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 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.)
This workshop series is designed as a sequence, with each session building on the concepts introduced in the previous workshop. Attending the workshops in sequence is required to gain the full benefit of the program.
Developing a Broader Impacts Identity
The goal of this first workshop in the series is to guide participants step-by-step in developing their Broader Impacts Identity.
Participants will learn the definition and categories of broader impacts, understand the multi-dimensional nature of broader impacts identity, and explore how their field, capacity, and societal needs help frame a unique broader impacts identity. Laying this foundation will better position participants in developing broader impacts statements and plans to include in their grant and award proposals.
- Who: CU Boulder Faculty and Staff
- When: Monday, September 15: 12pm - 1:30pm
- Where: Virtual
(Please register using your CU Boulder email.)
Creating Broader Impacts Statements and Building Partnerships
This second workshop focuses on developing effective Broader Impacts Statements and on understanding and building partnerships to reach intended audiences. Participants will learn how to write a compelling broader impacts statement, identify and engage their target audiences, and explore strategies for building strong, sustainable collaborations.
The session will highlight valuable resources such as the ARIS toolkit and provide guidance on aligning statements with agency principles and evaluation criteria. By the end, participants will be better prepared to design compelling broader impacts statements that are supported by meaningful partnerships and responsive to agency requirements.
Those who could not attend the earlier workshops must attend a consultation to gain a stronger understanding, as each session builds on the others. To request and schedule a consultation, please follow the link and complete the form.
- Who: CU Boulder Faculty and Staff
- When: Monday, October 20: 12-1:30 p.m.
- Where: Virtual
(Please register using your CU Boulder email.)
Developing Broader Impacts Plans
The goal of this third workshop in the series is to develop a Broader Impacts Plan. Participants will learn how to frame project goals, design activities that align with their intended audiences, and explore foundational approaches to evaluation and budgeting.
The workshop will introduce the Broader Impacts Network partners who support investigators’ broader impacts plans across the university. The workshop will support participants with establishing mutually beneficial partnerships to achieve broader impacts plans. The session will also highlight strategies for connecting broader impacts activities to societal outcomes, helping participants strengthen their proposals with actionable, well-structured plans. Laying this foundation will better position participants in developing broader impacts statements and plans to be included in their grant and award proposals.
Those who could not attend the earlier workshops must attend a consultation to gain a stronger understanding, as each session builds on the others. To request and schedule a consultation, please follow the link and complete the form.
- Who: CU Boulder Faculty and Staff
- When: Tuesday, November 18: 12-1:30 p.m.
- Where: Virtual
(Please register using your CU Boulder 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.)
This Principal Investigator (PI) Academy Kickoff Webinar will welcome the new PI Academy cohort, providing participants with the opportunity to network with one another and current PI Academy participants/graduates, and to learn about the upcoming components of PI Academy and the various research resources available through the program and across CU Boulder.
Benefits:
- Faculty Network: Build a network with faculty leaders and peers from across campus.
- Workshops: Priority workshop registration
- Identify Funding: One-on-one assistance in identifying relevant funding opportunities.
- Interact with Campus Leaders: discussions with campus leaders, past sessions have included the Provost; Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation; Associate Deans for Research.
- Proposal Development Support: Priority access to services including writing, editing, proofreading, project management, and rigorous proposal review.
Interested in participating in PI Academy? If you're an early career investigator or new to campus at CU Boulder, register for the PI Academy here. This year’s Academy will welcome a dynamic new cohort of early-career faculty from across all disciplines. Through a mix of virtual and in-person events, you’ll gain essential insights into CU Boulder’s resources while building connections with colleagues across campus. From finding funding to engagement and budgeting, the PI Academy equips you with the tools and strategies to successfully compete for research, scholarship, and creative funding opportunities.
- Who: All Early Career and New to Campus Faculty interested in Research, Scholarship or Creative work
- When: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 2 - 3:30 p.m. MT
- Where: Virtual via Zoom
(Please register using your CU Boulder email.)
Are you curious about how CU Boulder investigators are amplifying their impact on society? Come and learn from some of CU Boulder’s best impact makers! Hear how they translated their work from the lab, studio, classroom, and more, to partners and their target audience enabling the transformation of communities and solving pressing societal problems. These experts will share their approach, experiences and recommendations for creating and conducting research impact plans that positively advance society.
- Who: CU Boulder Faculty and Staff
- When: Tuesday, October 7: 2:30pm - 4 p.m.
- Where: University Memorial Center Rm. 247 - 1669 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO 80309
(Please register using your CU Boulder email.)
Interested in applying for a Packard Fellowship? Previous Packard Fellows will share their successful experiences and be available to answer questions.
- Packard Fellowship Internal Competition Deadline: December 8, 2025
- Packard Fellowship Sponsor Deadline: TBD (anticipated March 15 2026)
Please note that the Packard Fellowships are a limited submission funding opportunity, requiring an internal competition to determine the applicant(s) that will submit proposals. This workshop will be a great opportunity to learn about how to put together a competitive proposal in advance of the internal competition deadline.
- Who: All CU Boulder Faculty and Research Staff
- When: Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 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.