Take advantage of the many tools and resources CU Boulder offers to accelerate and support dynamic research development.

Faculty Recognition & Honors

Principal Investigator (PI) Academy

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

RIO Faculty Fellows

A campus-wide leadership program that supports rising faculty interested in furthering their collaborative skills.

Distinguished Research Lectureship

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at CU Boulder.

NSF CAREER Community

CU Boulder is fortunate to have over 100 NSF CAREER recipients on campus. See here for a list of awardees and information about CU's annual NSF CAREER Community Celebration event.

Tools

Broader Impacts Network

Connect with the partners, tools and resources you need to successfully develop and implement socially significant broader impacts. 

Shared Instrumentation Network

A campus-wide database of equipment, instrumentation and services available to help you achieve your research goals.

Guidance

Contacting Program Officers

As a first step faculty are encouraged to contact program officers to ensure proposal fit and increase competitiveness.

Data Management Plans

Data Management Plans (DMP) describe what data is generated or otherwise acquired for a particular research project, and how the data will be utilized and stored during and after a project. 

Postdoc Mentoring Plan Guidance

The National Science Foundation (NSF) requires all proposals requesting funding for postdoctoral scholars to include a Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan.

Other Resources

Research Development & Grant Writing Newsletters

View the latest research funding newsletters and guides from Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, released monthly.

Team Science

Find resources on the characteristics, nuances and best practices of successful teams, as well as news about resources and opportunities in the fast moving field of Team Science. 

The Research Lifecycle

The research lifecycle is the process that a researcher undertakes when completing a project or study, from inception to completion. The CRDDS has designed a model to illustrate major steps in the research process and highlight the services available to researchers.