Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
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.
Human Services Program
Funder Deadline: 07/15/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: The needs of women in crisis.
Targeted Grants to Institutes
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: Up to $750,000
Focus: Mathematics and theoretical basic physical sciences.
Fellowship Program
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026 (Humanities, social sciences, etc.); 10/01/2026 (Science, engineering, and mathematics)
Amount: $78,000 + $5,000 for project expenses.
Focus: pressing social, scientific, and policy issues.
Ideas Challenge Competition
Funder Deadline: 07/24/2026
Amount: Up to $60,000
Focus: Ideas with potential to lead to breakthrough education solutions.
Fast Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000
Focus: AI and health.
Resistance Networks
Funder Deadline: 07/22/2026 (Pre-application); 09/04/2026 (Full application)
Amount: Varies
Focus: Antibiotic resistance / plasmid-mediated resistance networks
New Investigator Grant
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $200,000
Focus: Research related to Scleroderma.
Note: Applicants must have a doctoral degree in Medicine, Osteopathy, Veterinary Medicine, or one of the sciences + view additional awards.
Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland
Funder Deadline: 09/18/2026
Amount: $19,000
Focus: How personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and health (mental and physical).
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.