December 11, 2025

Applications open for Vanderbilt Program in Unplanned Care graduate student award; deadline is Feb. 28, 2026

Applications are open for the Program in Unplanned Care graduate student award. The goal of this program is to support innovative research projects that seek to enhance the quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of unplanned care. PhD candidates at VUMC, VU, and Meharry Medical College are eligible to apply.

The program will support up to one research project with up to $10,000 per award to be completed within in the 12-month timeframe of May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027.

Proposal guidelines and the submission process may be found at https://redcap.link/9e3usqyb.

For more information, please email Katy Branson, MEd at katherine.a.branson@vumc.org

The submission deadline is Feb. 28, 2026.