Student Resources
The College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado offers many academic support services. Some of these are listed here with links to relevant schedules
- The Blanca Nodes are high performance machines that students have access to for research computing
- CU Boulder's VPN service provides a secure connection to the campus network from any location for access to campus resources
- The Office of Information Technology Services (OIT) offers IT support for students as well as common tech services
- Students can obtain free licenses for MATLAB and Mathematica for educational purposes
- The Discovery Learning Apprenticeship Program offers an opportunity for qualifying students to work alongside graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and industry representatives on original research
- The Earn-Learn Apprenticeship Program supports students engaged in service learning projects such as developing new courses, improving labs, or assisting faculty throughout the college
- The Learning Assistant Program provides a modest stipend for undergraduates hired to facilitate small-group learning in courses
- The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) boasts consultation services, informational workshops, and grants for undergraduate research
- CU Boulder's research institutes, like CIRES, LASP and INSTAAR, have many opportunities for research-minded undergraduates
- Local national labs, like NCAR, NIST ("SURF" program), NOAA and NREL run internship programs for undergraduates
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in math, and all REU programs offer experience and encourage undergraduates to pursue post-graduate studies
Research is a fundamental aspect of graduate student education. Many students utilize outside funding to be able to achieve their research goals. Below you will find a compiled list of various fellowships and grants available to graduate students and postdocs. If you are interested in additional funding, please explore the list of opportunities and feel free to contact the graduate chair for assistance.
Fellowships/Awards for Graduate Students
- Aggregate list
- Aggregate list targeting international students
- NSF Graduate Fellowship Program
- NSF Summer Internship Program
- DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
- DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
- DOD Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
- NIH Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
- Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program
- NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
- GEM Fellowship Program
- Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
- Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
- Gates-Cambridge Fellowship
- Google PHD Fellowships
- NVIDIA Graduate Fellowships
- Intel PHD Fellowship Program
- IBM PHD Fellowship
- Microsoft PhD Fellowship Program
- Chateaubriand Fellowship
- Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- National Physical Science Consortium Fellowship
- AAUW
- HHMI fellowship for international students
- SIAM student paper award
- APS best dissertation awards
- NDSEG Fellowship
- DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
- Link Foundation: Modeling, Simulation, and Training Fellowships
- National Academies Research Associateship Program
Fellowships for Postdocs
- University of Colorado Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- BWF CASI
- L'Oreal For Women in Science Fellowship Program
- NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship
- NSF Math Postdoc
- Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoc
- NRC Research Associateship (deadlines)
- JSMF Fellowship
- USGS Postdoc
- AMS-Simons Travel Grant
Resources available to students in distress
· Alcohol and Substance Abuse Resources
· Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) including after hours crisis services
· Don't Ignore It: For seeking confidential support, reporting concerns, and learning skills for helping as friends and bystanders. Don't ignore harassment, discriminatory actions, unwanted sexual behavior, an abusive partner, and stalking.
· National Graduate Student Crisis Line
· Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance
· Quick Assist: A guide provided by Student Affairs to help faculty and staff identify and refer distressed students.
· Health and Wellness Services
Additional Off-Campus Resources:
· Domestic Violence Crisis Services
· Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA)
· National Graduate Student Crisis Line, (877) GRAD-HLP or (877) 472-3457
- CU's Career Services provides assistance for students to become active participants in their career development process
- Careers in the mathematical sciences SIAM brochure
- CU Boulder Education Abroad offers almost 400 programs in over 70 countries
- The Mathematical Contest in Modeling is a yearly international contest for undergraduates sponsored by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications
- The Actuarial Studies Program is an undergraduate certificate program designed to provide the foundation for a lifetime of analytical problem solving
- Independent Study Agreement