Office Of The Provost

Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities, has been awarded the inaugural Patricia Cannon Willis Prize for American Poetry by Yale Library. Jackson was recognized for his acclaimed collection Razzle Dazzle: New and Selected Poems 2002–2022, published by W.W. Norton in 2023.   Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one proposal to the Huo Family Foundation 2025 Special Project Grant. Read More

Vanderbilt University has announced that it will host its first public programming in New York City: "Vanderbilt in the City: Conversations on America," beginning March 6. The three-event series, planned for Vanderbilt University–New York City, 440 W. 21st St., in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, will open the university’s doors to the New York City community. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2026 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2026 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program. Read More

Submissions are open for pre-proposals for the 2025 National Institutes of Health S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grant programs, which fund state-of-the-art shared research equipment. Internal pre-proposals are due by April 1, 2025, to allow institutional review before the June 2 NIH deadline, with guidance available from OVPRI and VBS. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may choose up to two nominees for the V Foundation 2025 Adult Translational Cancer Research Grants Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one Letter of Inquiry to the 2025 Covenant Foundation Grants. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU & VUMC combined) may submit up to three Letters of Intent, one per available award type, to the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Grants Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the 2025 International Fine Print Dealer’s Association (IFPDA) Foundation Grants Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Recordings at Risk program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to two letters of intent for the 2026 Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project or Young Investigator Grants. Read More

Immersion Vanderbilt, now in its third year as a graduation requirement, consistently provides students with the opportunity to pursue a variety of in-depth experiences and independent projects. Students align their immersion projects with their interests—whether those are artistic, research-oriented, career-focused, globally aimed or community-engaged. Faculty from all 10 schools and colleges support students’ goals and ambitions within immersion, and this year, that support is enhanced by a new cohort of 10 Immersion Faculty Fellows who are supported by Undergraduate Education in the Office of the Provost.  Read More

Vanderbilt University’s new Center for Computational Systems Biology brings computer science, engineering and biomedical researchers together with clinicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to accelerate discovery related to human diseases and conditions. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate two early-career faculty members for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only one concept paper to the Lilly Endowment’s National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one concept note to The Henry Luce Foundation’s 2025 American Art Exhibition Competition. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may choose one nominee for the Women Scientists Innovation Award for Cancer Research. Read More

Researchers at the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, a clinical stage biotech within the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences, have detailed the successful drug discovery of a Phase I Single Ascending Dose clinical trial of VU319, a drug for memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, combined) may nominate two candidates to submit an LOI to the Ono Pharma Foundation’s Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program. Read More