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Vanderbilt University has announced its fall 2025 recipients of the Seeding Success, Scaling Success and Rapid-Advancement MicroGrant Program awards, providing internal funding to help faculty launch new research directions, strengthen proposals and compete for major external grants. Read More

Susan Margulies, former assistant director of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering and a distinguished professor at the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been appointed vice provost for research and innovation, with her appointment beginning June 1. She will be tasked with defining a vision for—and driving—the next generation of growth in Vanderbilt’s research enterprise. Read More

Vanderbilt University announced seven recipients of the Innovation Catalyst Fund awards for the October 2025 cycle. The awards offer strategic pre-seed funding to help faculty across a wide range of disciplines turn promising research concepts into tangible solutions that address fundamental societal needs.  Read More

Vanderbilt investigators are invited to submit pre-proposals for the 2026 NIH S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grant programs, which support the purchase of state-of-the-art shared research equipment for NIH-funded research. Pre-proposals are required for institutional review and approval before submission to the NIH, with a university deadline of April 1 ahead of the NIH’s June 1 deadline. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Human Research Protection Program will launch the third and final phase of its institutional review board transition on Jan. 1, 2026, inviting eligible studies to move from Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s IRB to Vanderbilt’s new social, behavioral and educational research IRB. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the Mary Kay Foundation Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant program for 2026. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to three concept papers to the Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Program: 2026 Call for Concepts. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one faculty member in the Chemical Sciences for the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application in either the Institutional Impact or Capacity-Building category to The Educating Character Initiative. Read More

Vanderbilt University can select two candidates for the 2026 SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Project Support (APS) OR the Rural Arts Project Support (RAPS) program. Read More

Vanderbilt University announced nine recipients of the Innovation Catalyst Fund awards for the June 2025 cycle, continuing its mission of accelerating translational research and driving innovative solutions to real-world challenges by providing faculty with crucial pre-seed funding across diverse disciplines.  The newly selected projects span cutting-edge work in health care, engineering and technology solutions. Read More

A national search is underway for Vanderbilt’s next vice provost for research and innovation. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has appointed a committee to identify candidates for the university’s new chief research officer, who will begin their appointment early in 2026. Read More

"Hosting Nissha Medical Technologies at the former site of our Stadium Club on West End Avenue will give our faculty and students extraordinary new opportunities to work with a leader in advancing medical devices—a strategic research priority for Vanderbilt and our region," Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said during a news conference on campus announcing the partnership. Read More

Vanderbilt University welcomed regional policymakers, researchers and community leaders to campus on September 11 for Policy Innovation Days, designed to connect universities with state and local governments and highlight effective public policies based on research.   Read More

The Vanderbilt Innovation Catalyst Fund, launched in 2023, bridges the gap between academic research and real-world applications by supporting projects with commercial and societal potential. To date, the fund has completed six award cycles, distributing 39 grants to VU and VUMC awardees across diverse disciplines. Read More

Vanderbilt University and England’s University of Liverpool have announced the inaugural recipients of a new joint seed grant program, which supports faculty teams pursuing innovative projects designed to grow into larger collaborations and external funding.  Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate up to three tenure-track faculty per department for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only one application to the South Arts 2025 Arts in Community Grants. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the 2026 Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award. Read More