Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
American Short-Term Research Publication Grants
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: $8,000
Focus: Funding to support women in preparing research manuscripts for publication
Note: Applicants must identify as a woman.
Strategic Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 10/19/2026 (LOI); 03/08/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $250,000
Focus: Optimal, patient-centered, cost-effective diagnosis and care for people with sleep disorders.
Visiting Fellows
Funder Deadline: 11/01 (Annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $1,250 stiped per week
Focus: Quantum physics, atomic/molecular physics, astrophysics, and optical/laser science.
Fellowship for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers
Funder Deadline: 10/05 (Annual deadline)
Amount: $2,400
Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellowship Program
Funder Deadline: 11/20 (Annual deadline)
Amount: $100,000
Focus: The causes, prevention, and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD or depression.
Note: Department Chairs may nominate only one investigator per fellowship area (ADHD and depression). Please coordinate with Foundation Relations as soon as possible if you intend to apply.
Carol June Bradley Award for Historical Research in Music Librarianship
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $650
Simons Symposia
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: Travel and conference-related costs
Focus: Supports symposia in mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer science.
Junior Fellows of the Simons Society of Fellows
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026
Amount: Stipend of $102,799 + fringe and research allowance
Focus: Early-career researchers in the following areas of science: pure and applied math; computer and information science; life sciences; and physical and engineering sciences.
Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences
Funder Deadline: 10/29/2026 (LOI); 02/24/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $2 million
Focus: Fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science.
AMS Centennial Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: $75,000