Apply for grants to prevent preterm birth
Each year, more newborns die as a result of preterm birth than from any other cause. Preventing Preterm Birth, a new initiative within the Grand Challenges in Global Health, is providing grants to discover new solutions to ensure healthy births around the world.
Each year, more newborns die as a result of preterm birth than from any other cause. Preventing Preterm Birth, a new initiative within the Grand Challenges in Global Health, is providing grants to discover new solutions to ensure healthy births around the world.
The Challenge
Discover biological mechanisms that lead to preterm birth and develop novel interventions to prevent them. Studies should explore gestational origins, biological mechanisms and the immunological response to infection and nutritional deficiency which lead to preterm birth, especially in the developing world.
Discover biological mechanisms that lead to preterm birth and develop novel interventions to prevent them. Studies should explore gestational origins, biological mechanisms and the immunological response to infection and nutritional deficiency which lead to preterm birth, especially in the developing world.
Interested?
If you would like to apply for funding, please review the Request for Proposal and Letter of Inquiry instructions below. When you are ready, download and complete the Letter of Inquiry form and complete Steps 1 and 2 in the "Apply Now" section. Scientists in the developing world are encouraged to apply.
If you would like to apply for funding, please review the Request for Proposal and Letter of Inquiry instructions below. When you are ready, download and complete the Letter of Inquiry form and complete Steps 1 and 2 in the "Apply Now" section. Scientists in the developing world are encouraged to apply.
Letters of Inquiry must be submitted by 31 January, 2012.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
To get started, please download the Request for Proposal. It contains detailed information about the Preventing Preterm Birth initiative.
To get started, please download the Request for Proposal. It contains detailed information about the Preventing Preterm Birth initiative.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please download the Letter of Inquiry instructions for details on the format and content of your application.
Please download the Letter of Inquiry instructions for details on the format and content of your application.
LETTER OF INQUIRY
When you are ready to apply, download and complete the Letter of Inquiry form. You will submit your form in Step 2 below.
When you are ready to apply, download and complete the Letter of Inquiry form. You will submit your form in Step 2 below.
APPLY NOW
STEP 1
To apply, fill out this online form. Please provide a brief project description, primary contact, institutional official, and organizational information. The form will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
To apply, fill out this online form. Please provide a brief project description, primary contact, institutional official, and organizational information. The form will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
STEP 2
When you have completed Step 1, please upload your Letter of Inquiry.
When you have completed Step 1, please upload your Letter of Inquiry.
Moreinfo: http://gapps.org/index.php/research/healthy_birth
