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VERA live Zoom training sessions for faculty offered in November
Faculty are invited to join the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration implementation team for live training over Zoom on Mondays and Fridays throughout the month of November. Read MoreNov 7, 2021
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Vanderbilt launches new internal faculty funding opportunity; Seeding Success Grant and Rapid Advancement Micro-grant programs continue
A new internal faculty funding program, the Scaling Success Grant, has been established, joining the existing Seeding Success Grant and Rapid Advancement Micro-grant programs. The Scaling Success Grant is designed to support faculty as they scale up to increasingly impactful team research and scholarship. Read MoreNov 5, 2021
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Bischoff joins Office of Vice Provost for Research as executive director for research operations
Jennifer Bischoff has joined the Office of the Vice Provost for Research as executive director for research operations. In her new role, Bischoff is responsible for planning and directing operational, financial and administrative activities across all units within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Read MoreNov 3, 2021
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VERA soft launch phase 2 begins Nov. 1; VERA launched for proposals
VERA is now available for Vanderbilt users to submit system-to-system proposals to NIH, in addition to creating and routing all proposals for administrative review. Read MoreNov 1, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation–2022 Young Investigator Award
Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation Young Investigator Award (YIA) for 2022. These awards provide $150,000 over a two-year period for promising young investigators across a broad range of oncology specialties and areas of interest. Read MoreOct 30, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program Concept Papers (Winter 2022)
Vanderbilt University may submit up to two proposals, one in medical research and one in science and engineering, for the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program. Read MoreOct 30, 2021
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Buchanan Fellow explores disease and isolation in new pop-up exhibit at Central Library
A new student exhibit at Central Library explores the connection between disease and isolation while drawing parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic. Junior Lia Okenkova's “Depictions of Leprosy: Isolation for the Ages” features art and literature from the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery and Central Library as well as original poetry. Read MoreOct 28, 2021
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VU Coeus moves to read-only format for VERA soft launch phase 2 Nov. 1
Oct. 31 is the final day that editing is available in VU Coeus. All proposal approval routing and submission will take place in the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system beginning Nov. 1. Read MoreOct 28, 2021
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VERA soft launch phase 2 begins Nov. 1
Phase two of the soft launch of the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration software will begin on Nov. 1. Read MoreOct 25, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
Vanderbilt University may nominate one faculty member in the chemical sciences for the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. Read MoreOct 24, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: St. Baldrick’s Foundation Scholar (Career Development) Awards
Vanderbilt may submit one Scholar (Career Development) Award proposal for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation spring grant cycle. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization raising funds for childhood cancer research. Read MoreOct 24, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Project Support and Rural Arts Project Support
Vanderbilt University may submit only one application to the Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Project Support (APS) or the Rural Arts Project Support (RAPS) programs. Read MoreOct 17, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program
Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate for the Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program for 2022. This award provides $80,000 over two years to support new research projects in the field of neuroscience. Read MoreOct 17, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Access Annual Grant
Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Access (AA) Annual Grant program for the 2023 fiscal year. The Arts Access Annual Grant category offers direct support for arts projects that focus on increasing access to underserved and underrepresented populations. Read MoreOct 17, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award
Vanderbilt University can select two candidates for the 2022 SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award. The SebastianStrong Foundation is committed to raising awareness about and finding less toxic cures for pediatric cancers. Read MoreOct 10, 2021
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Startups initiated and grown at Vanderbilt get $4.5M in federal funding, LaunchTN matching grants
Nine startups established at Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization and the Wond’ry have been awarded more than $4.5 million in federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer grants and matching funds from Launch Tennessee, with the goal of accelerating technology commercialization, innovation and job creation across the state. Read MoreOct 7, 2021
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 Mallinckrodt Scholars Program
Vanderbilt anticipates the opportunity to nominate two candidates for theEdward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Scholar Award Program. The foundation supports early stage investigators engaged in biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of disease. Read MoreOct 2, 2021
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Special all-day session of VERA office hours Oct. 1
With Phase 1 of the VERA soft launch happening on Friday, Oct. 1, Hilda McMackin and Laurel Duncan Biqiku will be available via an all-day (9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.) Zoom to answer questions and problem solve issues that arise with Awards and Agreements in VERA. Read MoreOct 1, 2021
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VERA soft launch phase 1 begins Oct. 1
The Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration (VERA) software is now available for Vanderbilt users. Read MoreOct 1, 2021
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Faculty training sessions available for VERA
The phased transition to the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration (VERA) system that will replace Coeus and PEER will begin Oct. 1. While the software will largely be used by research administrators across campus, faculty will need to provide certain approvals in the system for proposals and agreements. Read MoreOct 1, 2021