Are you a Star- enter the Grand Challenges Canada Stars Programm

This unique program enables innovators in low- and lower-middle-income countries and Canada to develop their bold idea with big impact to improve global health conditions.

We are seeking ideas that reflect the full spectrum of global health including drug discovery, medical devices and diagnostics, vaccine development, health and medical education, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases (including mental health and cancer), information communication technologies, health-related water and sanitation, and agriculture.

Awards are initially valued at $100,000 CAD for up to 12-18 months to demonstrate proof-of-concept of the idea. Upon successful review of proposals at 12-18 months after the initial award is granted, scale-up grants of up to $1 million CAD may be awarded with potential linkages to private sector investments.

We are looking for innovative ideas to address complex real-world challenges that involve a scientific or technological solution (new or existing) alone or in combination with social and/or business innovations. We call this approach Integrated Innovation.

From a Social Innovation perspective – are there social innovations (including health systems, the determinants of health, ethical/social/cultural/legal frameworks, public policies, leadership and human resources among others) that will be necessary to bring the scientific/technological solutions that are developed to scale in local communities in an appropriate manner?

From a Business Innovation perspective – are there appropriate business systems in place to produce and deliver the scientific/technological solution at an affordable pricepoint?

Application Deadline: September 5, 2012 3:00 p.m. EDT

Click on the “Apply Now” button or visit http://applications.grandchallenges.ca/ to register and begin your application.  Once you are a registered user, you can exit your application before it is complete.  By signing in with your email address and password you can continue to work on your application.

• Request for Proposals (Round 4, Phase 1 – May 2012)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Application Question List

SAMPLE SUBMISSION VIDEOIn this short video, Dr. Karlee Silver, Program Officer at Grand Challenges Canada, explains our bold idea with big impact, the Stars in Global Health program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2ic0QsSUyyI PREVIOUS ROUNDS Round 3 Request for Proposals (January 2012) Rising Stars in Global Health Request for Proposals (November 2011) Round 2 Request for Proposals (July 2011) Round 1 Request for Proposals (September 2010) QUERIES Please submit queries to stars@grandchallenges.ca

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