Faculty researchers at the University of Colorado are being reminded to apply for the 2026 Boettcher Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program. This year, a new requirement has been introduced: all prospective applicants must submit an Intent to Apply form by Friday, January 9.
The Boettcher Foundation established the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards to support early career investigators with independent research opportunities. The program will award up to five grants of $250,000 each, covering up to three years of research activity. Recipients will be designated as Boettcher Investigators.
Since its inception in July 2010, the Boettcher Foundation has provided more than $17.6 million in funding to 75 current Boettcher Investigators at CU.
Eligible faculty from all four University of Colorado campuses—Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Anschutz Medical Campus—are encouraged to apply. For the 2026 awards, eligibility is limited to investigators who are within four years of their initial career-track academic appointment as of January 1, 2026; have not previously received a major independent research award; completed their terminal degree or medical residency within ten years prior to January 1, 2026; and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents at the time of application. Further eligibility information is available on the program website.
Applicants are instructed not to contact the Boettcher Foundation directly regarding this process.
