Global Engagement Funds
The Vice Provost Office for Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement offers multiple funding options to promote global engagement, collaboration, and research.
Global Engagement
VPALGE oversees four programs funding faculty's globally engaged projects.
- Global Scholars in Residence is for faculty seeking to host a visiting scholar
- Global Engagement Travel Grants is for faculty traveling internationally for academic conferences and professional development workshops
- Global Engagement Research Seed Grants support innovative faculty research involving global engagement
- Big Questions Fund supports two colloquiums per year that address pressing societal challenges
More information on how to apply can be found on the Global Research Page.
National Museum of African American Music Funds
NMAAM is a premier global destination and Nashville cultural treasure just two miles from our campus.
Collaboration between Vanderbilt University and NMAAM aim to support educational experiences and research opportunities that highlight the rich contributions of African American composers, performers and supporters. One component of this partnership are the grant opportunities for archival acquisitions and campus programming explained below.
More information on VU's partnership with NMAAM can be found on the Community Relations Website.
Academic Archive Purchasing Fund
NMAAM partners with the university’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries to support an expanded collection of books, scores, sound recordings, and material objects related to African American music. This collection will be available for loan, display, and study at the museum and will also serve as an important resource for scholarly research on Vanderbilt’s campus. Faculty are invited to submit collection acquisition requests, which will require collaboration with a university librarian and a museum representative. Contact Claire Campbell in the Office of the Vice Provost for Arts, Libraries & Global Engagement for more information. Collections already acquired through the NMAAM partnership include those of musicians Dizzy Gillespie and Rissi Palmer.
Arts & Libraries Funds
The Vice Provost Office for Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement offers funding to support arts-related programming and collaboration.
Arts, Discovery, and Innovation Fund
The ADI Fund supports faculty-driven collaborations with local and global arts organizations on innovative programming. Proposals must show relevance and support of the partnering organization, student involvement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a spirit of innovation.
Created in 2022, the ADI Fund has supported numerous programs in collaboration with the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM). Beginning in the 2025-26 cycle, this fund will expand its inclusion of additional arts organizations.
All full-time, VU-employed staff and Provost-reporting faculty and staff are eligible to submit applications. Proposals must include:
- - Interdisciplinary collaboration
- - Partnerships need to include at least two faculty or staff members from different colleges/schools or university centers/departments
- - Community partner relevance and support
- - Faculty need at least one partner outside of Vanderbilt. Open to any Nashville or global arts (visual, performing, or literary) organization. A staff contact from the organization(s) must be included in the application's list of collaborators.
- - NMAAM Partnerships: All proposals require a museum representative, and applicants should reach out to Noëlle Taylor in NMAAM's Education department at ntaylor@nmaam.org
- - Well-defined student and community engagement strategies
- - Representation of discovery and innovation in the arts
- - Feasible budget
- - Requesting funds up to $5,000
- - Must be spent in the fiscal year in which they were applied
For questions about the Arts, Discovery, and Innovation Fund, please contact Claire Campbell in the Office of the Vice Provost for Arts, Libraries & Global Engagement.