Scaling Success Grant
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Eye-gaze tracking system could dramatically improve kidney stone surgery training
Gaining and assessing surgical experience in endoscopic kidney stone surgery is particularly challenging given the limited field of view in the devices. Jie Ying Wu, assistant professor of computer science, is creating an eye-gaze sharing system to complement the current standard of care in which trainees get only verbal feedback. The system allows trainees to see the expert’s gaze. The expert can use their gaze in real time to point to objects on the screen or where the trainee should go next. Read MoreAug 13, 2024
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Spring 2024 Scaling Success awardees announced
Vanderbilt's Spring 2024 Scaling Success Grant awards support four innovative research projects, empowering faculty to secure expanded external funding. The grant program, initiated in 2022, has already helped its inaugural awardees obtain prestigious grants. Read MoreJul 23, 2024
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‘Woven Wind’: Stitching together history and healing through art
“Woven Wind,” led by Vanderbilt art professor Vesna Pavlović, is a collaborative project that honors untold stories of enslaved people through art, archival research and community engagement. Funded by significant grants including a $40,000 NEA grant announced May 15, the project symbolizes resilience and remembrance with unique clay vessels created during reparative justice workshops. Read MoreMay 23, 2024
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Sean Davies awarded Scaling Success grant to develop small molecules with promise of protecting against cardiometabolic disease
Sean Davies, associate professor of pharmacology and associate director of graduate studies for the department, has been awarded a Scaling Success grant from Research Development and Support in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation. Read MoreMar 28, 2024
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Wernke and Huo awarded NEH grant to conduct the largest archaeological imagery survey in the Western Hemisphere using AI
A $350,000 grant to develop next-generation archaeological mapping technology will let a Vanderbilt-led research team reveal information about the ancient civilizations of the central Andes. Read MoreSep 6, 2023
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Virtual town hall Jan. 27 to provide internal faculty funding program information
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will host an internal awards town hall on Friday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. CT via Zoom. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Reminder: Internal funding programs virtual town hall is Aug. 31 at 10:30 a.m.
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 MoreAug 29, 2022
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Applications open for 2022–23 faculty research and innovation internal awards
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation is now accepting applications for all internal award programs. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Pavlović awarded Scaling Success Grant, new internal faculty funding opportunity, in latest cycle
Professor of Art Vesna Pavlović has been awarded a Scaling Success Grant in the May 2022 cycle of the new internal funding opportunity for her research project titled “Woven Wind.” The grant supports faculty as they leverage their research into larger, more competitive awards from federal, foundation or industry sponsors. Read MoreAug 1, 2022
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Applications for Scaling Success Grants due July 6
The application deadline for the third cycle of the Scaling Success Grant program is Wednesday, July 6, at 11:59 p.m. The Scaling Success Grant supports faculty who are ready to scale up their work to increasingly impactful team research, scholarship and creative works, particularly in the form of larger awards from external sponsors. Read MoreJun 16, 2022
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Applications for Scaling Success Grants due May 4; informational town hall is April 26
The application deadline for the second cycle of the Scaling Success Grant program, originally planned for early April, is now Wednesday, May 4, at 11:59 p.m. An informational town hall for Scaling Success Grant applicants for the May 4 deadline will be held on Tuesday, April 26, at 11 a.m. CT via Zoom. Read MoreApr 19, 2022
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Karl Zelick is inaugural awardee of a Scaling Success Grant
Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is one of three inaugural awardees for the February 2022 cycle of the Scaling Success Grant, which is the first cycle of this internal funding opportunity. Yuankai Huo, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering, is co-PI on a SSG grant. Read MoreApr 11, 2022
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Inaugural awardees announced for Scaling Success Grant
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is pleased to announce the three awardees for the February 2022 cycle of the Scaling Success Grant, which is the first cycle of this internal funding opportunity. The awardees are Ann Kaiser, Susan W. Gray Professor of Education and Human Development, Steven Wernke, associate professor of anthropology, with Co-PI Yuankai Huo, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering, and Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical engineering. Read MoreApr 11, 2022
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Applications for Scaling Success Grants due May 4
The application deadline for the second cycle of the Scaling Success Grant program, originally planned for early April, will now be Wednesday, May 4, at 11:59 p.m. Read MoreMar 5, 2022
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Applications for Seeding Success, Scaling Success internal funding programs due Feb. 2
As a reminder, applications for the Scaling Success Grant and the Seeding Success Grant are due Wednesday, Feb. 2. The first round of funding for the Scaling Success Grant will be disbursed in March, and funding for the Seeding Success Grant will be available on May 2. Read MoreJan 17, 2022
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Applications for Seeding Success, Scaling Success internal funding programs due Feb. 2; register for Jan. 12 virtual town hall
As a reminder, the application portals for the new Scaling Success Grant and the Seeding Success Grant opened in early December. Faculty may begin applying for these internal funding programs, which both have a deadline of Feb. 2, 2022. Read MoreDec 13, 2021
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Now open: Application portals for Seeding Success and Scaling Success internal funding programs, virtual town hall registration
The application portals for the new Scaling Success Grant and the Seeding Success Grant are now open. For more information on the application processes for these faculty internal funding programs, register to join a virtual town hall with Vice Provost Padma Raghavan and Research Development and Support staff on Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. Read MoreDec 3, 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