Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Rural Impact Initiative
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Varies (past initiatives)
Focus: Expand educational and career pathways for learners in rural communities.
Basic Needs Initiative
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Varies (past initiatives)
Focus: Support students' basic needs to promote education and long-term success.
Education Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 07/08/2026
Amount: $10,000
Focus: To study the effectiveness of neurological education programs.
Note: Must be an AAN member.
Grants Program for Scientific Research
Funder Deadline: 08/31/2026
Amount: Up to €60,000 ($69,760)
Focus: Psychophysiology and Parapsychology
2027 American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 08/05/2026
Amount: Varies based on years of experience + $12,200 for health insurance allowance + $3,000 for project support
Note: Applicants must be an American Heart Association Member at the time of proposal submission.
Young Bioenergeticist Award
Funder Nomination Deadline: 11/01/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Post-docs and early career faculty in the bioenergetics field.
Note: Nomination letter must come from a member of the Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, and Metabolism Subgroup. See + view additional awards.
Jacquelin Goldman Congressional Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 01/04/2027
Amount: $93,750 + reimbursement for health insurance coverage + a $3,500 stipend for professional development during the fellowship year.
Focus: Policy, psychology, and federal legislative work.
Production & Post-Harvest Research Funding
Funder Deadline: 08/01 (Annual Deadline)
Amount: Unspecified (recent grants)
EMD Research Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 08/31/2026
Amount: Varies
Focus: In-vitro models and assays to identify novel therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases, AI in cell culture media and process development, economical remediation of contaminated high volume materials, condensate-based high-sensitivity cell-free screening assays for the modulation of protein-protein interactions, and advancing molecule synthesis and discovery.
HFG Distinguished Scholar Award
Funder Deadline: 08/01/2026 (LOI); 09/15/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $75,000
Focus: Natural and social sciences and aligned disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression.