Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Ploughshares Grant Program
Funder Deadline: 09/01/2026
Amount: Up to $50,000
Focus: Nuclear challenges
Community Action Research Initiative (CARI) Grant
Funder Deadline: 08/28/2026
Amount: Up to $3,000
Focus: Projects that bring social science knowledge and methods to bear in addressing community-based problems.
Note: ASA membership is required to receive a grant.
Sloan Research Fellowships
Funder Nomination Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $75,000
Focus: Early-career faculty in Chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or related fields.
Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grant
Funder Deadline: 10/21/2026
Amount: Up to $65,000
Focus: Early-career scholars.
Note: Applicants can apply for either the Pipeline Grants Competition or the October 29 deadline for LOIs for presidential and trustee grants, but not both.
Common Good Cyber Fund Grant Program
Funder Deadline: 08/04/2026
Amount: Up to $300,000
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
Engaged Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 08/01 (Annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $25,000
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) - New Ideas Award
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $600,000
Psychology of Antisemitism Grant
Funder Deadline: 09/04/2026
Amount: $7,000
Co-operative Research Programme - Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026
Amount: Up to ~16,900 EUR (~$19,869)