ORS Grants Programs

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is requesting applications for the Arts and Humanities Seed Grants program. This program is designed to support Arts and Humanities faculty seeking to develop high quality, competitive projects for external funding in the form of grants, contracts, and fellowships. Seed grant funds may be used to support research, artistic creations, or other scholarly activity that contribute to measurable or qualitative progress toward a project in preparation for external funding. It is expected that this program, funded and managed by ORS, will result in growth in proposal submissions to external funding sources in support of research and creative activities, ultimately contributing to CU Denver's 2030 Strategic Plan Goal 3 of "Research Grand Challenges" and to "Become internationally known for our research and creative work." For additional information including application, please click here.

Cross disciplinary teams of CU Denver faculty from across the campus are invited to submit proposals for funding to support planning, team formation, and proposal development around “high Impact” research and creative work. The goal of this program is to bring national and international recognition to CU Denver in research and creative work with multi-disciplinary teams that can directly contribute to CU Denver's 2030 Strategic Plan Goal 3 of "Research Grand Challenges" and to "Become internationally known for our research and creative work."

This grant program places emphasis on convergence research inspired by the need to address a specific challenge or opportunity. With the convergence research grants program, multi-/trans-disciplinary teams are asked to identify important problems, ones taking a wider range of skills and expertise to be successful than more traditional research projects. This program will provide funding and resources to build effective relationships with partner groups, institutions, and stakeholder communities. For additional information including application, please click here.

The Office of Research Services (ORS) is requesting applications for the “Open” Seed Grants program. The program is designed to provide support for faculty proposal development efforts that seek external funding for traditional research activities but that require small amounts of funding to launch initial research activities providing the initial data, archival material, and community engagement activities necessary to complete an external grant application. It is expected that this program, funded and managed by ORS, will result in growth in proposal submissions to external funding sources in support of research and creative activities, ultimately contributing to CU Denver's 2030 Strategic Plan Goal 3 of "Research Grand Challenges" and to "Become internationally known for our research and creative work." For additional information including application, please click here