Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Astronomical Innovation (Astronova) Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/02/2026
Amount: Funding for salary, benefits, and a discretionary fund over a four-year term with an optional one-year extension.
Focus: Postdoctoral students.
Call for Research Proposals
Funder Deadline: 10/31/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Global trade issues and support policy development.
Parkinson's Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program
Funder Deadline: 09/18/2026 (LOI); 10/30/2026 (Full Application); 11/27/2026 (LOI); 01/08/2027 (Full Application)
Amount: Up to $5,000,000
Note: In most cases, applicants should be from industry or an academic team working in collaboration with a dedicated industry partner. Academic teams without a committed industry partner may propose certain clinical-stage symptomatic therapy studies if these involve use of existing therapies with the intent of informing potential for PD and possible clinical care adoption.
Pioneering Research - Exploring the Unknown Unknown
Funder Deadline: 08/27/2026
Amount: Up to 1.3 Million Euro ($1,485,075)
Focus: Groundbreaking and risky research ideas with high scientific relevance.
Note: Lead applicants must be affiliated with a German university or research institution or attach a statement with their application in which the management of the university or research group confirms that it will employ them and take over the administration of the third-party funds if they are approved.
NSA Award for Chemistry in Service to Society
Funder Nomination Deadline: 10/05/2026
Amount: $20,000
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/28/2026
Amount: Up to $52,000
Focus: Early-stage doctoral students pursuing innovative approaches to dissertation research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
International Networks of Excellence Program
Funder Deadline: 09/02/2026 (LOI); 02/12/2027 (Full application)
Amount: $9,500,000
Focus: Cardiovascular and neurovascular disease.
51 Pegasi b Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/01/2026
Amount: Up to $492,000
Focus: Provides postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.
Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Varies
Canada Gairdner International Award
Funder Nomination Deadline: 10/01/2026
Amount: $250,000
Focus: Biomedical scientists who have made original contributions resulting in an increased understanding of human biology and disease.