Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
2027 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Funder Deadline: 06/01/2026
Amount: $250,000
Focus: Innovative Chemistry for Better Batteries
The Benjamin Franklin Medals
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $10,000 and a 14-karat gold medal
Focus: Chemistry, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Computer and Cognitive Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Electrical Engineering, Life Science, Physics (Interdisciplinary awards will also be considered.)
Exemplary Pathways to STEM Graduate Education
Funder Deadline: 06/01/2026
Amount: Up to $500,000
Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 04/30 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $1,500
Call for Grant Proposals
Funder Deadline: 09/20 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $5,000
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Call for Grant Proposals
Funder Deadline: 02/1 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $5,000
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Sigma/Doris Bloch Research Award
Funder Deadline: 12/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Herman Frasch Foundation Grants
Funder Deadline: 11/05/2026
Amount: $125,000
Focus: Agricultural chemistry
Conference Awards
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Unspecified
Project Concepts: Semi-annual submission for Strategic Research Agreement Letters of Intent
Funder Deadline: 05/07/2026
Amount: Up to $200,000
Focus: Breakthrough T1D’s current Research Strategy