>"For instance, the entire project will be in the hands of a single leader. That person is far from pre-determined.
With a laugh, Conrad said the screening process began with the announcement that the job exists. He wants proposals that can fit on a single piece of paper.
The single most important requirement is a creative vision.
“It could be a teenager in Wisconsin who has a brilliant idea,” Conrad said. “The best idea should triumph."
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The leader will be tasked with putting together an overall plan, which includes assembling a team of researchers, engineers, scientists and other specialists."
I don't mean to be negative, I am glad to see new sources of funding for biomed. But I do not understand how this would work. What would the role of this teenager in Wisconsin be beyond writing the application? How would they know who to assemble onto the team, etc? Also, a single page proposal?
A lot of small pilot proposals are pretty short - Gates Challenge, proposals for example are two pages, and I've done some investigator-initiated grants from industry that are only a couple pages long. My guess is they'll be slicing the actual $50M pretty thinly.
With a laugh, Conrad said the screening process began with the announcement that the job exists. He wants proposals that can fit on a single piece of paper.
The single most important requirement is a creative vision.
“It could be a teenager in Wisconsin who has a brilliant idea,” Conrad said. “The best idea should triumph." [..] The leader will be tasked with putting together an overall plan, which includes assembling a team of researchers, engineers, scientists and other specialists."
http://blog.heart.org/american-heart-association-google-life...
I don't mean to be negative, I am glad to see new sources of funding for biomed. But I do not understand how this would work. What would the role of this teenager in Wisconsin be beyond writing the application? How would they know who to assemble onto the team, etc? Also, a single page proposal?