Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
The Holberg Prize
Funder Nomination Deadline: 06/15 (Annual Deadline)
Amount: NOK 6,000,000 ($647,319)
Focus: Humanities, social sciences, law, or theology.
Young Bioenergeticist Award
Funder Nomination Deadline: 11/01/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Post-docs and early career faculty in the bioenergetics field.
Note: Nomination letter must come from a member of the Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, and Metabolism Subgroup. See + view additional awards.
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.
Production & Post-Harvest Research Funding
Funder Deadline: 08/01 (Annual Deadline)
Amount: Unspecified (recent grants)
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.
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology
Funder Deadline: 06/15/2026
Amount: $25,000
HFG Distinguished Scholar Award
Funder Deadline: 08/01/2026 (LOI); 09/15/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $75,000
Focus: Natural and social sciences and aligned disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression.
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.
Open Call for Science Events and Gatherings
Funder Deadline: 07/10/2026
Amount: Up to $80,000
Investigating the Benefit of Early Treatment with Ritlecitinib in Alopecia Areata: A Real-World Evidence Approach Competitive Grant
Funder Deadline: 07/14/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000