Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
FCS Interdisciplinary Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Up to $10,000
Focus: Research that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, or theories from two or more disciplines or areas of specialized knowledge to address complex societal challenges.
Edward N. and Della L. Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Research
Funder Deadline: 10/13/2026
Amount: Up to $275,000
Note: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award and Early Career Investigator Award
RWJF Health Policy Fellows
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026
Amount: $175,000
Focus: Offers mid-career professionals the opportunity to participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health, health care, and health policy.
Note: Register for information session here.
Council of Conferences Outreach Grants
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $3,000
Focus: Improve understanding of Asia among K-12 educators, community college instructors, minority-serving institutions, or the general public.
Allergic Respiratory Disease Research Award
Funder Deadline: 12/01/2026
Amount: Up to $150,000
Long-Term Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 11/20/2026
Amount: $5,000/month stipend towards living expenses
Focus: Fellows spend four to nine months immersed in the Newberry collection and scholarly community (located in Chicago). They devote their time to one large-scale project such as researching and preparing a book manuscript.
Chrétien International Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 04/01 (Annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $20,000
Focus: International observational astronomy.
Open Call for Proposals: Communities Leading on AI
Funder Deadline: 10/21/2026
Amount: $10,000,000
Focus: Communities' collective power to shape how AI is built, governed, and used.
Research Endowment Grant
Funder Deadline: 11/13/2026
Amount: $10,000
Focus: Basic and applied research in exercise science.
Note: Open to early career researchers within seven years of attaining their first terminal degree.
AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty and Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) Grants for Junior Faculty
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026 (LOI)
Amount: Up to $160,000
Focus: Early career faculty studying the biology of aging.