Promo Kit—Creative Futures Fellowship

This page contains all the information available to help you promote this opportunity to your network and community. If you have questions or suggestions, please reach out to Daniel Leonard, senior marketing and communications specialist for Venture Partners atdaniel.leonard@colorado.edu.

Opportunity Information

Description

The new CU Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship is designed for faculty researchers, inventors and creators in thearts, humanities and social sciences. This fellowship offers grants of $5,000-$25,000, along with support and community, totransform new ideas, creative works and social innovations into positive impact beyond the university.

In a Sentence

CU Boulder's Creative Futures Fellowship supports faculty in the arts, humanities and social sciences with grants up to $25,000 to turn new ideas and creative work into impact.

Key 2026 Dates and Deadlines

  • Fellowship Information Session: Monday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-noon, Chamber Hall (S102), Imig Music Building
  • Pre-Application Workshop: March 24-Apr 21, Virtual
  • Fellowship Application Open: Wednesday, April 1
  • Fellowship Application Deadline: Monday, May 11, 11:59 p.m. MT

Eligibility

Eligible projects must be faculty-led and focused on delivering tangible outcomes that strengthen communities, advance positive social change or create economic opportunity.

Links

Information and Application Page: colorado.edu/venturepartners/opportunities-and-events/creative-futures-fellowship
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Are you a faculty researcher, inventor or creator in the arts, humanities or social sciences? The new CU Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship is designed to help you turn new ideas, creative works and social innovations into meaningful impact beyond the university.

The fellowship offers $5,000–$25,000 in grant funding, plus community and hands-on support, for faculty-led projects that strengthen communities, advance positive social change or create economic opportunity.

📅 Information Session, Monday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-noon, Chamber Hall (S102), Imig Music Building
⏰ More dates Feb.-Sept.
👥 Eligible projects must be faculty-led.

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Are you a faculty researcher, inventor or creator in the arts, humanities or social sciences?

The new CU Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship offers $5K–$25K in funding plus support to turn ideas and creative work into real-world impact.

Info session Feb. 2 | More dates Feb.–Sept.

Direct Outreach Sample Copy

To: Faculty

Subject: Opportunity: CU Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty

Hi [Name],

I wanted to share an exciting opportunity that I think would be a great fit for your work—or someone else in your network.

The new CU Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship is for faculty in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It offers grants of $5,000, $15,000 or $25,000, along with support and a community of peers, to help transform your ideas, creative works and social innovations into meaningful impact beyond the university.

Projects must be faculty-led and focused on delivering tangible outcomes that strengthen communities, advance positive social change, or create economic opportunity.

Key upcoming dates (full details and links available on the fellowship page):

  • Information Session: Monday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.–noon, Chamber Hall (S102), Imig Music Building
  • Pre-Application Workshop: March 24–April 21 (virtual)
  • Application Opens: Wednesday, April 1
  • Application Deadline: Monday, May 11

You can find .

Please consider applying or forwarding this to other faculty who may be interested.

Best,
[Your Name]

To: Promoters, Communicators, Influencers, etc.

Subject: Help Share: CU Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship (Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences)

Hi [Name],

I’m reaching out to ask for your help sharing a new opportunity for faculty at CU Boulder that may be of interest to your audience or network.

The CU Boulder Creative Futures Fellowship is a new program for faculty researchers, inventors and creators in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The fellowship offers $5,000, $15,000 or $25,000 in grant funding, along with support and a community of peers, to help turn new ideas, creative works and social innovations into meaningful impact beyond the university.

Eligible projects must be faculty-led and focused on delivering tangible outcomes that strengthen communities, advance positive social change or create economic opportunity.

Key upcoming dates (full details and links available on the fellowship page):

  • Information Session: Monday, Feb. 2 | 11 a.m.–noon | Chamber Hall (S102), Imig Music Building
  • Pre-Application Workshop: March 24–April 21 (virtual)
  • Application Opens: Wednesday, April 1
  • Application Deadline: Monday, May 11

Full .

To make sharing easy, we’ve also prepared a promo kit with ready-to-use materials, including sample copy, social media posts and digital flyers.

If it fits your messaging, we’d appreciate your help sharing this opportunity through your channels or networks.

Best,
[Your Name]