The Misk Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have partnered to launch ‘Misk Grand Challenges’. The applications for proposals are invited till May 02, 2018. Over a three year period, this initiative plans to launch new challenges every six months, offering 100 young innovators across the world a grant of US$ 100,000, to develop their ideas into a concrete proof of concept. The initiative hopes to nurture a new generation of leaders who will transform both local and global communities.
According to the program, all proposals must be: Aligned with the challenge outlined and greatly improve teaching and/or school leadership; Improve the quality of learning with regards to 21st century skills for children around the world; Outline the design of the solution to clearly explain how it will work; Have a plan for using the US$100,000 in 12-18 months to advance the solution; Have an implementation plan to ensure the solution is successfully delivered, including a plan for a strong leadership team and implementing organisations; Have a logical path to scale to help millions of children in an efficient manner.
Foundation is looking for new innovative ideas that transform teaching or school leadership to better prepare children with the 21st century skills they need to succeed in the future. Modern 21st century skills, such as problem solving, leadership, creativity, and adaptability, require a new active, student-centered system for learning. Proposals that are selected to receive an initial funding of US$100,000 and go on to demonstrate success will receive further funding to scale up and impact lives across the world.
