Faculty 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:
  • Friday, July 11, 10am-11am MST
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  • Wednesday, July 16, 2pm-3pm MST
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  • Thursday, July 17, 1pm-2pm MST
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  • Wednesday, August 6, 3pm-4pm MST
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  • Tuesday, September 16, 3pm-4pm MST,
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  • Wednesday, October 22, 3pm-4pm MST
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  • Thursday, November 20, 9am-10am MST
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  • Tuesday, December 9, 10am-11am MST
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Curious about how AI might support your fellowship writing process—or whether it’s right for you at all? Join RIO’s Donna Axel for a 30-minute kickoff to the Fall Fellowship Cycle. Learn how this flexible, a la carte series works, what to expect, and how to choose the workshops that best match your goals and comfort level with AI. Perfect for first-timers and returning participants alike. The session will feature a Q&A format with brief, live AI demonstrations.

• Who: Arts, Humanities, and Humanistic Social Sciences faculty applying for a Fall fellowship
• When:
  • Monday, July 21: 1pm-1:30pm
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  • Wednesday, July 23: 2pm-2:30pm
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Explore how generative AI tools can help you get started—and keep going—on your fellowship proposal. This session introduces practical strategies for using AI to draft compelling narratives while maintaining your scholarly voice and intellectual ownership. Learn how to design effective prompts, refine AI-generated content, and use AI as a creative partner—not a decision-maker. RIO’s Donna Axel will share tips to ensure you’re guiding the process, not ceding judgment, and using AI to enhance—not supplant—your expertise.

• Who: Arts, Humanities, and Humanistic Social Sciences faculty applying for a Fall fellowship
• When: Tues., July 29: 11am-Noon
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Prefer a traditional approach? This session breaks down the categories, requirements, and evaluation criteria for major Fall fellowships—without AI. RIO’s Donna Axel will guide you through interpreting fellowship instructions, aligning your proposal with reviewer expectations, and using proven strategies from successful applications.

• Who: Arts, Humanities, and Humanistic Social Sciences faculty applying for a Fall fellowship
• When: Thurs., July 31: 3pm-4pm
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Want to use AI to decode complex fellowship instructions? This session shows you how—while helping you avoid common missteps. Learn how to use AI to analyze application guidelines, identify key requirements and evaluation criteria, and begin structuring your proposal accordingly. RIO’s Donna Axel will share practical strategies for using AI to clarify and organize—but not oversimplify—your proposal. Axel takes seriously the limitations of AI. This session emphasizes how to use AI to support your understanding without replacing your critical judgment.

• Who: Arts, Humanities, and Humanistic Social Sciences faculty applying for a Fall fellowship
• When: Fri., Aug. 1: 11am-Noon
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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.

• Who: Arts, Humanities, and Humanistic Social Sciences faculty applying for a Fall fellowship
• When:
  • Thurs., Sept. 4: 11am-Noon
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  • Fri., Sept. 5: 11am-Noon
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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.

• Who: Arts, Humanities, and Humanistic Social Sciences faculty applying for a Fall fellowship
• When:
  • Tues., Oct. 14: 2pm-3pm
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  • Tues., Oct. 21: 3pm-4pm
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  • Wed., Oct. 29: 3pm-4pm
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