Global Grand Challenges
  • Grant Opportunities
  • Challenges
  • Awards
  • Champions
  • Partnerships
  • News
  • About
Photo Gallery

Grand Challenges Explorations Round 8 Highlights

  • May 9, 2012

On May 9, 2012, the Gates Foundation announced the Grand Challenges Explorations Round 8 winners. More than 100 researchers were awarded $100,000 grants for innovative, early-stage research projects focusing on one of five categories. Some of the winners are featured here.

Explore More Photo Galleries

Great ideas come from everywhere.

Sign up for email updates of the latest grant opportunities and awards.

View the Grand Challenges partnership network

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is part of the Grand Challenges partnership network. Visit www.grandchallenges.org to view the map of awarded grants across this network and grant opportunities from partners.