Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 09/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: $228,000
Focus: Early-career researchers in immunology
Note: When the deadline dates fall on a weekend or holiday, applications are due the following workday.
Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funder Deadline: 03/01 (annual deadline)
Amount: $228,000
Note: When the deadline dates fall on a weekend or holiday, applications are due the following workday.
Grant Programs
Funder Deadline: 08/31 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $25,000
Focus: Enhancing Communication in Engineering grants and Women in Engineering grants
CRI Technology Impact Award
Funder Deadline: 11/15 (LOI, annual deadline); 03/03 (Full Application, annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $600,000
Focus: Addressing gaps between technology development and clinical application of cancer immunotherapies
Parkinson's Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program
Funder Deadlines: Rolling (Pre-proposal); 02/22/2026, 04/23/2026, and 06/25/2026 (Full Application)
Amount: Up to $2 million
Note: Academic teams must collaborate with a dedicated industry partner to be eligible.
Polyphonic™ AI Fund for Surgery QuickFire Challenge
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $100,000
Focus: Ideas in AI technologies in soft tissue surgery
- Surgical decision support
- Data management & governance processes
- Surgical efficiency
Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
Funder Deadline: 01/30/2026
Amount: $1.15 million
Focus: To help accelerate proven, impactful climate action that benefits people and the planet.
Note: Self-nominations are not permitted.
The Wolf Prize - Medicine
Funder Deadline: 02/16/2026
Amount: $100,000
Focus: The 2026 Wolf Prize will be awarded in the fields of Physics, Medicine, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Arts.
Translational Research Grants
Funder Deadline: 01/30/2026
Amount: Up to $200,000
Young Investigator Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 02/09/2026
Amount: $35,000