The Professional and Academic Conference Endowment (PACE) provides funding for undergraduates to present, perform or exhibit their work at conferences and exhibitions.

Since the Boettcher Foundation provided critical seed-funding, PACE has enabled hundreds of CU Boulder’s pioneering undergraduates to engage their professional communities in local, national and global contexts and drive innovations that address the humanitarian, social and technological challenges of the 21st century.

As they present their work in locations around the world, these students not only connect with leaders from the public and private sectors, they move conversations forward—and in new directions.  The student testimonials on this site speak to the validation that comes from these experiences, and their faculty mentors’ enthusiasm highlights the leadership these students will provide in advancing humankind.