---

Jump to... 

• Active Internal Calls for Limited Submission Nominations 
• Active Calls for NON-Limited External Opportunities

Contact us...

• Email LSO@vanderbilt.edu if you are interested in an opportunity not listed below or have questions regarding the LSO submission process.

 

---

Active Internal Calls for Limited Submission Nominations 

Internal review process required to choose institutional nominees

---

Limited Submission Eligibility Guidelines

The following tags serve as a guide for submission instructions.

Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC)

• VU and VUMC submit collaboratively to this LSO. ALL investigators should follow the guidelines posted on this site.

VUMC

• VU and VUMC submit separately to this LSO. VUMC investigators should follow the guidelines posted on this site. VU investigators should apply through InfoReady and address any questions to VU-LSO@vanderbilt.edu.

FEATURED OPPORTUNITY

• High-profile or prestigious awards of particular interest to Vanderbilt investigators

---

HRSA Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance Grant

VUMC

Internal Applications due December 21st

Overview:

The purpose of the Health Resources & Services Administration Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance program is to provide technical assistance (TA) to rural stakeholders and the public to help them understand and engage in the value-based care landscape in the context of rural health care. HRSA expects approximately to fund one project at $500,000 per year for three years.

In an effort to control health care costs and improve the quality of care, public and private payers have increasingly implemented initiatives to encourage value-based care. Value-based care programs reward health care providers for the quality of care through the realignment of financial incentives towards value over volume. Because of the unique economic factors affecting rural providers, the implementation and effects of value-based care initiatives may look different in rural, low-volume settings. A major goal of this funding opportunity is to support the ability of rural providers to participate and succeed in current and emerging payment and delivery system models designed to provide value-based care. 

Internal Application Process:

Anyone interested in being considered as one of VUMC’s nominees must submit the following (in PDF format) to LSO@vanderbilt.edu by 5:00 p.m. on December 21, 2018: 

• Brief (2 page maximum) research proposal including summary budget;
• Statement of support from department chair/ center director;
• NIH Biosketch​

Submissions should reference the program name in the subject line of the email.

---

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program (Spring 2019)

VUMC

Internal Applications due January 3rd

Overview:

VUMC may submit up to two proposals, one in Medical Research and one in Science and Engineering, for the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program.  We are currently soliciting concept papers to be presented to the Keck Foundation for feedback in a consultation phone call.  The goal of the program is to benefit humanity by supporting work that has a distinctive and novel approach, questions a prevailing paradigm, or has the potential to break open new territory in a field.  Grants are typically awarded for roughly $1,000,000 and abstracts from previously funded proposals can be found here.

Program Priorities for Funding:

• Focus on important and emerging areas of research
• Have the potential to develop breakthrough technologies, instrumentation or methodologies
• Are innovative, distinctive and interdisciplinary
• Demonstrate a high level of risk due to unconventional approaches, or by challenging the prevailing paradigm
• Have the potential for transformative impact, such as the founding of a new field of research, the enabling of observations not previously possible, or the altered perception of a previously intractable problem
• Does not focus on clinical or translational research, treatment trials or research for the sole purpose of drug development
• Fall outside the mission of public funding agencies
• Demonstrate that private philanthropy generally, and the W. M. Keck Foundation in particular, is essential to the project’s success

Internal Application Process:

Anyone interested in being considered as VUMC's nominee must submit the following (in PDF format) to LSO@vanderbilt.edu by 5 p.m. on January 3, 2019.

1. 1-page Concept Paper (See guidelines below)
2. Statement of support from department chair/center director;
3. NIH Biosketch

Concept Paper Requirements:

• Must be single page with 12 point font and 1 inch margins
• Please indicate the area of emphasis for the project – “medical research” or “science and engineering research”
• Include an overview of the proposed project emphasizing any unique aspects and pilot studies.
• Include a description of the methodologies and key personnel
• Include a brief justification of the need for Keck support (evidence that proposed research is a poor fit for federal funding opportunities, i.e. reviewer comments or program officer discussion)
• Include an estimated budget broken down, if possible, by major areas, e.g., personnel, equipment, consumable supplies, etc. (budgets can be rough approximations at this stage)

Any questions about this opportunity or the LSO process may be directed to LSO@vanderbilt.edu.

---

St. Baldrick’s Foundation Research Grants (Multiple Grant Types)

Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC) 

Internal Applications due January 8th 

Vanderbilt may submit Research Grant, Supportive Care Research Grant, and (NEW!) Consortium Research Grant proposals for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation spring grant cycle. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization raising funds for childhood cancer research. All projects must have direct applicability and relevance to pediatric cancer.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Adolescents & young adults
• Survivorship, outcomes, and quality of life
• Supportive care
• Epidemiology and pediatric cancer predispositions
• Precision medicine
• Alternative & complementary therapies

There is particularly high interest in the following:

• Brain tumors – all types, including rare forms 
• Burkitt lymphoma
• Complementary and alternative therapies
• Hepatoblastoma
• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• Rhabdoid tumors

​Grant Types:

Download full guidelines for each grant type here.

Research Grants: These grants may be either laboratory, clinical, or epidemiological in nature. The average grant will be 1 year and $100,000 for a specific hypothesis-driven research project.

Supportive Care Research Grants: These grants focus on areas related to the supportive care of children and adolescents with cancer. Examples include but are not limited to: studies related to symptom clusters, patient-reported outcomes or quality of life, health communication, health promotion, and psychosocial support across the trajectory from diagnosis to survivorship or end-of-life care. The average grant will be 1 year and $50,000 for a specific hypothesis-driven research project.

Consortium Grants: These grants are for team science to support program projects, for a group of 3-5 or more institutions solving key questions in childhood cancer. Existing consortia or new/not-yet-formed consortia are all eligible. The average grant will be 1-5 years, $100,000 - $500,000 annually. Grants are made with the intent to support the full term, with funds committed one year at a time, based on acceptable progress.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants should review full eligibility and budget requirements in the grant guidelines document.
• Research Grant applicants should hold at least an M.D./D.O. or Ph.D. degree by the date the award becomes effective.
• Supportive Care Research Grant applicants should hold at least a Ph.D., D.N.P., M.D./D.O. degree, and Ph.D. nurses are encouraged to apply, by the date the award becomes effective.
• During each grant cycle, a researcher can only apply once as the lead Principal Investigator.
• St. Baldrick’s funds may not be used for human embryonic stem cell research.
• No institutional overhead or indirect funding is allowed.

Internal Selection Process:

• Anyone interested in being considered as one of Vanderbilt’s nominees must submit the following (in a single PDF) to LSO@vanderbilt.edu by January 8, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
• Lay abstract (200 words)
• Scientific abstract (200 words)
• 1 page Letter of Intent
  • Name of the institution(s) involved in the proposal
  • Title of the proposed research project
  • Area of focus of the research project (childhood cancer type or other research focus) 
  • Relevance of the proposed research project to the mission of St. Baldrick’s, to cure childhood cancers
  • Brief rationale for the proposed research project
  • Brief timeline of the progression of research
  • Consortia applicants only must clearly note in the LOI if they are a new or an existing consortium
  • Project budget (Realistic for the project; Max $100,000 for Research Grant; $50,000 for Supportive Care Grant; $500,000 annually for Consortium)
• Brief statement of support from department chair/center director
• NIH Biosketch

*Please reference the Grant Type in the subject line of the email.* You may apply to internal competitions for one or more grant types- please submit a separate application for each grant type.  Following internal selection, Vanderbilt’s nominee(s) will submit a Letter of Intent to St. Baldrick’s by January 31, 2019.

 

---

Active Calls for NON-Limited External Opportunities 

Internal review process NOT required- Submit directly to Sponsor​