Accelerating AI in Research & Creative Work

As federal agencies, foundations, and other sponsors increasingly value AI-enabled research, advanced computing, and data-driven methods, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ's Research & Innovation Office (RIO) is developing resources, workshops and programming to help researchers test AI-enabled approaches, generate early evidence, and strengthen the quality, scale and competitiveness of their work.Ìý

Current Opportunities

AI Networking Lunch

  • When: Wednesday, September 23 @ 12–2 p.m.
  • Where: Center for British and Irish Studies (CGBIS) in Norlin Library, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØÌý

Meet other AI-engaged researchers and talk across disciplines to share best practices, concerns, and where this technology is taking our work. Open to faculty, researchers and postdocs from any department who work on AI or use it in their research.Ìý

The event will likely include a short, five-minute talk from 1-2 speakers about what's going on across campus. Lunch is provided.Ìý

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Please contact Chris Heckman:ÌýÌýÌýchristoffer.heckman@colorado.edu.Ìý

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AI Research Accelerator Pods

9 Months. Expert Mentors. Real Momentum.

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ÌýÌýNote: This opportunity has now closed.

The AI Research Accelerator Pods is a nine-month pilot that organizes faculty into small, methodologically-anchored communities of practice. Participants experiment with AI tools on real research questions, exchange peer feedback, and turn early-stage exploration into competitive external proposals.

Successful applicants join a pod of motivated colleagues pushing the bounds of AI methods in their field, supported by a $1,500 research stipend.

Eligibility

This program is open to anyone eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator (PI) at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ, including:

  • Tenure-track faculty
  • Research faculty
  • Postdoctoral researchers with PI eligibility
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AI Discovery & Capacity Building Grants

In July 2026, RIO awarded more than $200K to support nine projects through a pilot initiative designed to accelerate research and strengthen campuswide expertise in the use of artificial intelligence.

View Awarded Grantees & Projects

Research and expertise across CUÌýBoulder.

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Our 12Ìýresearch institutes conduct more than half of
the sponsored research at CUÌýBoulder.

More than 75 research centers span the campus,
covering a broad range of topics.

ÌýÌýResearch ComputingÌý

A carefully integrated cyberinfrastructure supports CUÌýBoulder research.

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