Research Blog
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award
Feb. 26, 2021—Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one associate or full professor to submit a letter of intent for the 2022 Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award (SIA). The SIA program provides $150,000 over two years for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 NIH S10 Shared and High-end Instrumentation Grants
Feb. 21, 2021—The National Institutes of Health has now posted information for the 2021 S10 Shared and High-end Instrumentation Grants programs. Both programs have an NIH submission deadline of June 1, 2021.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Henry Luce Foundation American Art Exhibition Competition
Feb. 4, 2021—Vanderbilt University may submit one letter of inquiry to The Henry Luce Foundation’s 2021 American Art Exhibition Competition, which supports scholarly loan exhibitions that significantly advance the study and understanding of art of the United States, including all facets of Native American art.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
Feb. 2, 2021—Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) may submit up to three nominations for the 2021 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship. The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship recognizes innovative, promising new faculty whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identifies them as emerging leaders in their fields.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program
Feb. 1, 2021—Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2022 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.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Pew Biomedical Scholars Program
Feb. 1, 2021—Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2022 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award. The award supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to human health.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant
Feb. 1, 2021—Vanderbilt University may submit two letters of intent for the 2022 Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant. The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Covenant Foundation Grants
Feb. 1, 2021—Vanderbilt University may submit one letter of intent to the 2021 Covenant Foundation Grants. The Covenant Foundation invites applications for innovative programs in Jewish schools, community organizations and other institutional settings.
Vanderbilt Child Health Poll: Tennessee parents concerned about education, kids’ mental health as COVID-19 presses on
Jan. 22, 2021—The latest Vanderbilt Child Health Poll finds that many Tennessee parents are worried about the mental health of their children during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than 80 percent of parents had concerns about their children attending school remotely.
Limited Submission Opportunity: AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Jan. 13, 2021—Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) may nominate one assistant professor for the Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship. The recipient will receive a $25,000 grant for a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities.
Online collaborative platforms lead to advances in archaeological survey of the Andes
Jan. 11, 2021—Advances in big data technology and digital analytics are transforming the field of archaeology. One such study led by Vanderbilt anthropology professor Steven Wernke has brought a fresh perspective to the forced resettlement of more than a million Indigenous Andeans by Spanish colonizers in the 1570s.
Vanderbilt Diabetes Center seeks pilot and feasibility proposals to study interaction of SARS-CoV-2, diabetes
Dec. 16, 2020—The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the NIH-funded Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the NIH-funded Center for Diabetes Translational Research seek pilot and feasibility proposals to study the interaction of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and diabetes.