Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Fellowship Program
Funder Deadline: 09/10/2026 (Humanities, social sciences, etc.); 10/01/2026 (Science, engineering, and mathematics)
Amount: $78,000 + $5,000 for project expenses.
Focus: pressing social, scientific, and policy issues.
Ideas Challenge Competition
Funder Deadline: 07/24/2026
Amount: Up to $60,000
Focus: Ideas with potential to lead to breakthrough education solutions.
Fast Grants Program
Funder Deadline: 12/15/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000
Focus: AI and health.
Resistance Networks
Funder Deadline: 07/22/2026 (Pre-application); 09/04/2026 (Full application)
Amount: Varies
Focus: Antibiotic resistance / plasmid-mediated resistance networks
New Investigator Grant
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $200,000
Focus: Research related to Scleroderma.
Note: Applicants must have a doctoral degree in Medicine, Osteopathy, Veterinary Medicine, or one of the sciences + view additional awards.
Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland
Funder Deadline: 09/18/2026
Amount: $19,000
Focus: How personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and health (mental and physical).
Established Investigator Grant
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: $200,000
Focus: Research related to scleroderma that will culminate in more substantial funding from Federal or non-federal granting agencies.
Note: Applicant must have been principal investigator on grants from the National Scleroderma Foundation or other national, private or government agencies in the past + view additional awards.
Senior Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/15/2026
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Critical and historical studies related to painting, sculpture and allied arts from the twentieth century.
Note: Applicants must be citizens of the United States.
The 2027 Dan David Prize
Funder Deadline: 10/13/2026
Amount: $300,000
Focus: Early and midcareer scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines.
2026-27 Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics
Funder Deadline: 08/03/2026
Amount: 50 percent of a Scholar’s salary plus benefits for three years, up to the NIH salary cap, with 10 percent institutional costs for salary and benefits.
Focus: Career development award that enables early-career faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research