Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
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.)
2027 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Funder Deadline: 06/01/2026
Amount: $250,000
Focus: Innovative Chemistry for Better Batteries
The Albany Prize
Funder Deadline: 03/31/2026
Amount: $500,000
Exemplary Pathways to STEM Graduate Education
Funder Deadline: 06/01/2026
Amount: Up to $500,000
2026 EPiQS Materials Synthesis Investigators
Funder Deadline: 03/27/2026
Amount: Up to $1,900,000
Focus: Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems
2026 EPiQS Materials Synthesis Fellow
Funder Deadline: 03/27/2026
Amount: Up to $1,400,000
Focus: Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems
Note: Awards for faculty who began their first tenure-track appointment in 2024 or later.
Junior faculty research grants: Effects of the Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviours and Mental Health in Children and Young People
Funder Deadline: 05/01/2026
Amount: Up to £170k ($229,500)
Huo early-career fellowships : Effects of the Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviours and Mental Health in Children and Young People
Funder Deadline: 05/01/2026
Amount: Up to £130k ($175.500)
Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 04/30 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $1,500
Call for Grant Proposals
Funder Deadline: 02/1 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $5,000
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