Intramural Funding Opportunities

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 NameInternal SponsorDue Dates/CycleAward $/Project PeriodEligibilityContact
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 NameInternal SponsorDue Dates/CycleAward $EligibilityContact
CTRC MicroGrants ProgramCCTSIOpenUp 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 AwardChild 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 requiredClaire 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 ProgramSchool 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 MedicinePeter Buttrick