IRC Faculty Professional Development Grant
A grant for lecturers, instructors, and teaching professor track faculty.
Grant Overview
The IRC Faculty Professional Development Grant provides financial support for instructional, research and clinical faculty at CU Denver to engage in activities that enhance their professional skills and contributions to the university.
Note: This fund is for faculty on the Downtown Denver Campus only. Applications open February 13th 2026!
Round 2 Grant Deadline: March 9th, 2026 at 11:59pm
Anticipated Funding Distribution: March 30th, 2026
✅ Eligible Activities
Conferences/Travel/Trainings. Instructional improvement activities. Institutional improvement activities. Student improvement activities. Unit-wide IRC faculty development initiatives.
To see a full list of unallowable funding examples, click here!
🎯 Who Can Apply
IRC Faculty, Lecturers. Administrators: Must support IRC faculty and provide matching funds
💰 Funding Details
- Maximum Award: $1,000 per academic year
- Application Rounds:
- Round 1 Deadline: October 24th, 2025 at 11:59pm
- Round 2 Deadline: To be determined
- Total Annual Fund: $20,000
- Applicants will be notified within 2 weeks of the deadline. Funds must be spent by June 30th of the fiscal year.
- To view the official grant parameters, please click here.
- To view the grant rubric, please click here.
📄 Application Requirements
- Completed application form
- Description of activity and benefit
- Budget and funding sources
- Matching Funds Confirmation (for administrators)