Office Of The Provost

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier has placed a strong priority on expanding Vanderbilt’s global presence as the university prepares to celebrate its sesquicentennial next year. Diermeier said during his remarks at Fall Faculty Assembly on Sept. 1 that building Vanderbilt’s international reputation is “top of mind every day” for the university’s leadership.   Read More

The fall 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Student Life Center ballroom. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may submit one nomination per category for the 2023 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The three award categories are: Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Life Sciences. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only one proposal to the fall 2022 VentureWell Course & Program Grants. Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will host a town hall on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. Read More

The Office of the Provost has announced the next round of grant recipients for the Course Improvement Grant and Educational Advancement Fund, both established in 2021. Ten faculty members from three of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges will receive support for their teaching. Read More

MyVU recently spoke with Alayna Hayes, the new assistant provost and senior director of the Career Center, about her goals to enhance the student experience through career advancement and provide more engagement opportunities within the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Career Center recently partnered with Development and Alumni Relations to host a unique networking opportunity for students and alumni with ties to Wall Street and the financial industry at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. Read More

We are entering this semester with an incredible tailwind thanks to your dedication and ambitious reaching, writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver in a message to Vanderbilt faculty. Read More

Vanderbilt University claimed the top spots in the “Great Financial Aid” and “Their Students Love These Colleges” categories of The Princeton Review’s latest Best Colleges rankings, and ranked in 19 other categories. The annual rankings are based on how students across the country rate their overall satisfaction with their schools. Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation is now accepting applications for all internal award programs. Read More

Learn to optimize your research computing methods in our upcoming Research Computing Seminar Series, formally known as Pizza and Programming, hosted in collaboration between Research IT and ACCRE. Read More

Join Research IT and Amazon Web Services for a free half-day SageMaker workshop. Read More

Join us for virtual information sessions jointly hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, Research IT Services and VUIT. Read More

Grants.gov is migrating its production system to the cloud during an extended downtime from Friday, Sept. 23, at 12:01 a.m. ET through Thursday, Sept. 29, at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you have a proposal due Sept. 22–Oct. 5, it is highly recommend that you create your proposal in VERA before Sept. 22 and route it for approvals as early as possible. Read More

The Bass Military Scholars Program welcomed its fourth cohort of scholars to campus this August. Among the 16 U.S. military veterans who are pursuing graduate and professional degrees across several Vanderbilt schools are a former Army Special Forces officer with tours in Syria and service at the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, a Navy officer who participated in the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Libya, and an Army officer who completed the Nepal Army's Jungle Warfare Academy.  Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver and the Faculty Senate will celebrate faculty achievements and provide key university updates at the 2022 Fall Faculty Assembly on Sept. 1. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the winter 2022–23 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’s new Office of Digital Education, led by Mallika Vinekar, is revamping its partnership with faculty to establish online and hybrid academic programs that will expand access to the university’s educational offerings. Read More

Vanderbilt is expanding paid parental leave for Vanderbilt staff and adding a new coordinator role that will be responsible for providing information, support and reproductive health resources for pregnant and parenting students, faculty, staff and postdocs. Read More