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Transition to Scale
In this Request for Proposals, Grand Challenges Canada seeks to support the transition to scale and sustainability of Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. We invite applications from innovators in the following areas: Maternal and Newborn Health, Digital Health, Medical Products and Technology, Community Health Worker Models, Urban Sanitation & Hygiene, and Options for safe pregnancy termination,
Grand Challenges Canada makes investments ranging in size from $250,000 – $3 M CAD (in multiple investments) to catalyze the scale and sustainability of the most promising global health innovations.
Applications to Transition to Scale are managed on an invitation basis. Grand Challenges Canada will aim to provide a funding decision within six months of submission of a Transition-to-Scale application. Interested in applying? Please see the portfolio information below for guidance on our current investment areas of focus, eligibility criteria, and how to get in touch.
- Request for Proposal - English (pdf, 327.42 KB)
- Learn more (pdf, 565.95 KB)
Humanitarian Grand Challenge: Transition to Scale
Humanitarian Grand Challenge is looking to fund groundbreaking, sustainable, and local solutions to pressing issues affecting communities touched by conflict. Our Transition to Scale program supports innovators who have achieved proof of concept with evidence that showcases the effectiveness and feasibility of their project.
We are looking for innovation ideas for our Transition to Scale (TTS) program. We offer funding between $300,000 CAD up to $1,500,000 CAD, and a robust support program that runs for 12–24 months. We focus on supporting people who have been affected by conflict with particular focus on the hardest to reach.
Please click here to read the full information sheet.
Preference will be given to innovations that are locally owned or locally led with majority of the management and governance comprising of people from the affected communities.
Areas of focus:
- Access to energy
- Health Supplies and Services
- Life-saving information
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
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