Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core mini-grant application deadline is Sept. 13
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core has announced a new round of mini-grants for September 2019. The deadline for this round of grants is Friday, Sept. 13.
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core invites proposals for activities that promote on-going, mutually beneficial, health-oriented research partnerships between community organizations and academic researchers. Both academic and community partners are expected to contribute to the development of the proposal. Applicants may propose a community-engaged research project or a capacity building project that enable the partners to pursue an identified research agenda. The long term goals of the research partnerships supported by mini-grants should be one or more of the following: to improve community health outcomes, increase access to health and health-related services, enhance quality and effectiveness of health interventions, and/or inform future health policy.
Two grant awards are available:
-Partnership Development Grants: Up to $2,500 to support the creation of new community-academic partnerships and the strengthening of existing community-academic partnerships.
-Community-Engaged Research Grants: up to $10,000 to enable community-academic research partnerships to undertake pilot research activities.
All applicants must:
(1) Submit a letter of intent to Lexie.Lipham@vumc.org by Friday, Sept. 6.
(2) Attend an information session on one of the following dates:
- Tuesday, Aug. 20, 10-11 AM @ 2525 West End Ave in the Sixth Floor Board Room.
- Thursday, Aug. 22, 2-3 PM @ Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, 1999 Meharry Blvd., Large Conference Rm
- Monday, Aug. 26, 4-5 PM @ 2525 West End Ave in the Sixth Floor Board Room.
Please RSVP for an information session to Lexie Lipham at Lexie.Lipham@vumc.org.
2019 Community Engaged Research Grant Guidelines
2019 Partnership Development Guidelines