Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Funding for Programs and Events on Global Catastrophic Risk, Effective Altruism, and Other Topics
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Variety of areas of interest to Coefficient Giving — including effective altruism, global catastrophic risks, biosecurity, AI for epistemics, forecasting, and other areas. Funding to support scholarship or fellowship programs, internships, residencies, visitor programs, courses, seminars, conferences, workshops, retreats, etc., including both in-person and online activities.
Suzy Newhouse Center Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 12/04/2026
Amount: Up to $50,000
Focus: Contribution to the Wellesley Community.
The Davis Center Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 12/02/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Property and Poverty.
Middle Powers and Transformative AI: Request for Proposals
Funder Deadline: 10/23/2026
Amount: Up to $2 million
AI and The Workforce
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Up to $20,000
Focus: AI’s influence on employment, productivity, occupational change, economic opportunity, and innovation over time.
2027 Switzer Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 12/14/2026
Amount: $18,000
Focus: Environmental improvement.
The Va'adia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 01/25/2027
Amount: $64,000
Focus: Agricultural sciences and technologies.
Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences
Funder Deadline: 10/29/2026 (LOI); 02/24/2027 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $2 million
Focus: Mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science.
Environment Initiatives
Funder Deadline: 01/15/2027 (LOI)
Amount: Up to $75,000
Focus: Environmental protection.
Pinnacle Research Award in Liver Diseases
Funder Deadline: 12/07/2026
Amount: $300,000