CU Anschutz Research Awards

The CU Anschutz campus community produces dynamic, creative and impactful biomedical and fundamental research discoveries. To honor this work, two CU Anschutz faculty members will be selected annually for the Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Lectureship Series.

The awardees will be selected based on the novelty and impact of their research. Awards will be presented at the annual CU Anschutz Research Awards ceremony, and awardees will be invited to present a lecture on their research to the campus community within one year.

Eligibility Criteria: 

Must be a CU Anschutz faculty member. All types of research disciplines are eligible. Multiple awards may be given (e.g., fundamental science, clinical research, data science, patient outcomes, etc.).

Impactful and innovative research recognized both internally and externally for its extraordinary merit. This may encompass longitudinal work on a topic over time or a new discovery which could change the field or understanding of a topic. Considerations include:  

• High impact papers  
  
• National presentations/recognition of the work  
  
• External commentary on the impact of the science  
  
• Internal comments on that process

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait
• Nominee’s CV or resume

This award recognizes an administrative staff member who consistently goes above and beyond to advance research excellence and keeps operations running smoothly across CU Anschutz.

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a CU Anschutz staff member in a support role.

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait

This award recognizes a team for their outstanding contribution in research collaboration. It highlights effective research collaborations within and across disciplines utilizing a team approach to scientific discovery that brings together different perspectives for greater success and impact.

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a research team comprised of 4 or more CU Anschutz employees. Award nominations can include collaborations with entities outside of the university. However, only the university employees will be recognized and receive the award.

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Team photograph (optional)
• please enter the team leader's name on the form and list all of the team members in the nomination letter.

This award recognizes a member of CU Anschutz for their dedicated and extraordinary efforts to mentor others in their research careers. This award is intended to recognize mentoring of faculty, staff and/or students.

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a CU Anschutz employee

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait
• Nominee’s CV or resume

This award recognizes an individual staff member for their outstanding contribution in research collaboration. Specifically, this award recognizes an individual who has provided effective research support to an individual lab or core facility within and across disciplines to advance scientific discovery. Eligible nominations would include PRAs, lab managers, core managers, etc.

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a CU Anschutz staff member.

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait

This award recognizes a junior faculty member who is emerging as a leader in research through significant discoveries and original scholarship. This is designed for researchers in the first 3 years of their tenure-track appointment.  

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a CU Anschutz junior faculty member

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait
• Nominee’s CV or resume

This award recognizes a trainee’s accomplishments for their excellence in conducting research and scholarly activity that is creative and impactful. It is intended for scholars who show great potential for future research impact during their training.  

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a CU Anschutz trainee prior to terminal degree/certification (e.g. graduate student, resident/fellow, etc.)

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait
• Nominee’s CV or resume

This award recognizes a trainee’s accomplishments for their excellence in conducting research and scholarly activity that is creative and impactful. It is intended for scholars who show great potential for future research impact during their training.

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a CU Anschutz trainee prior to terminal degree/certification (e.g. graduate student, resident/fellow, etc.)

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait
• Nominee’s CV or resume

This award recognizes honors an individual or laboratory at CU Anschutz that has creatively and/or impactfully integrated sustainability into their research operations. Recognized efforts may include significant reductions in waste, water consumption or energy consumption, as well as advancing a culture of sustainable research at CU Anschutz.

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a CU Anschutz employee or laboratory.

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s name
• Written nomination not to exceed 500 words or 1 page
• Nominee's portrait or picture of the lab