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Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the summer 2022 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 More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to three concept papers to the Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Program: 2022 Call for Concepts. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may choose up to two nominees for the V Foundation V Scholar Award program. The V Foundation aims to “achieve victory over cancer” in part by funding cancer research grants. Read More

The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust welcomes inquiries from organizations seeking funding for projects that meet its funding interests in ornamental horticulture. Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the grant program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only two proposals per year to the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Grant Programs for Organizations. The proposals must be from separate departments, and each proposal must be submitted to a different grant program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may select one nominee per major school/division for the William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program. The award amount is $350,000 distributed over five years, and the goal of the program is to support career development for promising early career researchers. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Conservation, Food and Health Foundation (CFH) Grants program. The CFH seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Read More

The NIH has posted information for the 2022 S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grants programs. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one letter of inquiry as lead institution to the 2022 Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education program from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only one application to the Bank of America Charitable Foundation Grant Program. Applications may only be submitted for the Economic Mobility Focused on the Needs of the Community Request for Proposals. Read More

Vanderbilt may choose one nominee for the V Clinical Scholar Program from the V Foundation. To accelerate cancer treatment and cures, the V Foundation proposes to develop the careers of clinicians who will become leaders in developing programs of cancer clinical trials that are sequential and based on hypothesis-driven research. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit two proposals for the spring 2022 cycle of VentureWell Course and Program Grants. VentureWell Course and Program Grants of up to $30,000 are awarded to faculty or staff at U.S. higher education institutions to support curriculum that engages students in science and technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may choose one nominee for the V Foundation 2022 Adult Translational Cancer Research (Early Detection of Cancer) Grants Program. The V Foundation seeks to support translational research projects within the scope of adult cancer research, specifically in the focus area of early detection of cancer. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2023 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award. The award supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to human health. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2023 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program. This program supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver joins six others at Vanderbilt as 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s 2022 Sawyer Seminars. The Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminars program was established in 1994 to provide support for collaborative research on historical and contemporary topics of major scholarly significance. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the spring 2022 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 More

Vanderbilt (VU  and VUMC, collaboratively) has been invited to participate in the V Foundation 2022 Pediatric Cancer Research Grant Program. Vanderbilt may choose one nominee for the Pediatric Cancer Research Grant Program. The single nominee may apply in either the V Scholar or the Translational program type for support. Read More

As the spring semester begins, Sponsored Programs Administration continues to support the Vanderbilt research community through regularly scheduled VERA office hours and faculty training sessions, SPA office hours, and Research Finance, SPA and Grants Manager meetings. Read More