Frequently Asked Questions
If you have further questions, please contactÌýÌýÌýabnexus_seedgrants@colorado.edu.
Eligibility
Yes, you may serve as PI on multiple proposals, but AB Nexus will make only one award to a PI in a single cycle (PIs cannot have 2 simultaneous active awards). ÌýNote that you may participate as a member of a team on multiple proposals.Ìý
Eligible applicants must hold a position of half-time or greater.
For the Exploratory/Broad track, applicants from CU Anschutz must be Tenure-Track Assistant Professors (job code 1103) within the first three yearsÌýof their appointment and meet their school and/or department eligibility for being a principal investigator on R01 or equivalent grants. Research Associates (job code 1306) within the first three yearsÌýof their appointment are eligible if they hold a doctoral degree or its equivalent as determined by the dean or their designee.
For the Exploratory/Broad track, applicants from CU Boulder must be Tenure-Track Assistant Professors (job code 1103)Ìýwho hold an appointment of half-time or greater, or Research Associates (job code 1306) within the first three yearsÌýof their appointment.
For the Special/Quantum Human Health track, applicants from CU Anschutz and CU Boulder must be tenured or tenure-track faculty.Ìý
New collaborations are geared towards teams that are still building out their relationship and ideas, for example - pitching a brand new idea, collecting preliminary data, and preparing to apply for grants. If pursuing the Exploratory/Broad track, CU Anschutz and CU Boulder PIs should not have had a history of collaboration.
Yes, you may serve as PI on multiple proposals, but AB Nexus will make only one award to a PI in a single cycle (PIs cannot have 2 simultaneous active awards). Note that you may participate as a member of a team on multiple proposals.Ìý
Administrative/Budget
No, since this is an internal grant opportunity, budgets do not need to be routed to OGC/OCG.
No, since this is an internal grant opportunity, there are no indirect costs or subcontracts required.
Some salary support can be requested based on role/campus. PIs and co-PIs from CU Anschutz may request the equivalent of 0.04 FTE. PIs and co-PIs from CU Boulder may request up to two weeks of summer salary. Non-investigators (i.e., postdocs, students) from both campuses may request an amount fitting to the work proposed.