Each year, the Foundation designs several funding opportunities that ask researchers and other project leaders to focus their attention on a group of particularly compelling topics. These Funding Competitions challenge grant-seekers to develop proposals that specifically address one or more of the Big Questions. The Funding Competition application deadlines for 2011 have now passed. Please check our website in the future for information about Funding Competitions that will be offered in 2012. Click on the link below to view previous Funding Competitions.