Student Funding Opportunities
There are a variety of funding opportunities, both at CU Boulder and outside the system, for undergraduates and graduates pursuing research, scholarship and/or creative works.
Sample CU Boulder Funding Opportunities
UROP provides consultation services, informational workshops, and grants to promote undergraduate research as a high-impact learning practice for student success. Each year UROP funds hundreds of students of all backgrounds, through assistantships ($1,000 - $2,000) and individual grants ($1,500 - $3,000), who produce new knowledge and creative work in partnership with CU's world-class faculty.
The Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program (MASP) is a multidisciplinary, inclusive academic community in the College of Arts and Sciences comprised of engaged students dedicated to pursuing academic excellence at CU Boulder. Our MASP community is dedicated to advancing equity and belonging, and we work to acknowledge and directly address conditions that have created disparate outcomes for undergraduate students at CU Boulder, including outcomes experienced by first-generation students, those from rural or small towns, low-income students and others historically excluded from higher education. MASP is a cooperative and collaborative program that offers annual participation scholarships and dedicated space for activities, advising, studying and seminars.
CU-STARs is a University of Colorado program to support first-year students from all backgrounds interested in space, through both outreach into high school classrooms around Colorado and inreach community building events. CU-STARs is open to all interested students, with a special focus on supporting those who are members of underrepresented groups.
The Colorado Space Grant Consortium is a state-wide program, funded by NASA as part of the National Space Grant Program, that provides Colorado students access to space through innovative courses, real-world hands-on satellite programs, and interactive outreach programs.
The SMART program is a paid research internship program intended for underserved and underrepresented undergraduate students who are interested in preparing for graduate degrees in science, math and engineering. It offers students the opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, and participate in workshops designed to strengthen scientific writing and oral presentation skills.
In partnership with ACE: Arts, Culture and Education, the arts and culture producer at the Boulder Jewish Community Center, the ACE Jewish Arts Grant supports undergraduate and graduate students in Jewish Studies at CU Boulder as they produce creative works.
The STUDIO Lab is a teaching and research program specifically aimed at individualized instruction and research collaboration between talented undergraduates, advanced graduate students, and faculty. Open to all A&S students, the initiative broadens the methodological and research skills and training of undergraduates through a hands-on learning environment and immersion in the research process, and will foster closer professional relationships between faculty and students.
CU in D.C. is a program for all undergraduate students who want to put classroom learning into real world action. The program combines a professional internship in the daytime, with CU classroom courses in the evening in Washington D.C.
The Beckman Scholars Program offers an in-depth research experience to exceptionally talented, full-time CU Boulder freshman and sophomores in the biological sciences. Beckman Scholars conduct independent laboratory research under the supervision of one of fifteen faculty mentors from five life science departments. The scholarship includes an $18,200 student stipend ($6,800 first summer, $4,600 academic year, $6,800 second summer), $2,800 in supply and travel funds, and a $5000 faculty mentor stipend to support educational expenses for the scholar. Beckman Scholars also attend the annual Beckman Symposium in California in each of the two summers of their award term.
Sample Funding Opportunities Outside CU Boulder
The Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) is one of the most generous and comprehensive scholarships available in the health care field, providing benefits to active duty members a full-tuition scholarship, as well as benefits after graduation.
The Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing postgraduate opportunity to join outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. CU Boulder has a strong history of students being awarded this scholarship.
The U.S. National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program supports intensive research by undergraduate students in any area of research funded by NSF. Undergraduates can apply directly to REU Sites to participate in research projects across the United States and the world.
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Each year, A&S awards more than 200 scholarships to thousands of undergraduate and graduate students. Discover A&S opportunities and remember to submit your scholarship application each year!