Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
The Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience (MIND) Prize
Funder Deadline: 09/21/2026 (LOI)
Amount: $750,000
Focus: Cutting-edge research that revolutionizes our ability to predict, prevent, and treat neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs).
RWJF Health Policy Fellows
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026
Amount: Stipend of up to $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: This is a full-time, immersive experience in Washington, DC.
Career Awards for Medical Scientists
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: $700,000
Focus: Physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career, to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service.
Note: Applicants are required to complete a pre-application eligibility check within ProposalCentral by 9/15/2026.
Direct Action Visionary Grants
Funder Deadline: 10/30/2026
Amount: Up to $60,000
Focus: Funds innovative interventions, based on psychological knowledge, that directly addresses pressing needs of communities.
Harnessing Digital Health Technologies to Support Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research
Funder Deadline: 01/06/2027 (LOI); 05/04/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $12 million
Note: Register for webinar here.
Understanding AI - Residential Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $80,000 stipend
Focus: Scholars from across the social sciences—anthropology, sociology, political science, law, economics, history, and related fields—to study the uses and implications of AI.
Note: This is a residential program for an academic year in NJ
Smithsonian Biodiversity Genomics Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $62,000 stipend
Focus: Promotes collaborative research in these fields involving comparative genomic approaches such as phylogenomics, population genomics, metagenomics or transcriptomics, and have a component that involves significant bioinformatics analysis.
Note: Applicants must have completed or be near completion of the Ph.D. Recipients who have not completed the Ph.D. at the time of application must provide proof of completion of the degree before the fellowship begins.
Research Associate (Women's Studies in Religion Program)
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $65,000
Focus: A research fellowship supporting scholars in conducting advanced, book-length research on the intersection of religion and gender.
Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW) 2026
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000
Focus: Water scarcity.
Prize for Innovation
Funder Deadline: 11/01/2026
Amount: Up $25,000
Focus: Fundamental questions at the intersection of the life sciences and entrepreneurship.