Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Institutional Challenge Grant
Funder Deadline: 09/09/2026
Amount: $650,000
Focus: To support university research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofits to reduce inequality in youth outcomes
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people
Funder Deadline: 06/29/2026 (Scope check, not mandatory); 07/14/2026 (Application deadline)
Amount: Up to ~$5,413,560 (£1-4 million)
Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists
Funder Deadline: 07/15/2026
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Recent PhD recipients (degree awarded 2024-2025) in cell & molecular biology, genomics/proteomics, ecology & environment, or molecular medicine
Clinical Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 03/15, 06/15, 09/15, 12/15 (Annual Deadline)
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory health research
Direct Action Visionary Grants
Funder Deadline: 04/30/2026, 07/31/2026, and 10/30/2026 (LOI)
Amount: Up to $60,000
Focus: Evidence-based psychological interventions addressing community needs; targets prejudice, violence, marginalized communities, and mind-body health
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Funder Deadline: 07/01/2026
Amount: Up to $800,000
Focus: High-risk/high-reward cancer research for early-career investigators
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants
Funder Deadline: 06/22/2026
Amount: $150,000
Focus: Immunology, vaccine, and immunotherapy discovery
Health Services Research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (HSR-ADRD) Funding Program
Funder Deadline: 6/22/2026 (LOI); 07/22/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: $250,000
Strategy and Policy Fellows
Funder Deadline: 06/22/2026
Amount: $60,000
Focus: To support research and single-author book projects in American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history.
Applying for Research Funding
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $80,000