Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
The Wolf Prize - Arts
Funder Deadline: 02/16/2026
Amount: $100,000
Focus: Prize fields in the Arts include Architecture, Music, Painting, and Sculpture.
Research Grants
Funder Deadlines: 07/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Human origins and evolution
Note: PhD candidates and post-PhD researchers are both eligible
Research Grants on Education: Large
Funder Deadline: 02/24/2026 (Pre-proposal); 06/23/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $500,000
Note: Starting in 2026, the Foundation is moving to a single cycle of the Large Grants per year. Read more about Spencer's recent update on their review process.
Yidan Prizes for Educational Research and Development
Funder Deadline: 03/03/2026 noon HKT
Amount: HK$30 million (~3.85 million USD)
Convening Grants
Funder Deadline: 02/16/2026
Amount: Up to $25,000
Focus: To foster intercultural exchange and transformative dialogue
Economics Grants Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI
Amount: Unspecified (Recent Grants)
General Research Grant Program (Research Scholarships)
Funder Deadline: 05/28/2026
Amount: Up to 3,720 euros (~$4331) monthly
Focus: Historical humanities
Note: Funding for individual researchers
General Research Grant Program (Project Grants)
Funder Deadline: 05/28/2026
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Historical humanities
Note: Funding for groups of researchers
Funding Program - Democracy
Funder Deadline: 06/03/2026
Amount: Up to 3,720 euros (~$4331) monthly
Focus:
- Democracy as Utopia, Experience and Threat
- Contours of Future Democratic Society