Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Simons Symposia
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: Travel and conference-related costs
Focus: Supports symposia in mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer science.
Junior Fellows of the Simons Society of Fellows
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026
Amount: Stipend of $102,799 + fringe and research allowance
Focus: Early-career researchers in the following areas of science: pure and applied math; computer and information science; life sciences; and physical and engineering sciences.
Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences
Funder Deadline: 10/29/2026 (LOI); 02/24/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $2 million
Focus: Fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science.
AMS Centennial Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: $75,000
AAN Research Program
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026
Amount: Up to $450,000
Franklin Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 10/01/2026; 12/01/2026
Amount: Up to $7,000
Focus: Designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses.
Note: Grants are payable to the individual applicant as taxable income.
The Berlin Prize
Funder Deadline: 09/25/2026
Amount: Stipend + Various Expenses
Focus: Arts, humanities, social sciences, law, journalism, and public policy.
Note: While project proposals need not focus on topics related to Germany, candidates should explain how a residency in Berlin would enhance their work.
W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $10,000 + an engraved medal
Focus: Differential equations and control theory.
Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award
Funder Deadline: 12/01/2026
Amount: Up to $240,000 (about $74 per person in the US)
Focus: Computational scientists with an interest in the intersection between quantitative biology, data science and cancer research.
Note: Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO.
School of Historical Studies Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: Up to $80,000
Focus: Supports scholars conducting independent historical research through a residential fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study.