Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Junior Fellows of the Simons Society of Fellows
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026
Amount: Stipend of $102,799 + fringe and research allowance
Focus: Early-career researchers in the following areas of science: pure and applied math; computer and information science; life sciences; and physical and engineering sciences.
Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award
Funder Deadline: 12/01/2026
Amount: Up to $240,000 (about $74 per person in the US)
Focus: Computational scientists with an interest in the intersection between quantitative biology, data science and cancer research.
Note: Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO.
AMS Centennial Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: $75,000
AAN Research Program
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026
Amount: Up to $450,000
W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $10,000 + an engraved medal
Focus: Differential equations and control theory.
Simons Symposia
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: Travel and conference-related costs
Focus: Supports symposia in mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer science.
Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences
Funder Deadline: 10/29/2026 (LOI); 02/24/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $2 million
Focus: Fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science.
Carol June Bradley Award for Historical Research in Music Librarianship
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $650
Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Award
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $4,700 per month + travel expenses
Focus: Research at the intersection of policy and technology that can improve the transatlantic understanding of issues at the heart of the US-EU relationship.
Senior Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $50,000 yearly stipend + office space (housing available)
Focus: Scholars in any discipline whose work examines art or artifacts or has implications for the analysis, interpretation, and criticism of visual art or visual culture.
Note: Requires fellows to live in Washington D.C. during the fellowship.