RIO Funding & Limited Submission Opportunities
Research & Innovation Seed Grants
Provides up to $60,000 to stimulate new and exciting areas of research, scholarly and creative work.
Research & Innovation Arts & Humanities Grant Program
Provides up to $7,500 to foster the advancement of arts- and humanities-related scholarship, research and creative pursuits.
AB Nexus Research Collaboration Grant Program
Provides between $75,000 - $300,000 to support new or existing collaborations between the CU Boulder and Anschutz campuses.
AI Discovery & Capacity-Building Grants
Supports projects, workshops and symposia that use AI as a tool to accelerate research, scholarship or creative work.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
RIO coordinates internal competitions for opportunities in which a funder limits the number of applications that can be submitted by CU Boulder.
Core Facility Support Programs
Offers Assistance Grantsto enhance Core Facility infrastructure, and Voucher Programs to enable Core Facility use by researchers.
Provides funding of $5,000-$25,000 for faculty in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Provides up to $3,000 for planning and hosting virtual or in-person conferences at CU Boulder.
Provides up to $1,500 in travel funding for faculty to meet with extramural sponsors.
In partnership with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), grants up to $125,000 for projects that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and have strong scientific support.