Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Harnessing Digital Health Technologies to Support Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research
Funder Deadline: 01/06/2027 (LOI); 05/04/2027 (Full application)
Amount: Up to $12 million
Note: Register for webinar here.
Conservation and Scientific Research Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 11/12/2026
Amount: Up to $63,000 stipend + travel expenses
Focus: To study, preserve, and conserve works of art across The Met collection.
Solar Radiation Management (SRM)
Funder Deadline: 10/06/2026
Amount: Up to $1.5 million
Focus: Fill fundamental scientific knowledge gaps relevant to SRM, including stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), marine cloud brightening (MCB) and cirrus cloud thinning (CCT), designed to modify the Earth’s radiative balance and cool the planet.
ACLS Digital Justice Grants
Funder Deadline: 11/03/2026
Amount: Up to $25,000
Focus: Provides resources for projects at various stages of development that diversify the digital domain, advance justice and equity in digital scholarly practice, and/or contribute to public understanding of racial and social justice issues.
Fellowships for External Faculty
Funder Deadline: 10/01/2026
Amount: Up to $70,000 stipend + $30,000 housing and moving allowance.
Focus: Humanities and interpretive social sciences
Note: All applicants must have a PhD and be at least three years beyond receipt of the degree at the start of the fellowship year.
Hevolution Foundation Scientific Conferences Fund
Funder Deadline: 10/31/2026
Amount: Up to $10,000
Focus: Supports conferences, scientific meetings and workshops relevant to extension of healthy human lifespan and understanding the processes of aging.
Capacity Building Grants
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Up to $50,000
Focus: Provide institutions with resources to strengthen their ability to educate and embed character in their distinctive contexts.
Institutional Impact Grants
Funder Deadline: 11/16/2026 (LOI); 03/15/2027 (Full Application)
Amount: Up to $1 million
Focus: Character development incorporated into higher education.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/25/2026 (LOI); 02/12/2027 (Full Application)
Amount: Up to $150,000
Focus: Support postdoctoral research fellows starting their research careers in laboratories of established researchers or those conducting research under AATD senior researchers.
Guggenheim Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: Varies
Focus: Mid-career award supporting the work of individuals who have made notable contributions across creative arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.