Brief Description:

The MacArthur 100&Change Award: A $100 million grant to a single proposal designed to help solve a critical problem affecting people, places, or the planet. Open to organizations working in any field of endeavor anywhere. Applicants must identify both the problem they are trying to solve, as well as their proposed solution. Competitive proposals will be meaningful, verifiable, durable, and feasible.

Potential Applicants Please Note:While the 100&Change opportunity does not limit the number of applications that may be submitted from Harvard University, given the nature of the program it is in the University's best interest to be strategic about applications put forward to the sponsor. Applicants who plan to apply to apply must express their intent by completing a brief questionnaire available on the Harvard University Funding Portal (HUFP).

Additionally, applicants should note that given the scale of funding involved ALL proposals put forward will be subject to Provostial Review prior to submission. More information about the Provostial Review process can be seen here, http://vpr.harvard.edu/pages/provost-criteria-review

Description:

The MacArthur 100&Change Award: A $100 million grant to a single proposal designed to help solve a critical problem affecting people, places, or the planet. Open to organizations working in any field of endeavor anywhere. Applicants must identify both the problem they are trying to solve, as well as their proposed solution. Competitive proposals will be meaningful, verifiable, durable, and feasible.

Potential Applicants Please Note:While the 100&Change opportunity does not limit the number of applications that may be submitted from Harvard University, given the nature of the program it is in the University's best interest to be strategic about applications put forward to the sponsor. Applicants who plan to apply to apply must express their intent by completing a brief questionnaire available on the Harvard University Funding Portal (HUFP).

Additionally, applicants should note that given the scale of funding involved ALL proposals put forward will be subject to Provostial Review prior to submission to the MacArthur Foundation. More information about the Provostial Review process can be seen here, http://vpr.harvard.edu/pages/provost-criteria-review

Application Information:

Applicants will be asked for the following information:
(this description will be repeated again within the application itself)

A one or two paragraph description of the problem to be solved and the proposed solution
A current CV of the proposed PI
Information about *Collaborators: internal, external, confirmed, and unconfirmed at the time of completing the questionnaire (*Collaboration is not required, but given the scale of this program applicants are encouraged to think broadly)

To begin a questionnaire please click the APPLY button above

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

The announcement from the MacArthur Foundation can be viewed here

Applicants with questions about this opportunity should contact the research administration office at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts by school is available below

Questions concerning the Harvard University Funding Portal should contact Autumn Bennett in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Erin Cromack – Research Development Officer
cromack@fas.harvard.edu
617-496-5252

Susan O’Connor Gomes – Director of Research Development and Strategy
Susan_gomes@harvard.edu
617-496-9448

Graduate School of Design
Anne Mathew – Director, Research Administration
amathew@gsd.harvard.edu
617-496-1774

Harvard Divinity School
Loren Gary – Associate Director for Major Gifts
lgary@hds.harvard.edu
617-495-8772

Graduate School of Education
Helen Page – Assistant Dean for Research Administration
Helen_page@gse.harvard.edu
617-496-8930

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Erin Cromack – Research Development Officer
cromack@fas.harvard.edu
617-496-5252

Susan O’Connor Gomes – Director of Research Development and Strategy
Susan_gomes@harvard.edu
617-496-9448

Harvard Kennedy School
Charlene Arzigian – Assistant Director, Research Administration
Charlene_arzigian@harvard.edu
617-495-5956

Harvard Law School
Devin Advani – Controller
dadvani@law.harvard.edu
617-495-5845

Harvard Medical School
Rachel Cahoon, Director, Sponsored Programs Administration
Rachel_Cahoon@hms.harvard.edu
617-432-0050

HMS Foundation Funds
hmsacademicandclinicalaffairs@hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7463

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Amanda Spickard – Senior Associate Director of Research Strategy and Development
aspickar@hsph.harvard.edu
617-432-1711

Leigh Melanson, Strategic Initiatives Specialist
lmelanson@hsph.harvard.edu
617-432-1774

Radcliffe Institute
Paul Beran, Associate Director of Academic Ventures
Paul_beran@radcliffe.harvard.edu
617-496-3449

Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Elizabeth Langdon-Gray – Assistant Provost for Research Development and Planning
Elizabeth_langdon-gray@harvard.edu
617-495-8249

Autumn Bennett, Program Coordinator,
Autumn_bennett@harvard.edu
617-496-9744

Last updated June 14, 2016

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Autumn Bennett at autumn_bennett@harvard.edu

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