Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Jacquelin Goldman Congressional Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 01/04/2027
Amount: $93,750 + reimbursement for health insurance coverage + a $3,500 stipend for professional development during the fellowship year.
Focus: Policy, psychology, and federal legislative work.
EMD Research Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 08/31/2026
Amount: Varies
Focus: In-vitro models and assays to identify novel therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases, AI in cell culture media and process development, economical remediation of contaminated high volume materials, condensate-based high-sensitivity cell-free screening assays for the modulation of protein-protein interactions, and advancing molecule synthesis and discovery.
2027 Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training
Funder Deadline: 09/09/2026
Amount: $165,000
Note: Applicants must be American Heart Association Professional Members at the time of proposal submission.
Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $100,000
Note: AGA membership is required at the time of application submission.
Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grant
Funder Deadline: 10/21/2026
Amount: Up to $65,000
Focus: Early-career scholars.
Note: Applicants can apply for either the Pipeline Grants Competition or the October 29 deadline for LOIs for presidential and trustee grants, but not both.
Sloan Research Fellowships
Funder Nomination Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $75,000
Focus: Early-career faculty in Chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or related fields.
Ploughshares Grant Program
Funder Deadline: 09/01/2026
Amount: Up to $50,000
Focus: Nuclear challenges
Community Action Research Initiative (CARI) Grant
Funder Deadline: 08/28/2026
Amount: Up to $3,000
Focus: Projects that bring social science knowledge and methods to bear in addressing community-based problems.
Note: ASA membership is required to receive a grant.
Engaged Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 08/01 (Annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $25,000
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) - New Ideas Award
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $600,000