Published: July 1, 2024

The Campus Controller鈥檚 Office and the Office of Contracts and Grants have teamed up to offer a cohort program for novice to intermediate department research administrators (DRAs).

This cohort program seeks to accomplish the following objectives:

  • Provide opportunities to engage with experts across campus on topics related to sponsored project administration 听
  • Grow and nurture the CU Boulder research administration community by providing space for staff to meet, interact听and problem-solve with each other鈥� 听听
  • Equip participants with new tools and resources that others use to manage sponsored project tasks and day-to-day work 听听

Intended audience: Staff members within campus units who perform administrative and/or financial tasks related to sponsored projects听and have less than three听years of experience working with sponsored projects at CU Boulder. We also encourage staff members who may not have peers or mentors in their dept/unit.听

Time commitment:听The program is an 18-week commitment over the academic semester (mid-August through early December). Participants must attend a virtual session every other week (held on Thursdays from 10-11 a.m.) and participate in small group discussions between sessions. We highly recommend that interested participants confirm their availability to participate with their supervisors.

Prerequisites: While there are no prerequisites to apply, we ask that all selected participants complete the following online courses before we begin virtual sessions: 听

How Do I Apply?

To apply for participation, complete the application for the by Friday, July 19.

We are accepting applications for the Fall 2024 DRA Cohort Program from now until July 19. Applications will be reviewed in the last week of July and 15-20 applicants will be selected to join the program. 听

Questions?听Review the cohort program page or email听ocgtraining@colorado.edu.