Title Grand Challenges Explorations Round 9: Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas
Deadline May 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM PST
Funding organization Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Amount $100,000 USD
Project timeline Up to 18 months
Note The Foundation is seeking applications that: 1) propose solutions applying to global health priority areas, e.g. maternal and neonatal health, family planning; 2) propose revolutionary new technologies or improvements upon current technologies; 3) propose low-cost solutions that are targeted for populations with individuals living on less than $1 per day, deliverable, and scalable in low- and middle-income countries; 4) have clear and testable scientific plans, including a testable hypothesis, plans for validation, and approaches that yield interpretable and unambiguous data.

Web site Gates Foundation Web site 

Title Innovative Grants
Deadline July 15, 2012 (application opens May 1)
Funding organization Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Amount $110,000 USD/year
Project timeline 1 year
Note For highly innovative research projects with potential to change the current paradigm or to lead to a seminal/groundbreaking discovery. Proposals should also have potential for significant impact on accelerating the mission of JDRF.

Web site http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=113999

Title Michelson Grants in Reproductive Biology
Deadline Rolling (LOI)
Funding organization Found Animals Foundation
Amount Up to $250,000/year per grant
Project timeline 1-3 years
Note International grants for promising research in pursuit of non-surgical sterilization products or technologies for use in cats and dogs. The $25 million Michelson Prize will be offered to the first entity to provide the foundation with a safe and effective, single dose, non-surgical sterilant for male and female cats and dogs.

Web site http://michelson.foundanimals.org/michelson-grants

Title Diabetes Care Investigator Sponsored Studies
Deadline Rolling
Funding organization Bayer HealthCare USA
Amount Not defined
Project timeline Not defined
Note For research related to blood glucose monitoring, A1c, and lifestyle modification in the management of diabetes. Average proposal review times from submission to decision are 6-8 weeks. Proposals for projects that have already started or have been completed will not be reviewed or processed.

Web site http://bayerus.com/bhc/DCRGR/DC_ResearchGrantRequest.aspx