Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
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
Cure LGS 365 Research Grants Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI
Amount: Up to $75,000
Focus: Sleep, expressive communication, and EEG network evolution to LGSure LGS 365 Research Grants Program
Project Cure CRC initiative Awards
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI
Amount: Up to $200,000
Research Grant
Funder Deadlines: 04/30 (annual deadline)
Amount: Not specified (Past Grants)
Focus: Innovative cancer research
Research Grants
Funder Deadlines: 01/10 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Human origins and evolution
Note: PhD candidates and post-PhD researchers are both eligible
Research Grants
Funder Deadline: Rolling (07/08/2026)
Amount: Up to $250,000
Focus: Neurocognitive healthcare and treatments for brain-related ailments
Future of Life Award Nomination
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $50,000
Focus: For those who, without receiving much recognition at the time, have helped make today dramatically better than it may otherwise have been
King Faisal Prize in Medicines - Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Medicine
Nomination Deadline: 03/31/2026
Amount: $200,000 (SR 750,000)
Basic Biological Research Grants
Funder Deadlines: 01/15 (annual LOI deadline)
Amount: Up to $300,000
Focus: Basic research in neurobiology
Grants-in-Aid
Funder Deadlines: 01/15 (annual LOI deadline)
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Basic research in neurobiology