Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Fellowship Program
Funder Deadline: 11/01/2026
Amount: Up to $200,000
Focus: Technology and security issues.
FCS Interdisciplinary Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Up to $10,000
Focus: Research that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, or theories from two or more disciplines or areas of specialized knowledge to address complex societal challenges.
RWJF Health Policy Fellows
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026
Amount: $175,000
Focus: Offers mid-career professionals the opportunity to participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health, health care, and health policy.
Note: Register for information session here.
Edward N. and Della L. Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Research
Funder Deadline: 10/13/2026
Amount: Up to $275,000
Note: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award and Early Career Investigator Award
Clinic & Laboratory Integration Program
Funder Deadline: 12/01/2026 (LOI); 03/01/2027 (Full proposal)
Amount: Up to $1 million
Focus: Supports innovative, team-based investigations at the intersection of laboratory discovery and clinical application in cancer immunology
Project Tailwind
Funder Deadline: Rolling begins with online interest form
Amount: Up to $2 million (pre-seed funding); Up to $20 million (seed funding); $200 million+ (scale funding)
Focus: Reducing the global catastrophic risks posed by AI.
Open Call for Proposals: Communities Leading on AI
Funder Deadline: 10/21/2026
Amount: $10,000,000
Focus: Communities' collective power to shape how AI is built, governed, and used.
Funding Grants for New Research into AI and Teen Development
Funder Deadline: 10/06/2026
Amount: $5,000,000
Focus: How generative AI affects the lives and development of young peoples ages 13-17.
Allergic Respiratory Disease Research Award
Funder Deadline: 12/01/2026
Amount: Up to $150,000
Ecosystem Futures Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/30/2026
Amount: $30,000 in funding + $10,000 award + $5,000 travel stipend
Focus: Scalable science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem solutions through the lens of environmental and social sustainability and inclusive innovation.