Grand Challenge Initiative
Bold Solutions for a Changing World
Our world is at a crossroads, facing a future we would not choose for ourselves or future generations. Meeting the Grand Challenge Initiative requires bold, collective action. George Mason is committed to developing transformative solutions, advancing strategic investments, and preparing future leaders to build a sustainable world.
Six Solutions for Humanity's Toughest Challenge
George Mason University's Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI) is a comprehensive research framework, backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment, to align university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas addressing humanity’s ultimate grand challenge. Watch the full video with commentary from College of Science faculty.
Shared Vision, Cohesive Approach
Through the Grand Challenge Initiative, George Mason is aligning and expanding its best-in-class scholarship, talent and leadership development, infrastructure, and multidisciplinary research approach to push the boundaries on progress over the next five years.
Advancing the Grand Challenge Together
To ensure future generations can pursue lives worth living, George Mason is committed to developing transformative solutions, advancing strategic investments, and preparing the next generation of leaders to drive sustainable systems forward.
One Grand Challenge, Six Grand Solutions
“It is time either to brace ourselves for an era of global decline and a future that none of us would choose for ourselves, or seize back control of our destiny and work together to reverse course. It will take all of us working together to alter the course of our future.”
— Gregory Washington, President, George Mason University
A Future We Want: One Grand Challenge. Six Grand Solutions
Dive deep into George Mason's bold new research strategy with President Gregory Washington and Andre Marshall, vice president for research, innovation, and economic impact. In this episode of Access to Excellence, discover how the Grand Challenge Initiative is positioning George Mason at the forefront of humanity's most pressing issues while maximizing competitiveness for research funding.
