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Grand Challenges

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Institutional Grants

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Grand Challenges Institutional Grants support new institutional initiatives that catalyze cross-disciplinary collaborations around a grand challenge focus or theme.

Institutional Grants provide up to $1M per year for 3 years of funding, which includes a 1:1 match of resources from participating colleges and/or departments.

Impact Awards

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Grand Challenges Impact Awards support cross-disciplinary collaborations that address a grand challenge focus or theme.

Impact Awards provide up to $250K per year for 2 years of funding, which includes a match of resources from participating colleges and/or departments.

Team Project Grants

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Grand Challenges Team Project Grants support projects advanced by research teams that are targeted toward a specific component of a grand challenge topic or theme.

Team Project awards provide up to $500K per year for 3 years of funding, which includes a 1:1 match of resources from participating colleges and/or departments.

Individual Grants

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Grand Challenges Individual Project Grants support projects by individual investigators that are targeted toward a specific component of a grand challenge.

Individual Project Grant awards provide up to $50,000 per year for 3 years, which includes a 1:1 match of resources from the PI's college and/or department.