Internal Grants Overview
Introducing the Matrix
The "Matrix" is an excel document that attempts to capture all of the internal funding opportunities available to CC faculty. Please note that the Matrix does not include information on funding available to faculty in a particular department.
Please also note that the Matrix includes information on a handful of student opportunities because of the key role faculty play in students' applications. For comprehensive information on resources for students, visit the College's Funding Opportunities for Students page.
To make updates, additions or corrections to the Matrix, please contact Tess Powers, the Director of Faculty Research Support.
Other important reminders:
- Information in the Matrix can serve only as a useful guide.
- The funding committees reserve the right to make changes to various aspects of their program in order address changing priorities.
- Faculty should review the updated guidelines with each call.
- Faculty should submit their proposal ONLY during the advertised submission window.
Internal Grants by Category
Because the College's internal funding sources are generous, all faculty should be familiar with both the variety of funding options available across campus and their typical deadlines. Please see the Internal Faculty Funding Matrix for an overview of funding opportunities, eligibility information, contact information and, whenever possible, access to application guidelines.
Any special funding requests for the Dean's consideration (submitted outside of the following programs) should use the Qualtrics submission format.
Activities supported by the College include:
- Conference Travel
- Curriculum Development
- Research and Scholarship
- Faculty Visiting Speakers
- Visitors/Experts/Speakers/Collaborators
Below we organize opportunities based on:
- Deadline
- Audience
- Broad Category & Costs Supported
BY DEADLINE
Opportunities with Frequent/Rolling Deadlines:
- Conference Travel
- Sheffer Fund (for Roman Catholic Studies)
- SEGway Program (for strategic activities related to future grant applications)
- Venture Grants (for student research expenses)
- Innovation at CC (for creativity, resilience, mindfulness, changemaker)
- Collaborative for Community Engagement- (for community engaged learning and research)
- State of the Rockies Rapid Response Research Grants
Opportunities with Fall Deadlines - Curriculum Development and Research
- Divisional Funding (for research expenses)
- Research Development Blocks (for release time)
- Sabbatical requests (for those who are eligible)
- Asian Studies Support (for research/curriculum development)
- Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Fund (for curriculum development)
Opportunities with Spring Deadlines - Curriculum Development
- Support for curriculum development by new tenure-track faculty (Norman B. Smith Faculty Fund)
- Support for curriculum development more generally (Dean's Curriculum Development Grants to Diversify the Curriculum)
- Jackson Fellowships (Southwest Studies)
Opportunities with Spring Deadlines - Research
- Support for research by new tenure-track faculty (Mrachek Fellowship)
- Support for early and final stages of research (Benezet Summer Research Grants; ineligible if teaching in the summer)
- Support for research (Dean's Summer Research Grants)
- Jackson Fellowships (Southwest Studies)
- Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Funding (for student fellowships)
- Divisional Funding (for research expenses, depending on division/funding availability)
BY AUDIENCE
New Faculty
- Mrachek Fellowship (research, entails presentation the following Spring)
- Norman B Smith Faculty Fund (curriculum development)
For Students (with varying levels of faculty participation)
- Venture Grants (for student research expenses) - submitted by students in consultation with faculty advisor
- Figge-Bourquin Summer Research Award - submitted by students in consultation with faculty mentor
- Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Grants - submitted by faculty
- Taber Fund (conference travel for science students) - submitted by faculty
- Divisional Funding - submitted by faculty
- EcoFund (Office of Sustainability) - submitted by students
- Conference Presentation Grant - submitted by students
- Housing Support for Summer Research Students - link to be added
BY BROAD CATEGORY - Curriculum Development
Curriculum Development - Restricted Topics or Geographic Areas
- Jackson Fellowships (Southwest Studies)
- Faculty Gaylord Research Grant (Asian Studies)
- Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Fund (internationalizing CC)
- Sheffer Fund (for Roman Catholic Studies)
- Innovation at CC (for creativity, resilience, mindfulness, changemaker)
- Collaborative for Community Engagement- (for community engaged learning)
- UnBlocked Gallery (project support for the Gallery)
Curriculum Development - Faculty Stipend Supported
- Dean's Curriculum Development Grants to Diversify the Curriculum
- Norman B. Smith Faculty Fund (TT in their first or second year)
- Jackson Fellowships (Southwest Studies)
- FAC Mellon Fellow (integrating objects into curricula)
BY
BROAD
CATEGORY
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Research
Research - Summer Grants
- Mrachek Fellowship (faculty in first four years of their appointment)
- Benezet Summer Research Grants (expenses, not faculty stipend)
- Dean's Summer Research Grants (expenses or faculty stipend)
Research - Supplies/Expenses
- Divisional Funding
- Benezet Summer Research Grants (start-up or completion; can't teach that summer)
Research - Student Fellowships
- Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Funding
- Figge-Bourquin Summer Research Award - for pre-health students
- Dille Fund - for students wishing to pursue career in secondary education in STEM
- Lindeman Fund - for students in chemistry or physics
- Divisional Funding
Research - Award of Time
Research - Faculty Stipend
- Dean's Summer Research Grants (could also be for expenses)
- Mrachek Fellowship (TT faculty in first four years)
- Jackson Fellowships (Southwest Studies)
Research - Travel
- Faculty Conference Travel
- Midstates Consortium (student conference travel)
- Divisional Funding (second conference, international conference)
- Jackson Fellowships (Southwest Studies)
- Asian Studies Support (for research/curriculum development)
- Sheffer Fund (for Roman Catholic Studies)
- Innovation at CC
- Divisional Funding
Research - Restricted Topics or Geographic Areas
- Jackson Fellowships (Southwest Studies)
- Asian Studies Support (for research/curriculum development)
- Sheffer Fund (for Roman Catholic Studies)
- Collaborative for Community Engagement - (for community engaged research)
- Innovation at CC
- State of the Rockies
- SEGway Program (restricted in that you commit to preparing external grant)