Faculty Grant Information

VANDERBILT CENTER FOR LANGUAGES

Funding opportunities that support innovation

All full-time faculty may apply

Immersion Mini-Grants                https://as.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/immersion-grants.php

funding for up to $3,000                       Submissions on a rolling basis

Immersion Scholar Grants          https://as.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/immersion-grants.php

funding for up to $15,000 per year (for 2 years), submissions on a rolling basis

Professional Development Grants https://as.vanderbilt.edu/internal/faculty/professional-development-grants.php

• Course Development Summer Salary Grants $5,000 Submission January-March
• Professional Travel Grants up to $2,500 Rolling deadline
• Professional Expenses Grants up to $500 Rolling deadline

Sesquicentennial Grants

$5,000-$50,000           Submission deadline 1/23/23

https://www.vanderbilt.edu/sesquicentennial/grant/

Rapid-Advance MicroGrant Program (RAMP)

$500 - $5,000              Reviewed monthly

https://www.vanderbilt.edu/rds/internal-funding-programs/ramp/

VCL Language Grants*

Up to $2000                 Submission deadline 2/15/23

• Faculty travel (may be used in combination with another travel grant, but only covers transportation and lodging, no meals)
• Course enhancement (speaker fees, materials, community connection—but does not pay for student transportation)
• Campus enrichment (language integration on campus through events, exhibits, musical performances; co-sponsorship encouraged)

Send proposals, including detailed budget, to vcl@vanderbilt.edu.  Funds must be used by July 1, 2023.

*Funding provided to the Vanderbilt Center for Languages by the Center for Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies