Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Love Ethic Faculty Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/26/2026
Amount: $80,000 in salary + stipend for housing and research
Focus: Projects that investigate how love intersects with ethics, whether through foundational moral theory, applied and real-world contexts, or broader cultural, social, and political questions.
Note: Requires residence at the University of Notre Dame for the academic year.
Senior Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $50,000 yearly stipend + office space (housing available)
Focus: Scholars in any discipline whose work examines art or artifacts or has implications for the analysis, interpretation, and criticism of visual art or visual culture.
Note: Requires fellows to live in Washington D.C. during the fellowship.
Damon Runyon Fellowship Award
Funder Deadline: 08/14/2026
Amount: ~$300,000
Focus: Support exceptional early-career scientists conducting innovative cancer research to advance prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Note: Applicants must have completed a PhD or equivalent.
Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Award
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $4,700 per month + travel expenses
Focus: Research at the intersection of policy and technology that can improve the transatlantic understanding of issues at the heart of the US-EU relationship.
Multiplex Platforms to Assess Indicators of Micronutrient Status, Inflammation, and Infectious Disease
Funder Deadline: 09/08/2026
Amount: Up to $800,000
Focus: Diagnosis and Screening of micronutrient deficiency, especially in vulnerable groups in low and middle-income countries.
Grant Proposal Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Varies; Typical range ~$50,000-$250,000
Focus: Racial, economic, and/or environmental justice.
Note: Multiple grant types include: Venture, Advancement, and Enterprise.
Strengthening Evidence: Support for RCTs to Evaluate Social Programs and Policies
Funder Deadline: 09/11/2026 (LOI); 01/15/2027 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Varies; Typical range $200,00-$400,000
Focus: Supports rigorous research that generates actionable evidence to inform policy decisions and improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities in America.
Building Evidence: Support for QEDS to Evaluate Social Programs and Policies
Funder Deadline: 09/11/2026 (LOI); 01/15/2027 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Varies; Typical range $200,00-$400,000
Focus: Supports evidence-based research that evaluates the effectiveness of social programs and public policies in the following areas: Higher Education, Career Pathways, Health Care, Medicaid, Online Gambling, Infrastructure, and Public Finance.
Viral Institute for the Carbon Cycle (VICC): Request for Expressions of Interest
Funder Deadline: 08/28/2026 (LOI)
Amount: ~$10 million
Focus: Support for multidisciplinary and international teams to (a) improve understanding and reduce uncertainty of both natural and anthropogenic components of the global carbon cycle to inform (detect/attribute) mitigation in carbon emissions, and (b) improve understanding and reduce uncertainty of future changes in the global carbon cycle, including carbon-climate feedback, to inform climate policies.
Parkinson's Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program
Funder Deadline: 09/18/2026 (LOI); 10/30/2026 (Full Application); 11/27/2026 (LOI); 01/08/2027 (Full Application)
Amount: Up to $5,000,000
Note: In most cases, applicants should be from industry or an academic team working in collaboration with a dedicated industry partner. Academic teams without a committed industry partner may propose certain clinical-stage symptomatic therapy studies if these involve use of existing therapies with the intent of informing potential for PD and possible clinical care adoption.