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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces 50 New Grants Of $100,000 Each

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had just announced a new set of grant awards for its Grand Challenges Explorations program, this in addition to the foundation's currently open opportunities.

In a statement made available to HealthNewsNG, the foundation said the new announcement is for the Grand Challenges Explorations Round 10 grants.

"Over 50 new grants of US$100,000 each will be made to investigators from 18 countries and mark the tenth round of funding from Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative seeking to lower the barriers for testing innovative ideas in global health and development. Also announced was additional funding of up to US$1 million each for four Grand Challenges Explorations projects to enable grantees to advance their work," the foundation stated.

Details on how to apply could be gotten from the foundation's website here

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