Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
NIAS Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 03/15/2027 (LOI)
Amount: Stipend, travel expenses, office
Focus: Humanities and social-sciences.
Note: Applicants should have at least 3 years of academic experience since obtaining their Ph.D.
2027 Merkin Prize
Funder Deadline: 12/04/2026
Amount: $400,000
Focus: Pathbreaking technologies that are demonstrably improving human health and the key individuals who contributed to their development.
Fellowship Program
Funder Deadline: 12/01/2026
Amount: Laboratory space and supplies + housing (located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts), valued ~$50,000
Focus: Neurophysiology, biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems.
Robert F. Schumann Foundation Grant
Funder Deadline: 02/28 (Annual deadline)
Amount: ~$40,000
Focus: Improving the quality of life of both humans and animals by supporting environmental, educational, arts and cultural organizations and agencies.
Targeted Research and Innovation
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026 (LOI); 12/15/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $500,000
Focus: Advancing focused exploration of key questions for OAE (ocean akalinity enhancement) safety, efficacy and potential scaling.
Global OAE Field Research Network
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026 (LOI); 12/15/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $500,000
Focus: To support the exploration, development, operation and coordination of OAE (ocean alkalinity enhancement) field research sites.
Open Call: Innovative Project Funding
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Varies
Focus: Reducing inequalities and combating poverty.
Note: Projects must be located in a low-or-middle-income country (according to ODEC DAC) except Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
Funder Deadline: 12/05/2026
Amount: Up to $16,500
Council of Conferences Outreach Grants
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $3,000
Focus: Improve understanding of Asia among K-12 educators, community college instructors, minority-serving institutions, or the general public.
Conservation Guest Scholars
Funder Deadline: 10/01/2026
Amount: $21,500
Focus: Cultural heritage conservation.
Note: All appointed fellows are required to be in residence in Los Angeles throughout the duration of their appointment.