Funding Opportunities for Early-Career Investigators

Examples of federal funding opportunities specifically geared toward early-career investigators working at CU Boulder.

CU Boulder 2020–2022 Early Career Awardees

These awards recognize significant early-career research, scholarly and creative contributions and impact by faculty members and rising scholars across several academic fields.

Research & Innovation Seed Grants

Provides up to $50,000 to stimulate new and exciting areas of research, scholarly and creative work. 

Principal Investigator (PI) Academy

Designed to orient early career, tenure-track faculty to CU Boulder’s research community and resources.

NSF CAREER Commit-to-Submit Program

The NSF CAREER program offers the most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars

Arts & Humanities Opportunities & Resources

Resources for research, scholarly and creative works in the arts and humanities. 

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Opportunities & Resources

Resources for research, scholarly and creative works for Diverse researchers and those working on Justice, Equity, Diversity and/or Inclusion. 

Social Sciences Opportunities & Resources

Funding and other resources for faculty working in the social sciences.

Faculty Webinars & Workshops

Learn how to position yourself and your collaborators for success when writing grant proposals.

Proposal Writing Support

Get help with writing, editing, proofreading, project management and more.