Boettcher early career investigator application deadline nears
CU faculty researchers are reminded to apply for 2026 Boettcher Investigator status.
New this year is an Intent to Apply form, which is due this Friday (see details below).
Applications for the 2026 Boettcher Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program will be due to the campus grants offices according to the following campus-specific instructions:
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
The Boettcher Foundation established the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program, which will provide up to five grants of $250,000 each covering up to three years of research activity, to provide independent research opportunities to promising and talented early career investigators. Awardees will carry the title of Boettcher Investigator in acknowledgement of the prestigious award.
Since the first awards granted in July 2010, the Boettcher Foundation has awarded CU’s 75 current Boettcher Investigators more than $17.6 million.
Eligible faculty researchers from all four CU campuses are encouraged to apply. For purposes of the 2026 award year, an eligible early career investigator (ECI):
- Is an investigator who is four years or fewer from their initial career-track academic appointment as of Jan. 1, 2026 (i.e., whose initial career-track appointments began no earlier than Jan. 1, 2022);
- Has not previously received a major independent research award;
- Is an investigator who received a terminal degree or completed their initial medical residency within 10 years of Jan. 1, 2026 (i.e., on or after Jan. 1, 2016); and
- Is an investigator who is either a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, as of date of application in 2026.
For more details, go to: http://www.cu.edu/bfww/eligibility
INTENT TO APPLY (New for 2026)
To ensure that the award selection panel has the expertise needed to review submitted applications, we are requesting that each potential 2026 Boettcher Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards applicant complete an Intent to Apply form. Submissions are requested by Friday, Jan. 9.
Do not contact the Boettcher Foundation directly.