Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
The Earthshot Prize
Funder Deadline: Varies, depending on the specific official nominator
Amount: £1 million (~$1,346,680)
King Faisal Prize in Medicine - Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Medicine
Nomination Deadline: 03/31/2026
Amount: $200,000 (SR 750,000)
King Faisal Prize in Science - Chemistry
Nomination Deadline: 03/31/2026
Amount: $200,000 (SR 750,000)
Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: High-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects
Grant Programs
Funder Deadline: 02/28 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $25,000
Focus: Enhancing Communication in Engineering grants and Women in Engineering grants
Cottrell SEED Award
Funder Deadline: 03/31/2026
Amount: Up to $60,000
Focus:
- New Research Directions: Chemistry only
- Exceptional Opportunities: Chemistry (given preference), Physics, and Astronomy
Technology Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI
Amount: Unspecified (Recent Grants)
Focus: AI in Science and Automation in Science
Note: Sloan especially welcomes project ideas to help clarify where AI-as-tool ends, where AI-as-collaborator might responsibly begin, and what technical, institutional, or design work is needed to bridge that gap for the scientific enterprise (Newsletter Jan., 2026).
Matter-to-Life Grants Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI (Grant-seekers are invited to submit a Letter of Inquiry after January 12th, 2026.)
Amount: Unspecific (Recent Grants)
Focus: To sharpen our scientific understanding of life
Conference Awards
Funder Deadline: Rolling (at least 90 days prior to the proposed conference start date)
Amount: Unspecified
Research Grants
Funder Deadlines: 11/01 (LOI) and 02/05 (Proposal); 02/01 (LOI) and 05/05 (Proposal); 05/01 (LOI) and 08/05 (Proposal)
Amount: Unspecified. Past grants can be found here
Focus: Interventions, policies and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers
Note: Navigating RRF's Application Process webinar