现转发《比尔与梅琳达 盖茨基金会探索大挑战第八轮征集通知》。

请有申请意向的老师认真阅读《征集通知》和相关在线申请的说明，将英文申请表在线递交到探索大挑战组委会，并将全套申请材料抄送一份至我处联系邮箱。

本轮申请截止时间：美国东部时间2011年11月17日。

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2011年9月5日

以下转自比尔与梅琳达 盖茨基金会探索大挑战第八轮的网页

（www.grandchallenges.org/r8_gce）

Dear colleagues:

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 8 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions. 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.

Grant proposals are being accepted online until November 17, 2011 on the following topics:

NEW - Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market

NEW - Design new approaches to optimize immunization systems

NEW - Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas

Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children

Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges

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: www.grandchallenges.org/r8_gce

We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world and from all disciplines. If you have a great idea, apply. If you know someone else who may have a great idea, please forward this message.

Thank you for your commitment to solving the world's greatest health challenges.