawks' sagging season a stay of execution
- Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off SF bridge
- Plans call for Triangle to become West Seattle gateway
- For 80-year-old Maple Valley man, hoops aren't just a dream
- Plans call for Triangle to become West Seattle gateway
- Three more fires ignite in Greenwood
- 'Missing' SeaTac man found with new name, in new state
- Silver Lake restaurant destroyed by fire
- Pakistani-American cafe, bar owner on verge of being Granite Falls mayor
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tours Seattle's Swedish after health-care vote
- All You Can Eat | Fruit flies: thrill to the kill
- McGinn next Seattle mayor; Mallahan concedes as vote gap widens
- Rainier Pacific Financial calls rescue 'unlikely'
