Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Cottrell Scholars
Funder Deadline: 07/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: $120,000
Focus: Early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy
Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award
Funder Deadline: 06/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: ~$25,000
Focus: To faculty members who inspire students to build organizations that benefit the community at large
Research Scholar Grants
Funder Deadline: 12/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $860,000
Research Scholar Grants
Funder Deadline: 06/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $860,000
Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 08/25/2026
Amount: DKK 2–4 million (~$275,000–$550,000)
Focus: medicinal, biological, chemical, or pharmacological mechanisms of dermatological diseases and their symptoms
Online Funding Inquiry
Funder Deadline: 07/15/2026 (LOI); Early Dec.2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Unspecified (Past Grants)
Focus: Life Sciences, Public Engagement, Religion, Science, & Society, Individual Freedom & Free Markets, Character Virtue Development, Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Robert & Elizabeth Dole Archives & Special Collections -- Research Fellowships and Travel Grants
Funder Deadline: 07/01/2026
Amount: Up to $5,000
Call for Reviewers Interest Form: Protein Innovation-Flavor
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: None
The Benjamin Franklin Medals
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $10,000 and a 14-karat gold medal
Focus: Chemistry, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Computer and Cognitive Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Electrical Engineering, Life Science, Physics (Interdisciplinary awards will also be considered.)
Residency Seasons at Mt. San Angelo Annual Application
Funder Deadline: 09/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: Unspecified (See fully-funded fellowships)