Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
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.
Implementation Awards
Funder Deadline: 09/09/2026 (LOI); 01/12/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $1.8 Million
Focus: Projects that aim to implement patient-centered CER results obtained from PCORI-funded research in real-world practice settings, and in selected cases, projects that focus on planning for implementation of these findings or on the dissemination of these findings.
Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Architecture and related fields.
Open Competition: Implementation of Findings From PCORI's Research Investments
Funder Deadline: 09/09/2026 (LOI); 01/12/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $1.8 Million
Focus: (1) Screening and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents; (2) Direct hospital admissions program for children; (3) Early palliative care for patients with advanced cancer; and (4) Caries arrest and prevention in children.
The 2027 Stockholm Water Prize
Funder Nomination Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: 1 million SEK ($103,393)
Focus: Outstanding contributions to the sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources.
Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program
Funder Deadline: 10/1/2026 (LOI); 01/11/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Varies
Focus: Projects that build communities equipped to engage in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and disseminate PCORI-funded research results to those who need them.
Society for the Humanities Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 09/01/2026
Amount: $68,000
Focus: Interdisciplinary
Ernest Hemingway Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 11/01/2026
Amount: Up to $5,000
Focus: Scholars and students interested in researching the Ernest Hemingway Collection + view additional awards.
Senior Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Critical and historical studies related to painting, sculpture and allied arts from the twentieth century.
Note: Applicants must be citizens of the United States.
Established Investigator Grant
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $200,000
Focus: Research related to scleroderma that will culminate in more substantial funding from Federal or non-federal granting agencies.
Note: Applicant must have been principal investigator on grants from the National Scleroderma Foundation or other national, private or government agencies in the past + view additional awards.