Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Robert Holland Jr. Award for Research and Leadership Excellence
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026
Amount: $5,000
Cottrell Scholars
Funder Deadline: 07/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: $120,000
Focus: Early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy
Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award
Funder Deadline: 06/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: ~$25,000
Focus: To faculty members who inspire students to build organizations that benefit the community at large
Research Scholar Grants
Funder Deadline: 12/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $860,000
Research Scholar Grants
Funder Deadline: 06/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $860,000
Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 08/25/2026
Amount: DKK 2–4 million (~$275,000–$550,000)
Focus: medicinal, biological, chemical, or pharmacological mechanisms of dermatological diseases and their symptoms
Online Funding Inquiry
Funder Deadline: 07/15/2026 (LOI); Early Dec.2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Unspecified (Past Grants)
Focus: Life Sciences, Public Engagement, Religion, Science, & Society, Individual Freedom & Free Markets, Character Virtue Development, Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Robert & Elizabeth Dole Archives & Special Collections -- Research Fellowships and Travel Grants
Funder Deadline: 07/01/2026
Amount: Up to $5,000
Call for Reviewers Interest Form: Protein Innovation-Flavor
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: None
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.)