Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Mellon Career Enhancement Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/23/2026
Amount: Stipends up to $35,000 + research/travel funds
Focus: Junior faculty members in the arts and humanities.
Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative
Funder Deadline: 10/08/2026
Amount: $1.35 million
Focus: Mid-career faculty (recent tenureship).
Scholar Awards
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026 (Applications); 11/24/2026 (Letters of reference)
Amount: $225,000
Focus: Early career neuroscientists.
Neurology of Brain Disorders Award
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $300,000
Kapor Foundation Research Fellowship
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $35,000
Focus: Research, analysis, or evaluation that informs policy related to the Kapor Foundation’s three priority areas (CS/AI education, Innovation, Governance), with an emphasis on responsible AI and tech ethics.
VESRI Climate Modeling Challenge: Accelerating Development Cycles for Coupled Climate Models - Call for Expressions of Intent (EOIs)
Funder Deadline: 09/11/2026 (LOI for Phase 1)
Amount: Up to $2 million
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Grant Opportunities
Funder Deadline: 11/15/2026
Amount: Up to $450,000
Focus: Opportunities include, Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grants, Distinguished Investigator Grants, Standard Research Grants, Early Career Researcher Innovation Grants, and Pilot Innovation Grants.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grants
Funder Deadline: 11/15/2026
Amount: Up to $140,000
Focus: Research that advances the understanding of suicide, suicide risk, or suicide prevention.
Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants
Funder Deadline: 09/18/2026 (LOI)
Amount: Up to $450,000
Focus: Multi-site suicide prevention research that brings together investigators with complementary expertise and involves collaborative data collection across two or more research sites.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $60,000 (10-month annual salary)
Focus: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Psychological and Brain Sciences, as well as those in Anthropology with a focus on Human Biology.