Nominations for the Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar are currently closed.

Candidates for the Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar are graduate students in biomedical sciences at Vanderbilt (Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. track) who have completed the qualifying exam and have at least one year left to complete the Ph.D. degree. Competitive nominees are those who demonstrate excellent leadership qualities through their research and service to the scientific community, as well as characteristics that exhibit outstanding potential to impact medicine through research during their careers.

The Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar receives a $1,000 cash prize and is afforded the distinct opportunity to be mentored for a year by the corresponding recipient of the Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science – a scientist of national reputation who has a stellar record of research accomplishments and is known for their mentorship. 

This cycle’s Scholar will be mentored by the 2023 Vanderbilt Prize recipient, Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft, professor of Physiology at the University of Oxford, a fellow of Trinity College Oxford and is known internationally for her work on insulin secretion, Type 2 diabetes and neonatal diabetes.

The Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar will be recognized during Professor Ashcroft's Discovery Lecture. 

Nominee eligibility:

• Graduate student in biomedical sciences at Vanderbilt (Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. track)
• Must have at least one year left to complete the Ph.D. degree
• Must have completed the qualifying examination

Nomination process:

Nominations are accepted from department Chairs and Program Directors in the biomedical sciences, as well as Directors of graduate studies and faculty mentors.

Nomination materials should be submitted as a single PDF to vumcresearchenterprise@vumc.org.

• Nominee's CV
• Nomination letter from the faculty mentor, advisor or nominator
• Copy of the nominee's thesis proposal
• Committee report from the nominee's qualifying examination

Questions? Contact vumcresearchenterprise@vumc.org.

Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholars