Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Targeted Grants to Institutes
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: Up to $750,000
Focus: Mathematics and theoretical basic physical sciences.
Career Awards at the Science Interface
Funder Deadline: 08/14/2026 (LOI); 1/11/2027 (Full application)
Amount: $560,000
Focus: Early career development of researchers who are transitioning from training environments in the physical, mathematical, computational sciences and/or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences, and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research.
Convening Grants
Funder Deadline: 09/28/2026 (LOI); 11/30/2026 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $25,000
Focus: Visual arts of the United States and Indigenous arts of North America.
Visiting Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/02/2026
Amount: Accommodation, meals, and office space provided.
Focus: Law, public policy, journalism, and the arts.
Autism Research Initiative - New Ideas Award
Funder Deadline: Rolling (LOI)
Amount: Up to $600,000
Focus: Autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
Biotechnology Regulatory Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 08/31/2026
Amount: $70,000
Grant Opportunities
Funder Deadline: 08/31/2026 (Pre-application)
Amount: Up to $100,000
Focus: Bold, innovative ideas that advance the understanding and mitigation of risks of catastrophic sea-level rise driven by ice-sheet instability.
Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science, in partnership with Nature
Funder Deadline: 09/18/2026
Amount: Up to $1,000,000
Focus: Anxiety, depression, and psychosis.
MicroMAX Collaborative Research Grants 2027
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: Up to DKK 7 million ($1,090,597)
Focus: Train early career researchers within advanced synchrotron crystallography methods that benefit the life science ecosystem.
Note: Main applicant must be affiliated with Danish institutions.
Grant Opportunities
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Maritime and Ocean Affairs, Nikkei Communities, and Japanese Studies.