Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
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.
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.
Neurology of Brain Disorders Award
Funder Deadline: 10/15/2026
Amount: $300,000
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Full salary and benefits, plus yearly research budget, for up to 10 years
Focus: Early career faculty.
Scholar Awards
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026 (Applications); 11/24/2026 (Letters of reference)
Amount: $225,000
Focus: Early career neuroscientists.
Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative
Funder Deadline: 10/08/2026
Amount: $1.35 million
Focus: Mid-career faculty (recent tenureship).
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.
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 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.
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.