College of Health Professions

News, Events and Updates

VCU fuels new and emerging research endeavors and cross-campus collaboration with 2026 Quest Fund awards

These competitive internal grants empower faculty to launch pilot studies, restart research programs and drive transdisciplinary discoveries.

Understanding IMPACT

Reiterating OVPRI's request to forward any stop-work or termination notifications related to existing grants, or any general information about operational changes from federal agencies if you receive them.

Please promptly forward such communications to your sponsored program team in OVPRI. Additionally, include Faika Zanjani at fzanjani@vcu.edu and Maecy Richmond at merichmond@vcu.edu in your correspondence.

If you have any grants that you were planning to submit with rescinded RFAs/NOFOs/PAs, please inform Faika Zanjani and Maecy Richmond ASAP. We would also appreciate knowing about any grants currently in the pipeline that have been affected.

Next Funding Opportunities

CCTR Wright Center Endowment Fund $50,000 August 1st deadline
NIH R01 parent announcement (Fall due date 10/05)
NIH Parent R01 Clinical Trial (Fall due date 10/05)
NIH Parent K01 (Fall due date 10/12)
NIH R21 parent announcement (Fall due date 10/16)
NIH R03 parent announcement (Fall due date 10/16)

These grants are available to faculty members (tenure and non-tenure) who need budgetary support for consultants, incentives, laboratory expenses, personal costs, publication fees, salaries, student assistance, supplies, and/or travel to propel their research and the competitiveness of their external research applications.