Northwestern University's Global Innovation Challenge Funding supports early-stage, high-risk global health research with required international collaboration for innovative solutions.
Funder: Northwestern University
Due Dates: Rolling
Funding Amounts: Typical awards up to $25,000 for one year; lower amounts possible depending on project scope.
Summary: Supports early-stage, high-risk global health research with required international collaboration for innovative solutions to critical health challenges.
Key Information: Applications must show significant partnership with non-U.S. institutions; indirect costs are not allowed.
This funding opportunity, administered by the Havey Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University, is designed to catalyze exploratory and innovative research in global health. It specifically targets projects in the early and conceptual stages that address critical healthcare needs worldwide. The program emphasizes high-risk, high-reward studies that may lead to novel techniques, methodologies, devices, or models with significant potential to impact global biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. Substantial international collaboration is required, with a focus on partnerships outside the United States. Projects must be distinct from those typically supported by traditional NIH R21 or R01 mechanisms.