Funding Opportunities

A variety of funding is available for both graduate students and faculty members wishing to pursue research or creative work opportunities. The below links provide information on fellowships, grants, research competitions, and other funding resources available both through the university and externally.

Adopt a Graduate Student (.pdf)
Information on sponsoring a CU-Boulder graduate student

Council on Research and Creative Work
Deadlines, forms, and other information about financial assistance for faculty research and creative work

2nd CU-NIST Research Symposium and Seed Grant Announcement
Deadlines, eligibility and other information about application process and symposium registration

Graduate Committee on the Arts & Humanities
Deadlines, forms, and other information about financial assistance for projects the benefit and further activities in the humanities and arts

Graduate Student Funding
Learn about the many ways you can finance your graduate education at CU-Boulder

NSF Graduate Research Fellowhips
Deadlines, forms, links and other information regarding National Science Foundation Graduate Student Research support

Research Competitions
A listing of internal and external research competitions

Resources for Writing National Science Foundation Proposals (.pdf)
Describes strategies and presents examples for writing effective NSF grant proposals, focusing on NSF Criterion 2 - Broader Impacts

Sponsored Research
Information on the CU-Boulder Office of Contracts and Grants

State and Federal Relations
Information on the CU System Office of State and Federal Relations

Unrestricted Funding Opportunites & Programs
Information on applying for fellowships and grants