Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 09/30 (annual deadline)
Amount: $10,000
Focus: Community organizations supporting the mental health of young people of color
Center on Law & Aging - Academic Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 10/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $20,000
Focus: New or improved public policies, laws, and/or programs that will enhance the quality of life for older adults
Letters of Inquiry
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Funder Amount: $157,000 (on average in FY 2022-23)
Focus: Funding Priorities
Anna Lalor Burdick Program
Funder Deadline: 11/01 and 05/01 (annual deadlines)
Amount: Up to $35,000
Focus: To support programs that offer sexual and reproductive health education to women
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Funder Deadline: 07/29/2026
Amount: Up to $600,000
Focus: To support research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the US
Note: Applicants may submit only one application per cycle as the principal investigator.
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Funder Deadline: 07/29/2026
Amount: Up to $1,000,000
Focus: Strategies that aim to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the US
Note: Applicants may submit only one application per cycle as the principal investigator.
Distinguished Scholar Awards
Funder Deadline: 08/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $150,000
Focus: Natural and social science research that addresses violence
Emerging Scholar Awards
Funder Deadline: 02/01/2026 (LOI); 03/15/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: $25,000
Focus: To increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression
Note: PhD candidates entering the dissertation stage are eligible.
Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant
Funder Deadline: 02/06/2026
Amount: $16,500
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant
Funder Deadline: 10/09/2026
Amount: $3,750
Focus: Graduate students and early-career researchers studying trauma impacts, prevention, and treatment
View a full list of grant opportunities from the American Psychological Foundation.