RIO Travel Grants
The CU Boulder RIO Travel Grant funds faculty trips to meet external sponsors, fostering research collaborations and advancing the university’s research and creative mission.
Funder: University of Colorado Boulder
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,500 per trip for eligible travel expenses; no stated limit on number of trips per applicant.
Summary: Supports CU Boulder faculty travel to meet with external sponsors to foster research collaborations and advance the university’s research and creative mission.
Key Information: Priority given to applicants who have not received support in the past 12 months; proposal submission to sponsor typically expected after travel.
Description
The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) Travel Grant program at the University of Colorado Boulder provides travel funding for faculty to meet with extramural sponsors—including government agencies, foundations, and industry partners. The primary goal is to facilitate relationships that enhance CU Boulder’s research, creative, and scholarly enterprise. Funding supports travel expenses such as airfare, up to two nights of lodging, and ground transportation. The program does not cover travel to general scholarly or scientific meetings unless formal, pre-arranged, one-on-one sponsor meetings are involved. The intent is to directly support activities that contribute to building sponsor relationships and advancing faculty research agendas.
