Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Post-PhD Research Grant
Recurring Funder Deadlines: 11/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: $25,000
Focus: Anthropology or a closely related field
Post-PhD Research Grant
Recurring Funder Deadlines: 05/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: $25,000
Focus: Anthropology or a closely related field
Engaged Research Grant
Recurring Funder Deadline: 08/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $25,000
Focus: Doctoral students and doctorates in anthropology or related fields
Conference and Workshop Grant
Recurring Funder Deadline: 12/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $20,000
Focus: Anthropology-related meetings and events
Conference and Workshop Grant
Recurring Funder Deadline: 06/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $20,000
Focus: Anthropology-related meetings and events
Proposals for Research Projects and Existing Program Evaluations
Funder Deadlines: 03/01/2026 (LOI); 07/01/2026 (LOI); 11/01/2026 (LOI) (Future deadlines)
Amount: Up to $375,000
Focus: Projects that will provide data to inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities
Proposals for Research Projects and Existing Program Evaluations
Funder Deadlines: 03/01/2026 (LOI); 07/01/2026 (LOI); 11/01/2026 (LOI) (Future deadlines)
Amount: Up to $375,000
Focus: Projects that will provide data to inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities
Proposals for Research Projects and Existing Program Evaluations
Funder Deadlines: 07/01/2026 (LOI) (Future deadlines)
Amount: Up to $375,000
Focus: Projects that will provide data to inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities
Core Programs
Funder Deadline: 07/15/2026 (LOI), 10/26/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $200,000
Focus: Accepting LOIs for the following programs
Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context
Immigration and Immigrant Integration
Core Programs
Funder Deadline: 03/11/2026 (LOI), 06/18/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $200,000
Focus: Accepting LOIs for the following programs
Social, Political, and Economic Inequality
Future of Work
Implications of the 2023 Supreme Court Decision to Ban Conscious Admissions at Colleges and Universities for Educational Attainment and Economic Mobility