Graduate Research Fellowships with CIRES
To promote scholarship, research excellence, and scientific collaboration in students' careers, CIRES provides two types of graduate education fellowships. For more information, contact Kristen Averyt, Acting Associate Director for Science (kristen.averyt@colorado.edu).
CIRES Graduate Student Research Fellowships.
A program to attract talented graduate students at the outset of their careers and to enable current Ph.D. students to complete and publish their research.
AWARD: Tuition coverage, partial health insurance, half-time stipends during the academic year, and sometimes 100% salary during the summer.
TERM: Students may be awarded a 50% research fellowship for one or two semesters, or for a full 12 months.
ELIGIBILITY: Any current or prospective Ph.D. student advised by a CIRES Fellow
No limits are put on departments or research topics.
ESRL-CIRES Fellowship.
A competitive, educational award for entering students, designed to foster academic excellence and interactive research.
AWARD: Full tuition, partial health insurance, half-time (50%) stipend during academic year and 100% stipend during the summer, and approved travel to one professional meeting.
TERM: Master's students will be supported for up to two years and Ph.D. students for up to four years.
ELIGIBILITY: Prospective MS and PhD students in select CU-Boulder department and programs


