There will be two virtual optional application prep sessions. Drop in on one of the following dates:
For more information or questions about this award contact:
Laurie Baefsky
laurie.baefsky@ucdenver.edu
Associate Dean of Research & Strategic Partnerships
College of Arts & Media | University of Colorado Denver
$5,000 has been made available for College of Arts & Media (CAM) students to undertake team projects to conduct original student-led research, and creative and scholarly work spanning more than one academic department.
The Dean’s Student Innovation Award for Collaborative Research, and Creative and Scholarly Work is to:
Amount | Number of Awards |
$2,000 | One |
$1,000 | One |
$750 | Two |
$500 | One |
Additionally, there will be a Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP) Recognition Prize of $500 to one or more of our CAM team
award winners.
Award funds may not be used for the following:
Please note, the award is a taxable amount.
This award is open to all full-time CU Denver College of Arts & Media students working collaboratively across more than one discipline. Student teams must include a minimum of three students from at least two different departments. Teams may include students inside and outside CAM, with preference given to all-CAM teams. All students team members must be enrolled at CU Denver.
Include the following:
Each application is scored in four categories (address these four areas in your one-page project description):
NOTE: All participants must play an active and significant role in the completion of the project. Projects containing participants and disciplines that do no demonstrate a meaningful contribution will be scored lower.
An evaluation panel will include: CAM students, faculty, and leaders in the creative industries. The Dean of the College of Arts & Media has final decision.
We are proud to announce the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) will be our 2020-21 CAM Dean’s Student Innovation Award institutional partner. URCA will provide a special Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Recognition Prize of $500 to one or more of our CAM team award winners. In addition, they will be our hub for online resources and training workshops throughout the year. Their EURēCA! Seminar Series is open to all Innovation Award teams:
9/18/2020 - 11:30 - 1:00 - Writing UROPs: Where to Begin
10/2/2020 - 11:30 - 1:00 - Less Stress and More Success: Getting Organized
11/6/2020 - 11:30 - 1:00 - Cultivating Your Talent: Clifton Strengths
12/4/2020 - 11:30 - 1:00 - Research Sandbox: Ideas in Progress
2/5/2021 - 11:30 - 1:00 - UROPs & Summer Fellowships: Where to Begin
3/5/2021 - 11:30 - 1:00 - Writing an Abstract: Breaking it Down
4/9/2021 - 11:30 - 1:00 - Sharing Your Research: Poster & Presentation Skills
Visit the URCA website for more information.
Comcast Media and Technology Center (CMTC), is a catalyst to inspire transdisciplinary innovation, creativity and research, located on the ground floor of the Tivoli Student Union. Contact: Brandon Vargas, CMTC Technology and Media Specialist, Brandon.Vargas@ucdenver.edu.