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.
Five of Seven Selected GCI Projects Focus on Science
The GCI is a comprehensive research framework driving bold solutions for a prosperous future. Backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment, GCI aligns university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas addressing humanity’s most pressing challenges. See the first wave of selected projects, including five of the seven led by Mason Science researchers and involving more than two dozen College of Science faculty.
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.
