Research Blog
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program
Feb. 20, 2020—Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2021 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: 2021 Pew Biomedical Scholars Program
Feb. 20, 2020—Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2021 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award. The award supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to human health.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant
Feb. 14, 2020—Vanderbilt University may submit two letters of intent for the 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: V Foundation 2020 V Clinical Scholar Program
Feb. 10, 2020—Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may choose one nominee for the new 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.
Limited Submission Opportunity: V Foundation 2020 V Scholar Award in Adult Cancer Research
Feb. 10, 2020—Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may choose up to two nominees for the V Foundation V Scholar Award program, which is open to research in all adult cancer types. The foundation especially encourages applications from minority ethnic groups underrepresented in science.
Conn, Calipari to receive major pharmacology awards
Feb. 6, 2020—Two Vanderbilt University pharmacologists have won prestigious awards from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).
Limited Submission Opportunity: The Dr. Scholl Foundation Grant Program
Jan. 24, 2020—Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Dr. Scholl Foundation Grant Program. The Dr. Scholl Foundation is dedicated to providing financial assistance to organizations committed to improving our world.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2020 Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research Career Development Award
Jan. 24, 2020—Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the 2020 Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research Career Development Award. The Rally Foundation aims to support the development of independent research of highly qualified individuals still early in their careers.
Limited Submission Opportunity: The Richard Davoud Donchian Foundation Grant Program
Jan. 24, 2020—Vanderbilt University may submit only one application to the Richard Davoud Donchian grant program. The Richard Davoud Donchian Foundation provides funds to nonprofit organizations whose programs result in the strengthening of the human spirit and the enhancement of personal integrity.
Five graduate students named Eisenhower Fellows
Jan. 21, 2020—Five engineering Ph.D. students have received prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships and one of them was named the top Eisenhower Fellow in the U.S.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2020 Henry Luce Foundation American Art Exhibition Competition
Jan. 16, 2020—Vanderbilt University may submit one application to The Henry Luce Foundation’s 2020 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: 2020 IFPDA Printmaking Grants Program
Jan. 13, 2020—Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the International Fine Print Dealers Association Foundation's grant program. The IFPDA Foundation supports educational projects aimed at fostering connoisseurship in the field of fine prints for a new generation of collectors, curators and specialists.