Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Community Building Grant Program
Funder Deadline: 09/18/2026 (LOI)
Amount: ~$50,000
Focus: Equity in aging.
Note: Most grants awarded to universities are for projects that involve community partnerships.
Astronomical Innovation (Astronova) Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/02/2026
Amount: Funding for salary, benefits, and a discretionary fund over a four-year term with an optional one-year extension.
Focus: Postdoctoral students.
Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Varies
Canada Gairdner International Award
Funder Nomination Deadline: 10/01/2026
Amount: $250,000
Focus: Biomedical scientists who have made original contributions resulting in an increased understanding of human biology and disease.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/28/2026
Amount: Up to $52,000
Focus: Early-stage doctoral students pursuing innovative approaches to dissertation research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
NSA Award for Chemistry in Service to Society
Funder Nomination Deadline: 10/05/2026
Amount: $20,000
51 Pegasi b Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/01/2026
Amount: Up to $492,000
Focus: Provides postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.
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.
Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program
Funder Deadline: 10/1/2026 (LOI); 01/11/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Varies
Focus: Projects that build communities equipped to engage in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and disseminate PCORI-funded research results to those who need them.
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.