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Internal funding awards are institutionally sponsored and often intended to provide seed or bridge funding that investigators can use to conduct the preliminary research needed to successfully secure external grants.
The mechanisms sponsored by the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Research, and managed through our team, are intended to support collaborative research and team science. You can also find information about other internal funding mechanisms sponsored by Schools/College across CU Anschutz.
Sponsored by the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor for Research.
| Award Name | Internal Sponsor | Due Dates/Cycle | Award $/Project Period | Eligibility | Contact |
| AB NEXUS | CU Anschutz Office of the Chancellor and CU Boulder Office of the Chancellor | NOI Due: February 16, 2024 Applications Due: March 22, 2024 | $75,000 (New Collaborations) $125K (Existing Collaborations) Project period: 18 months | One PI from CU Anschutz and one PI from CU Boulder required.
| Erin Calhoun |
| ASPIRE | CU Anschutz Office of the Chancellor and School of Medicine (SOM) | LOI Due: October 30, 2023 Applications Due: January 16, 2024 | $100,000/year Project Period: Up to 2 years of support | - 3-5 investigators required (at least 3 must have primary appointments at CU, including PI). - PI and project leads must have R01 or equivalent funding | Paul Wood (SOM applications) Erin Calhoun (Cross Campus applications) |
*Refer to the individual opportunity announcement or program contact for complete details, particularly eligibility.
Please note this list may not represent all internal funding opportunities. If you would like to add a funding opportunity to this table, please fill out this form.
*Refer to the individual opportunity announcement or program contact for complete details, particularly eligibility.
| Award Name | Internal Sponsor | Due Dates/Cycle | Award $ | Eligibility | Contact |
| CTRC MicroGrants Program | CCTSI | Open | Up to $10,000 per protocol per year may be awarded | - Junior faculty (Assistant Professors and below), postdocs and fellows - Protocols must utilize CTRC facilities at University of Colorado Hospital and/or Children’s Hospital Colorado - Be a CCTSI member | Kristen House |
| Colorado Pilot Program (CO-Pilot) | CCTSI | Intent to Apply: December 4, 2023
Application: January 16, 2024 | $40,000 | - Hold full-time faculty appointment or postdoctoral/postgraduate appointment with one or more CCTSI affiliated institutions - Be a CCTSI member | Kristen House |
| Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program (CMH-Pilot) | CCTSI | Intent to Apply: December 4, 2023
Application: January 16, 2024 | $40,000 | - Hold full-time faculty appointment or postdoctoral/postgraduate appointment with one or more CCTSI affiliated institutions - Be a CCTSI member | Kristen House |
| Community Engagement and Health Equity Pilot Program (CEHE-Pilot) | CCTSI | Intent to Apply: December 8, 2023
Application: January 29, 2024 | Partnership Development Pilot Awards at $8,000 Joint Pilot Project Award at $25,000 | - Academic and community co-PIs required - Academic PIs: Have a full-time faculty appointment at one or more CTSI affiliated institutions. - Be a CCTSI member | Kaylee Gordon |
| Translational Methods Pilot Grant Program (TM-Pilot) | CCTSI | Intent to Apply: December 11, 2023
Application: January 22, 2024 | $30,000 | - Hold full-time faculty appointment or postdoctoral/postgraduate appointment with one or more CCTSI affiliated institutions - Be a CCTSI member | Kristen House |
| Research
Scholar Award (RSA) | Child Health Research Enterprise | Closed
Application: Spring & fall cycle | $100,000/per year, up to two (2) years | - Full-time CU faculty member (MD or PhD investigator) with primary appointment in the department of pediatrics or a child health department or division - Instructor/Sr. Instructor or Assistant Professor within the first five years of initial faculty appointment | Claire Brendel |
| Bridge Fund Supplement Award | Child Health Research Enterprise | Closed:
Application: Spring & fall cycle | $25,000 | - Full-time CU faculty member (MD or PhD investigator) with primary appointment in the department of pediatrics or a child health department or division - Receiving bridge funding from the CU Anschutz SOM Bridge Funding program | Claire Brendel |
| CHCO/School of Mines Collaboration Pilot Award | Child Health Research Enterprise
| Closed
Application: Spring cycle only | $20,000 | -One investigator from Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado and one investigator from School of Mines required | Claire Brendel |
| Translational Research Scholars Program (TRSP) | School of Medicine | Letter of Intent: October 15, 2023
Application: February 1, 2024 | $75,000/year, up to four (4) years | - Have primary appointment in a department within the SOM and be working at Anschutz Medical Campus, Rocky Mountain VAMC, Denver Health or Jewish National Health - Be within the first four years of Assistant Professor or Research Assistant Professor Appointment at time of award | Jennifer T. Kemp |
| SOM Bridge Funding Program | School of Medicine | Closed
Application: September 25, 2023 | Up to $50,000 | - SOM faculty at Children’s Hospital, CU Anschutz, VA or National Jewish whose indirect costs are assigned to the School of Medicine | Peter Buttrick |