Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
The 2027 Stockholm Water Prize
Funder Nomination Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: 1 million SEK ($103,393)
Focus: Outstanding contributions to the sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources.
Request for Proposals: Global Health and Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI
Funder Deadline: 08/21/2026
Amount: Up to $10,000,000
Focus: Research, policy development, implementation, and field-building projects that help ensure AI improves human health and wellbeing, with particular attention to risks and benefits to the global poor.
Open Competition: Implementation of Findings From PCORI's Research Investments
Funder Deadline: 09/09/2026 (LOI); 01/12/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $1.8 Million
Focus: (1) Screening and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents; (2) Direct hospital admissions program for children; (3) Early palliative care for patients with advanced cancer; and (4) Caries arrest and prevention in children.
Ernest Hemingway Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 11/01/2026
Amount: Up to $5,000
Focus: Scholars and students interested in researching the Ernest Hemingway Collection + view additional awards.
Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Architecture and related fields.
Targeted Grants to Institutes
Funder Deadline: 09/30/2026
Amount: Up to $750,000
Focus: Mathematics and theoretical basic physical sciences.
Senior Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Critical and historical studies related to painting, sculpture and allied arts from the twentieth century.
Note: Applicants must be citizens of the United States.
Fellowship Program
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026 (Humanities, social sciences, etc.); 10/01/2026 (Science, engineering, and mathematics)
Amount: $78,000 + $5,000 for project expenses.
Focus: pressing social, scientific, and policy issues.
Established Investigator Grant
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $200,000
Focus: Research related to scleroderma that will culminate in more substantial funding from Federal or non-federal granting agencies.
Note: Applicant must have been principal investigator on grants from the National Scleroderma Foundation or other national, private or government agencies in the past + view additional awards.
Fast Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000
Focus: AI and health.