Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
John Koegel Latin American and Latinx Music Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 10/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Note: Applicants must be members in good standing of the Society for American Music.
NIAS Individual Fellowships
Funder Deadline: 03/16/2026
Amount: Stipend and university grant
Visiting Scholars 2027-2028
Funder Deadline: 06/25/2026
Amount: Up to $150,000
Focus: Applicants must be at least two years beyond the Ph.D. when applying and will be working on projects related to the foundation’s core programs and special initiatives.
Visiting Researchers 2026-2027
Funder Deadline: 05/05/2026
Amount: No financial support
Focus: Researchers who are several years beyond the Ph.D. and have a publications record and current research project that is relevant to the Foundation’s program areas
Wadsworth International Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 03/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $60,000
Focus: Doctoral students in anthropology
Visual Arts Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 02/06/2026
Amount: $1,250 per month
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute -- Scholars in Residence Program
Funder Deadline: 02/04/2026
Amount: $5,000 (Monthly stipend)
Fibrolamellar Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 07/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $200,000
New America Fellows Program
Funder Deadline: 02/02/2026
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Thinkers—investigative journalists, scholars, filmmakers, public policy analysts, and others working in forms that diverge from the traditional think-tank formula—who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and shape public conversations about the most pressing issues of our day.
Grants-in-Aid
Funder Deadlines: 01/15 (annual LOI deadline)
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Basic research in neurobiology