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More than 100 researchers from around the world have received $100 000 seed grants to pursue global health projects, through the fourth annual Stars in Global Health awards from Grand Challenges Canada. The federally funded competition encourages researchers to propose bold, creative ideas that could change health outcomes in lower- and middle-income nations by removing critical barriers.  The program finances projects that integrate scientific innovation, social benefit and sustainable business models, says Dr. Peter Singer, chief executive officer of Grand Challenges Canada. The organization is independent, but works in a consortium with Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The Sandra Rotman Centre, which is dedicated to innovative global solutions, houses Grand Challenges in Toronto, Ontario.  “The idea is turning innovations into enterprises that achieve social benefits but also create jobs,” says Singer.  Grand Challenges awarded 102 grants this year, with 59 recipients coming from 13 low- and middle-income countries, and the other 43 from Canada. Since its inception in 2010, Grand Challenges has funded 283 projects.  The $100 000 seed grants help researchers test their concepts, which are similar to pilot projects rather than peer-reviewed research. In the program’s second phase, successful applicants can receive up to $1 million in funding. Grand Challenges has not yet awarded any second-phase funding, but is receiving applications.  This year’s winners, each of whom has posted a two-minute video on the Grand Challenges website, included a wide spectrum of projects from making agriculture more efficient to creating portable diagnostic technology, to texting health information to people in remote areas. A few examples:        Nyaya Health received grant money to create a mobile phone-based data system for rural health workers in Nepal. The nonprofit organization hopes these data can help communities advocate for better health care, and help government improve service to Nepal’s rural poor.   Image courtesy of © Lewis Feuer, courtesy of Grand Challenges Canada

Grand Challenges awards 102 global health grants