The TIAA Chancellor's Urban Engaged Scholars program recognizes and elevates the outstanding contributions of CU Denver faculy to the Denver-metro region through their research and creative activities. Every year, one scholar from each school and college is selected for this honor. 

The application for the 2020-2021 TIAA Chancellor's Urban Engaged Scholars Cohort will open in August 2020. 

Selection Criteria

The TIAA Chancellor's Urban Engaged Scholars awardees is based on the following criteria: 

• Scholarship addresses current urban issues in the Denver-metro region. Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate an emphasis on current issues or needs in our community. 
• Scholarship involves community partners in the Denver-metro region. Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate the strength of community partnerships in research or creative activity.
• Scholarship is valuable to the academic community. Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate academically relevant work that advances scholarship in one or more academic disciplines. 
• Scholarship included graduate or undergraduate students. Preference will be given to applications that engaged CU Denver graduate or undergraduate students in scholarship or creative activity.
• Scholarship impacted (or will impact) the Denver-metro region. Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate significant potential community impact on our community.