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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 | Applications Due: April 1, 2025 |
Exploratory/Broad Announcement ($75k, 18 months)
Special Topic Announcement – Quantum and Human Health ($350K, 24 months) | One PI from CU Anschutz and one PI from CU Boulder required.
| abnexus_seedgrants@coloradu.edu |
| ASPIRE | CU Anschutz Office of the Chancellor and School of Medicine (SOM) | TBD | $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) |
*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.
Open Opportunities
| 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 |
| Research and Innovation Scholar Award (RISA) | Colorado Child Health Research Institute | Application: March 1, 2025 & September 1, 2025 | $100,000 direct costs per year for up to two (2) years | - An MD/DO or PhD investigator who is a full-time CU faculty member
See program link for more details | Claire Brendel |
Colorado Child Health Research Institute | Application: April 1, 2025 | $50,000 direct costs for one (1) year | - An MD/DO or PhD investigator who is a full-time CU faculty member
See program link for more details | Claire Brendel | |
| Bridge Fund Supplement Award | Colorado Child Health Research Institute | Application: April 11, 2025 | $25,000 for one (1) year | - An MD/DO or PhD investigator who is a full-time CU faculty member
See program link for more details | Claire Brendel |
| CHCO/School of Mines Collaboration Pilot Award | Colorado Child Health Research Institute | Application: April 1, 2025 | $20,000 for one (1) year | -One investigator from Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado and one investigator from School of Mines required | Claire Brendel |
Closed Opportunities
| Award Name | Internal Sponsor | Due Dates/Cycle | Award $ | Eligibility | Contact |
| Translational Research Scholars Program (TRSP) | School of Medicine | Winter cycle | $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 |
| Translational Methods Pilot Grant Program (TM-Pilot) | CCTSI | Winter cycle | $30,000 | - 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 | Winter cycle
| 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 |
| Child and Maternal Health Pilot Program (CMH-Pilot) | CCTSI | Winter cycle | $40,000 | - Hold full-time faculty appointment or postdoctoral/postgraduate appointment with one or more CCTSI affiliated institutions - Be a CCTSI member | Kristen House |
| Colorado Pilot Program (CO-Pilot) | CCTSI | Winter cycle | $40,000 | - Hold full-time faculty appointment or postdoctoral/postgraduate appointment with one or more CCTSI affiliated institutions - Be a CCTSI member | Kristen House |