MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change Competition

100&Change is the MacArthur’s Foundation’s competition for a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal that promises real and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time. MacArthur will consider proposals from any field or problem area. MacArthur seeks proposals that articulate both a problem and its solution. Competitive proposals will address a significant problem and provide a solution that is impactful, evidence-based, feasible, and durable. The 100&Change competition will not consider a project focused on basic and/or clinical research. This is defined as any project that is in the early or ongoing stages of testing a research hypothesis.

The 100&Change competition prioritizes solutions that have a strong evidence base and are delivered by teams with the right skills, capacity, and experience. Solutions that are early in their development or evolution without a strong existing evidence base are unlikely to be competitive in this process. In fact, solutions that are too early in their project timeline and solutions with weak evidence of effectiveness are likely to be screened out of the competition. Applicants from the 2016 competition are welcome to reapply.

Please consult the Foundation’s “Organization Readiness Tool” to determine if your project is eligible for the competition.

The campus will review notifications of interest to ensure uniqueness of subject matter and baseline eligibility. To assist in this process, please submit notifications of interest using the form below to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research via the following form by 9:00 am on April 15, 2019.