Faculty Webinars & Workshops

Are you planning to submit a proposal to one of the many Fellowship opportunities with a deadline this Fall? Would you like to reuse, repurpose and recycle that proposal at a later date or for another opportunity? Join RIO Proposal Writer Donna Axel at this brief 30-minute introduction to RIO’s Fall Fellowship Writing & Peer Editing Program to see if this virtual program is right for you. From July through September, participants will draft proposals and participate in one peer editing workshop (August-September, TBD) to hone the narrative portion of Fellowship applications. These opportunities include: AAUW [American Association of University Women] due Nov. 1; ACLS [American Council of Learned Societies] due TBA, typically late Sept.; NHC [National Humanities Center] due Oct. 3; SHC [Stanford Humanities Center] due Oct. 1; Guggenheim due mid-Sept; or others—just let us know!

• Who: T/TT Arts and Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Faculty interested in applying for a Fellowship with deadlines this Fall.
• When: Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
  Attend either: 10am-10:30am OR 4pm-4:30pm

Register Here (10am) or Register Here (4pm) 

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

Categories and Requirements is a 1-hour webinar for faculty interested in applying for one or more of the Fellowships due this Fall. RIO Proposal Writer Donna Axel will demystify the solicitation by going over select opportunity’s instructions with a focus on the required categories and review criteria specific to the opportunity. In addition, Donna will highlight key ways to develop a strong proposal, including sharing sample categories used in winning narratives, as well as sample winning narratives. This is an excellent opportunity to ask any questions you might have before beginning your draft!

• Who: T/TT Arts and Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Faculty interested in applying for a Fellowship this Fall.
• When: Thursday, July 25, 2024
• Where: These events will be hosted via Zoom

Register for either:

Register Here (10am) or Register Here (4pm) 

​(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

Facilitated by Donna Axel, faculty participate in one small peer editing working group of 3-5. This workshop will provide space to discuss any feedback/suggestions from colleagues, and each session will last approximately 1.5-2 hours. One week in advance of this workshop, faculty will exchange drafts and provide comments using the NEH categories and requirements/review criteria. Then, during this peer review session, faculty will discuss their comments and use the time to ask questions regarding drafts. Day/time TBD by faculty group.

• Who: T/TT Arts and Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Faculty who are interested in applying for a Fellowship this Fall.
• When: Faculty determine one convenient day/time per group
• Where: These workshops will be hosted via Zoom
• Availability: Registration capped at 20 T/TT Faculty who have attended the Kickoff AND/OR the Categories and Requirements workshops. Small groups for peer editing will be 2-5 faculty.

If you are ready to commit to the Peer Review process, please let us know your availability here.

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) offers this 30-minute informal Office Hours with Research Development Specialist Donna Axel. Bring your questions about searching for funding opportunities, identifying appropriate sponsors, and learning ways RIO supports you in your scholarly research and creative work.

RIO's Search for Funding webpage

Please have your VPN activated and CU Boulder identikey credentials.

• Who: All CU Boulder Faculty, Research Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students
• When: August 1, 2024 2-2:30 p.m. MT
• Where: Virtual via Zoom

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

The first grant proposal requests from the NSF Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine is posted on the CO-WY Engine website as of Monday, July 22. A key initiative of the Engine involves funding use-inspired research and development (awards up to $300,000 each) and translation or commercialization projects (awards up to $750,000 each) within the Colorado-Wyoming region. Topics that the Engine will consider in this funding cycle are complex earth sensing, soil carbon capture data and analytics, methane emissions analysis, extreme weather modeling, wildfire risk and prediction, and water availability prediction. Join the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) for an overview of how to craft a competitive proposal for the solicitation and learn about resources around campus to help your submission succeed.

• Who: All CU Boulder Faculty interested in Innovative solutions that support communities to monitor, mitigate and adapt to climate impacts.
• When: August 14, 2024 2-3 p.m. MT
• Where: Virtual via Zoom

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder email.)

Three CU Boulder faculty members will share their success stories—and their processes—for applying for fellowships:

• Elspeth Dusinberre from the Department of Classics, awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship (2023)
• Emmanuel David from Women & Gender Studies, awarded the National Humanities Center (NHC) Fellowship (2022)
• Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders from History, awarded the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship (2023)

This virtual program is designed to inspire faculty who are interested in applying for a fellowship. We celebrate these successful faculty and learn from their experiences applying for fellowships. What strategies did they use? Did they apply to more than one? Is it important to reuse, repurpose, and recycle proposals? Join us and learn their paths to successful winning proposals.

• Who: Details coming soon!
• When: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 (Time TBD)
• Where: These events will be hosted via Zoom
• Availability: Details coming soon!

Register your interest, and RIO will contact you with details regarding the time of event.

Register Here 

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) offers this 30-minute informal opportunity for anyone across campus to speak with Research Development Specialist Donna Axel. Bring your questions about searching for funding!

RIO's Search for Funding webpage

• Who: All CU Boulder Faculty, Research Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students
• When: October 10, 2024: 1pm-1:30pm
• Where: Virtual via Zoom

Due to security measures, please have your VPN activated and use your IdentiKey email for registration or be sure you are logged into CU Boulder Zoom prior to registering for this meeting: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) offers this 30-minute informal opportunity for anyone across campus to speak with Research Development Specialist Donna Axel. Bring your questions about searching for funding!

RIO's Search for Funding webpage

• Who: All CU Boulder Faculty, Research Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students
• When: December 11, 2024: 11am-11:30am
• Where: Virtual via Zoom

Due to security measures, please have your VPN activated and use your IdentiKey email for registration or be sure you are logged into CU Boulder Zoom prior to registering for this meeting: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) offers this 30-minute informal opportunity for anyone across campus to speak with Research Development Specialist Donna Axel. Bring your questions about searching for funding!

RIO's Search for Funding webpage

• Who: All CU Boulder Faculty, Research Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students
• When: January 22, 2025: 3pm-3:30pm
• Where: Virtual via Zoom

Due to security measures, please have your VPN activated and use your IdentiKey email for registration or be sure you are logged into CU Boulder Zoom prior to registering for this meeting: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

Are you planning to submit a proposal for a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships? Join RIO Proposal Writer Donna Axel at this brief kick-off introduction to RIO’s NEH Fellowship Peer Editing Workshop Series. From January through early April, participants will draft proposals and participate in one peer editing workshop (2-5 faculty max per group) to hone the narrative portion of their NEH Fellowship applications before the NEH April 9, 2025 deadline.

• Who: T/TT Arts and Humanities Faculty and Social Sciences Faculty pursuing humanistic research who are interested in applying for a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships (deadline: April 9, 2025).
• When: Thursday, January 23, 2025: 10-10:30 a.m. MT

Because this is a series, in addition to this Intro event on January 23, we ask faculty to commit to the following:

• Attend the January 29 NEH Fellowship Categories & Requirements 1-hour webinar
• Meet 1-1 with Donna before February 18 (unless you have already met with her)
• Prepare a draft narrative for review by committed colleagues by early to mid-March
• Peer review 1-4 proposals
• Attend one peer review workshop in early- to mid-March (TBD by faculty)

Register and attend the following 30-min. VIRTUAL ZOOM session:

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

For faculty interested in applying for an NEH Fellowship, this webinar will provide an opportunity to consider the detailed categories, requirements, and evaluation criteria. RIO Proposal Writer Donna Axel will demystify the solicitation, bring attention to key details for developing a strong proposal, and share sample winning narratives. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions you might have before beginning your draft!

• Who: T/TT Arts and Humanities Faculty and Social Sciences Faculty pursuing humanistic research who are interested in applying for a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (deadline: April 9, 2025).
• When: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 10-11 a.m. MT OR 4-5 p.m. MT

Register and attend only ONE of these hour-long VIRTUAL ZOOM sessions:

Register for 10am Session or Register for 4pm Session

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

Facilitated by Donna Axel, faculty participate in one small peer editing working group of 3-5. This workshop will provide space to discuss any feedback/suggestions from colleagues, and each session will last approximately 1.5-2 hours. One week in advance of this workshop, faculty will exchange drafts and provide comments using the NEH categories and requirements/review criteria. Then, during this peer review session, faculty will discuss their comments and use the time to ask questions regarding drafts. Day/time TBD by faculty group.

• Who: T/TT Arts and Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Faculty who are interested in applying for a Fellowship this Fall.
• When: Faculty determine one convenient day/time per group
• Where: These workshops will be hosted via Zoom
• Availability: Registration capped at 20 T/TT Faculty who have attended the Kickoff AND/OR the Categories and Requirements workshops. Small groups for peer editing will be 2-5 faculty.

If you are ready to commit to the Peer Review process, please let us know your availability here.

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) offers this 30-minute informal opportunity for anyone across campus to speak with Research Development Specialist Donna Axel. Bring your questions about searching for funding!

RIO's Search for Funding webpage

• Who: All CU Boulder Faculty, Research Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students
• When: March 11, 2025: 3pm-3:30pm
• Where: Virtual via Zoom

Due to security measures, please have your VPN activated and use your IdentiKey email for registration or be sure you are logged into CU Boulder Zoom prior to registering for this meeting: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) offers this 30-minute informal opportunity for anyone across campus to speak with Research Development Specialist Donna Axel. Bring your questions about searching for funding!

RIO's Search for Funding webpage

• Who: All CU Boulder Faculty, Research Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students
• When: May 7, 2025: 11am-11:30am
• Where: Virtual via Zoom

Due to security measures, please have your VPN activated and use your IdentiKey email for registration or be sure you are logged into CU Boulder Zoom prior to registering for this meeting: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/

Register Here

(Please register using your CU Boulder IdentiKey Login email.)