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The Grand Challenges Program is an excellent initiative to increase the direct social impact of world-class science, inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Peter Piot

Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Professor of Global Health

Previous calls

So far, there have been three calls and one COVID call for project applications. In each of these calls, two to three projects have been selected. The applications were evaluated in a 2-step procedure with involvement of external experts; first by scientific experts in the respective thematic domains and experts assessing the societal impact potential, next by a panel review.