{"id":10669,"date":"2024-04-04T13:54:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ciss\/?p=10669"},"modified":"2024-04-04T13:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:54:39","slug":"social-scientists-with-audacious-ideas-encouraged-to-seek-grant-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ciss\/2024\/04\/04\/social-scientists-with-audacious-ideas-encouraged-to-seek-grant-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Scientists with &#8220;Audacious&#8221; Ideas Encouraged to Seek Grant Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Audacious Project (an initiative of TED) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Audacious Ideas Grants<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>To support ambitious ideas with clear outcomes and the potential to catalyze social impact. Ideas should be inspiring, convincing, and achievable, with a unique approach and a clear path to implementation with a community-centered focus. There should be evidence that the idea will have impact based on a track record of past success, demand from those that would be affected, and confidence in the sustainability of results. Ideas often fall into the following categories:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solutions at scale: ideas that deploy proven interventions that will use Audacious funding to make significant progress toward solving problems.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pathway to proof: funding will be used to demonstrate further growth and significant results.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Breakthrough science: ideas that accelerate visionary research with critical long-term applications for humanity and the planet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This initiative is backed by major philanthropic <a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www.audaciousproject.org\/about\">funders<\/a>. Collaborations with other institutions are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Teams generally already have the support of an organization other than Audacious.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Unrestricted. Grants have ranged from $20M to $100M. Median is $60M over 5 years.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Dates:<\/strong><br \/>\nApril 15, 2024 (preliminary proposal survey due)<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The submission process consists of a short survey, from which 70 applicants are selected to move forward to the second stage\u2019s longer application. During the third stage, for which 8-10 applicants are selected, finalists create investment proposals to present to potential donors. The process lasts up to 18 months. For this cycle, funding would start late 2025 or early 2026.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audaciousproject.org\/apply\">https:\/\/www.audaciousproject.org\/apply<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Awards<\/strong>:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audaciousproject.org\/grantees\">https:\/\/www.audaciousproject.org\/grantees<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For questions and assistance applying:\u00a0<\/strong>The staff of the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/\">Foundation Relations<\/a>\u00a0office at BU works with the faculty to identify funding opportunities that are available from private foundations, associations, and societies; we also assist in the preparation of funding requests.\u00a0 For questions and assistance applying this or other foundation grants, please contact Cecilia Lalama (<a href=\"mailto:clalama@bu.edu\">clalama@bu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Audacious Project (an initiative of TED) Audacious Ideas Grants Purpose:\u00a0To support ambitious ideas with clear outcomes and the potential to catalyze social impact. Ideas should be inspiring, convincing, and achievable, with a unique approach and a clear path to implementation with a community-centered focus. 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