Office Of The Provost
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Plan ahead for Grants.gov downtime Sep. 23–29; early submission of proposals due Sep. 22– Oct. 5 encouraged
Grants.gov is migrating its production system to the cloud during an extended downtime from Friday, Sept. 23, at 12:01 a.m. ET through Thursday, Sept. 29, at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you have a proposal due Sept. 22–Oct. 5, it is highly recommend that you create your proposal in VERA before Sept. 22 and route it for approvals as early as possible. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Sixteen students selected as newest cohort of Bass Military Scholars
The Bass Military Scholars Program welcomed its fourth cohort of scholars to campus this August. Among the 16 U.S. military veterans who are pursuing graduate and professional degrees across several Vanderbilt schools are a former Army Special Forces officer with tours in Syria and service at the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, a Navy officer who participated in the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Libya, and an Army officer who completed the Nepal Army's Jungle Warfare Academy. Read MoreAug 17, 2022
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Fall Faculty Assembly will be in person on Sept. 1
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver and the Faculty Senate will celebrate faculty achievements and provide key university updates at the 2022 Fall Faculty Assembly on Sept. 1. Read MoreAug 15, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Mathers Foundation Grant Program Winter 2022–23
Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the winter 2022–23 cycle of the Mathers Foundation grant program. The mission of The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation is to advance knowledge in the life sciences by sponsoring scientific research that will benefit mankind. Read MoreAug 15, 2022
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Office of Digital Education to raise the bar on Vanderbilt’s online and hybrid programs
Vanderbilt’s new Office of Digital Education, led by Mallika Vinekar, is revamping its partnership with faculty to establish online and hybrid academic programs that will expand access to the university’s educational offerings. Read MoreAug 8, 2022
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Vanderbilt expands paid parental leave, reproductive health resources to broaden support for university community
Vanderbilt is expanding paid parental leave for Vanderbilt staff and adding a new coordinator role that will be responsible for providing information, support and reproductive health resources for pregnant and parenting students, faculty, staff and postdocs. Read MoreAug 3, 2022
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Leah Lowe to succeed Jay Clayton as leader of Vanderbilt’s Curb Center
Vanderbilt has named Leah Lowe, a theatre department faculty member who has developed and strengthened ties between the university and Nashville arts community, as director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Read MoreAug 3, 2022
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Fall Undergraduate Research Fair set for Sept. 8; student proposals now being accepted
The fall 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, in the Student Life Center’s Commodore Ballroom from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Students who have completed research while undergraduates at Vanderbilt are encouraged to apply. Read MoreAug 1, 2022
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Pavlović awarded Scaling Success Grant, new internal faculty funding opportunity, in latest cycle
Professor of Art Vesna Pavlović has been awarded a Scaling Success Grant in the May 2022 cycle of the new internal funding opportunity for her research project titled “Woven Wind.” The grant supports faculty as they leverage their research into larger, more competitive awards from federal, foundation or industry sponsors. Read MoreAug 1, 2022
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Tennessee early voting ends Saturday; sign up for election notifications
Early voting for the Aug. 4 primary election in Tennessee ends this Saturday, July 30. Candidates for governor, U.S. House of Representatives and the Tennessee House and Senate, among others, are on the ballot. Sign up for 2022 election reminders, and register to vote in the November general election. Read MoreJul 25, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 V Foundation Pediatric Cancer Special Grant Opportunity
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) has been invited to participate in the 2022 V Foundation Pediatric Cancer Special Grant Opportunity. Read MoreJul 25, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2023 Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM²D Scholars Award Program
The Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Program aims to fuel the development of female STEM²D leaders and feed the STEM²D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their research careers in each of the STEM²D disciplines. Read MoreJul 25, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2023 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award
Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate for the Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award program. The foundation supports early-career biomedical scholars doing pioneering research. Read MoreJul 19, 2022
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Faculty invited to apply for 2022–23 SEC travel grants by July 29
Vanderbilt faculty are encouraged to submit applications to the 2022–23 Southeastern Conference Faculty Travel Program. The grants give faculty from Vanderbilt the opportunity to travel to other SEC campuses to exchange ideas, develop grant proposals and conduct research. Read MoreJul 12, 2022
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National Security Agency, Vanderbilt sign partnership to advance innovation, education on issues of modern conflict and emerging threats
Vanderbilt University and the National Security Agency have signed an education partnership agreement to encourage and enhance the study of scientific discipline. Read MoreJul 12, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Greenwall Faculty Scholars in Bioethics
Vanderbilt may select one nominee for the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics. These three-year career development awards enable junior faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research that goes beyond current work in bioethics and will have an impact on public policy, biomedical research or clinical practice. Read MoreJul 9, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the 2023 Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award. This program supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who have an M.D. or Ph.D. degree and who have completed by July 1, 2023, a minimum of three years of a postdoctoral fellowship in the field of basic or clinical neuroscience at a medical school. Read MoreJul 9, 2022
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VERA offers training resources for faculty
Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read MoreJul 9, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: John Templeton Foundation Spiritual Yearning Research Initiative
The John Templeton Foundation invites submissions to the $2.2 million Spiritual Yearning Research Initiative, which aims to address the spiritual yearnings, existential concerns and search for meaning of spiritually curious but nonreligious individuals and communities. Read MoreJul 5, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: New Pluralists–Healing Starts Here: Local Solutions to America’s Divisions
Vanderbilt University may submit only one application to Healing Starts Here: Local Solutions to America’s Divisions, sponsored by New Pluralists. New Pluralists seeks to invest $10 million in organizations and networks of, by and for local communities that are acting together to address divisive forces in a way that reflects the cultures, values and desires of the people who live there. Read MoreJul 5, 2022