Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
The Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $150,000
Note: ROAR does not support fundamental science and development of general-use diagnostic platforms. Diagnostic tools must be specific to an imminent or ongoing disease or pest outbreak and must have a high potential for dissemination to industry.
Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System
Funder Deadline: 04/01/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000
Core Programs
Funder Deadline: 07/15/2026 (LOI), 10/26/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $200,000
Focus: Accepting LOIs for the following programs
Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context
Immigration and Immigrant Integration
Research Grants
Funder Deadlines: 07/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Human origins and evolution
Note: PhD candidates and post-PhD researchers are both eligible
Economics Grants Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI
Amount: Unspecified (Recent Grants)
General Research Grant Program (Research Scholarships)
Funder Deadline: 05/28/2026
Amount: Up to 3,720 euros (~$4331) monthly
Focus: Historical humanities
Note: Funding for individual researchers
General Research Grant Program (Project Grants)
Funder Deadline: 05/28/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Historical humanities
Note: Funding for groups of researchers
Funding Program - Democracy
Funder Deadline: 06/03/2026
Amount: Up to 3,720 euros (~$4331) monthly
Focus:
- Democracy as Utopia, Experience and Threat
- Contours of Future Democratic Society
Anniversary Program - Prospect Utopia
Funder Deadline: 06/03/2026
Amount: 50, 000 euros (~$58,066)
Note: Only former grant recipients are eligible.