Faculty Webinars & Workshops
Welcome to our Faculty Webinars & Workshops hub—your gateway to professional development, collaboration, and innovation. Explore a dynamic lineup of sessions designed to inspire teaching excellence, foster community, and support your academic journey.
RIO Webinars & Workshops
Has the recent federal transition prompted you to reconsider your research funding approach? Join RIO’s Donna Axel for a fast-paced, 30-minute introduction to Pivot, internal funding opportunities, and other free tools available with your CU Login. Bring your team—faculty, staff, and students are all welcome!
Stay for an optional 30-minute Q&A to get your questions answered.
- Who: Specifically designed for faculty, postdocs, staff, and students who are interested in identifying alternative funding in light of the federal transition. These workshops are open to all across all disciplines.
- When:
(Please use your CU Boulder identikey email.)
Remainder of the Fall Fellowship Cycle events.
Course 5: Going from Good to Great: Using AI to Strengthen a Near-Final Proposal
You’ve got a solid draft—now what? This session explores how AI can serve as a creative partner to help you elevate your proposal. Learn how to use AI to simulate reviewer feedback, polish your language, and re-engage with your draft in fresh and motivating ways. Discover how AI can spark new ideas and help ensure your narrative aligns with all required elements and reflects the sponsor’s vision and goals. RIO’s Donna Axel emphasizes using AI as a tool for inspiration—not substitution—so that your voice, vision, and scholarly judgment remain at the center of the process. Register for one or both.
Course 6: Repurposing Your Proposal With AI
Maximize your effort by learning how to adapt your already-strong proposal for multiple fellowship opportunities. This session covers strategies for repurposing content with AI assistance—while avoiding overreliance. RIO’s Donna Axel will demonstrate ways AI can help identify reusable components for different funders…and points out places to be cautious. This session focuses on the ethical and practical limitations of AI in reusing, repurposing, and recycling proposals, with an emphasis on using AI as a tool for inspiration and efficiency—not as a substitute for your scholarly judgment. Register for one or all.
(Please use your CU Boulder identikey email.)
Join the Research & Innovation Office for a discussion about the Research & Innovation Seed Grant Program. Designed to catalyze new areas of research, scholarship and creative work, the Seed Grant Program awards nearly $1 million annually to Boulder faculty across all disciplines. At this event, RIO will convene a panel of previous Seed Grant recipients; attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear from previous grantees about their experience securing a Research & Innovation Seed Grant.
- Who: All Eligible CU Boulder Faculty
- When: Thursday, September 25, 2025, 12 - 1 p.m. MT
- Where: Virtual via Zoom
(Please register using your CU Boulder email.)
Have questions about any of our workshops? Contact rio@colorado.edu.