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Grand Challenges
Gates Foundation · Global
Grant Applications open
GHTA application deadlines vary from August 25, 2026 through January 9, 2027. GHA applications for access to virtual viewing are accepted on a rolling basis starting September 1, 2027, and are accepted all the way up to the meeting date.
Grand Challenges is a family of initiatives funded by the Gates Foundation that awards grants to innovators tackling global health and development problems. The program has made 4,163 awarded grants across 124 countries since 2003, covering a range of health and development topics. New grant opportunities are posted periodically for specific initiatives under the Grand Challenges umbrella.
Programme terms
- Amount
- Amount not published by the organiser — grants for global health and development innovation, but the page gives no amount and does not say what sets the figure.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Industries
- HealthTech, Social Impact, Science & Research
- Regions
- Global
- Applications
- Rolling intake
- Who can apply
- Innovators and organizations addressing global health and development problems, particularly for those most in need; specific eligibility varies by individual initiative
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Data checked: October 1, 2026. Organisers change their terms. Check their site before you apply.
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