Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Scholar Awards
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026 (Applications); 11/24/2026 (Letters of reference)
Amount: $225,000
Focus: Early career neuroscientists.
Kapor Foundation Research Fellowship
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $35,000
Focus: Research, analysis, or evaluation that informs policy related to the Kapor Foundation’s three priority areas (CS/AI education, Innovation, Governance), with an emphasis on responsible AI and tech ethics.
Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellowship Program
Funder Deadline: 11/20 (Annual deadline)
Amount: $100,000
Focus: The causes, prevention, and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD or depression.
Note: Department Chairs may nominate only one investigator per fellowship area (ADHD and depression). Please coordinate with Foundation Relations as soon as possible if you intend to apply.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grants
Funder Deadline: 11/15/2026
Amount: Up to $140,000
Focus: Research that advances the understanding of suicide, suicide risk, or suicide prevention.
Visiting Fellows
Funder Deadline: 11/01 (Annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $1,250 stiped per week
Focus: Quantum physics, atomic/molecular physics, astrophysics, and optical/laser science.
Fellowship for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers
Funder Deadline: 10/05 (Annual deadline)
Amount: $2,400
Grant Opportunities
Funder Deadline: 11/15/2026
Amount: Up to $450,000
Focus: Opportunities include, Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grants, Distinguished Investigator Grants, Standard Research Grants, Early Career Researcher Innovation Grants, and Pilot Innovation Grants.
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.
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.
Love Ethic Faculty Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/26/2026
Amount: $80,000 in salary + stipend for housing and research
Focus: Projects that investigate how love intersects with ethics, whether through foundational moral theory, applied and real-world contexts, or broader cultural, social, and political questions.
Note: Requires residence at the University of Notre Dame for the academic year.