Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research
Funder Nomination Deadline: 07/22/2026
Amount: $325,000; $125,000 to be used at the discretion of the participant + $200,000 fellowship award at the recipient's institution for a trainee chosen by the recipient.
Note: Self-nominations are not permitted.
Grants Program Fall 2026
Internal Deadline: 06/19/2026
Funder Deadline: 7/17/2026
Amount: $700,000
Focus: Basic science, ideally with potential translational applications. Examples of current research areas supported include immunology, microbiome, structural biology, cellular physiology, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology and infectious diseases, stem cell biology, and neuroscience.
NCCN Pfizer Prostate Cancer Quality Improvement Project
Funder Deadline: 07/01/2026
Amount: Up to $250,000
Lego Foundation Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 07/31/2026
Amount: $300,000
Focus: To support early- and mid-career researchers whose work can strengthen understanding of how children thrive across diverse contexts. Relevant fields include, but are not limited to, education, psychology, child development, public health, economics, sociology, neuroscience, data science, humanitarian studies, disability studies, human-computer interaction, and implementation science.
Visiting Scholars
Funder Deadline: 06/25/2026
Amount: Up to $150,000
Focus: To support scholars in the social, economic, political and behavioral sciences to pursue their data analysis and writing while in residence at the foundation’s headquarters in New York City.
Innovation in Religion and Spirituality Seed Grants
Funder Deadline: 07/01/2026
Amount: Up to $10,000
Common Good Cyber Fund Grant Program
Funder Deadline: 08/04/2026
Amount: Up to $300,000
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) - New Ideas Award
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $600,000
Engaged Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 08/01 (Annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $25,000
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation Award Program
Funder Deadline: 09/04/2026 (LOI); 12/11/2026 (Full Application)
Amount: Up to $342,000