Canada’s Rising Stars in Global Health

Program Information

This program aims to tap into the creativity, knowledge and skills of emerging Canadian innovators to solve some of the most persistent health challenges in the developing world through scientific/technological, business, and social innovation. We call this approach Integrated Innovation.

We are looking for innovative ideas to address complex real-world challenges that involve a scientific or technological solution (new or existing) alone or in combination with social and/or business innovations.

From a Social Innovation perspective – are there social innovations (including health systems, the determinants of health, ethical/social/cultural/legal frameworks, public policies, leadership and human resources among others) that will be necessary to bring the scientific/technological solutions that are developed to scale in local communities in an appropriate manner?

From a Business Innovation perspective – are there appropriate business systems in place to produce and deliver the scientific/technological solution at an affordable pricepoint?

 

ROUND THREE: OPEN

Application Deadline: March 23, 2012 11:59 p.m. EDT

ROUND TWO: CLOSED

Application Deadline: September 19, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EDT

 

ROUND ONE: CLOSED

Application Deadline: March 7, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST

Additional Documents

 

Sample Submission Video

Click on the image below to watch a sample video submission.  In this short video, Dr. Karlee Silver, Program Officer at Grand Challenges Canada, explains our bold idea for making health global: Canada’s Rising Stars in Global Health program.

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