Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners, Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact®.

1. Learn across portfolios, areas of impact, and partners 2. Convene for action, informed by evidence and policy analysis 3. Build partnerships for co-investment, co-financing, and direct support to accelerate market-

2024 SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM JOB DESCRIPTIONS. ABOUT GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA. Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact®.

Global Health is a priority for Grand Challenges Canada because we believe improving and ensuring equal access to health for all people worldwide will improve and save lives, and transform communities. Our focus is to empower innovators who are closest to the world’s health challenges because they ...

Update as of October 9, 2024: Please note that we are currently pausing the application intake for Proof-of-Concept funding. 1. Transition-to-Scale (TTS) Funding . TTS funding between $300,000 CAD and $1,500,000 CAD over 12-48 months will be awarded to support organizations that align with country-specific priorities along their scaling journey to …

As set out in our Conflict of Interest Policy as well as the Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy, Grand Challenges Canada is committed to the highest levels of integrity; it is expected that all GCC stakeholders, internal and external, will act in a manner that will bear the closest public scrutiny and that will foster public confidence.In particular, internal stakeholders (e.g., staff ...

Issue The transport of critically ill neonates in LMICs is poorly structured and monitored. This has created a ‘blind spot’ in the clinical care of newborns. This issue has been evident in India, where a lack of capacity for clinical care during transport between health facilities poses a high risk of complication for already vulnerable […]

Sireesha Bobbili is a Portfolio Manager with Grand Challenges Canada’s Global Mental Health program. She plays a lead role in expanding this portfolio by supporting rights-based, culturally appropriate mental health interventions developed by and for innovators from low- and middle-income countries. As a global health researcher, Sireesha …

Tips on grant writing from mentors We’ve gathered the perspectives of experienced grant writers and reviewers, who use their extensive experience to offer their “top tips” on writing successful grants. Click on the “video” link to watch short videos from mentors working in the field of global health and innovation. Top Grant-Writing Tips

Pulkit Aggrwal is a Portfolio Manager on Grand Challenges Canada’s Global Health Innovation team. In this role he focuses on conducting due diligence on investments, negotiating funding agreements, and supporting innovators in low resource settings. Pulkit has worked in management consulting, health, and social impact. He has international experience, working across academic institutes ...