Science and Global Health R&D
Coefficient Giving funds transformative biomedical and global health research projects that address neglected, high-impact challenges through innovative science across all stages of research and development.
Funder: Coefficient Giving
Due Dates: Rolling (Unsolicited proposals accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: No fixed minimum or maximum; past grants range from ~$18,000 to over $6M; typical duration/project varies by scope.
Summary: Supports high-impact, neglected biomedical and global health research projects with potential for cost-effective, transformative outcomes.
Key Information: Highly competitive (1–2% of unsolicited proposals funded); focus on important, neglected, and tractable problems.
Description
Coefficient Giving’s Science and Global Health R&D program funds biomedical research projects that address critical global health challenges, particularly those that are neglected relative to their impact. The fund seeks projects with exceptional potential for cost-effective impact, regardless of disease group or development phase. Areas of support include computational protein design, clean water technologies, vaccine and drug R&D, diagnostics, and market expansion for under-addressed diseases such as sickle cell disease. The program is guided by a strategic cause selection framework prioritizing importance (scale of impact), neglectedness (lack of existing funding), and tractability (likelihood that additional resources can drive progress).
The fund is open to a wide range of high-impact projects, from basic science and tool development to clinical trials and implementation research, with an emphasis on transformative science in global health. Coefficient Giving is particularly interested in projects where additional philanthropic funding can accelerate breakthroughs or fill critical gaps overlooked by other funders.
