Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Proposals for Research Projects and Existing Program Evaluations
Funder Deadlines: 03/01/2026 (LOI); 07/01/2026 (LOI); 11/01/2026 (LOI) (Future deadlines)
Amount: Up to $375,000
Focus: Projects that will provide data to inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities
Proposals for Research Projects and Existing Program Evaluations
Funder Deadlines: 03/01/2026 (LOI); 07/01/2026 (LOI); 11/01/2026 (LOI) (Future deadlines)
Amount: Up to $375,000
Focus: Projects that will provide data to inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities
Proposals for Research Projects and Existing Program Evaluations
Funder Deadlines: 07/01/2026 (LOI) (Future deadlines)
Amount: Up to $375,000
Focus: Projects that will provide data to inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities
The Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) Program
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Up to $150,000
Note: ROAR does not support fundamental science and development of general-use diagnostic platforms. Diagnostic tools must be specific to an imminent or ongoing disease or pest outbreak and must have a high potential for dissemination to industry.
Request for Research Concepts
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: FFAR’s Research Strategy 2024-2028
Core Programs
Funder Deadline: 07/15/2026 (LOI), 10/26/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $200,000
Focus: Accepting LOIs for the following programs
Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context
Immigration and Immigrant Integration
Core Programs
Funder Deadline: 03/11/2026 (LOI), 06/18/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $200,000
Focus: Accepting LOIs for the following programs
Social, Political, and Economic Inequality
Future of Work
Implications of the 2023 Supreme Court Decision to Ban Conscious Admissions at Colleges and Universities for Educational Attainment and Economic Mobility
Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System
Funder Deadline: 04/01/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000
Research Grants
Funder Deadlines: 07/15 (annual deadline)
Amount: Up to $30,000
Focus: Human origins and evolution
Note: PhD candidates and post-PhD researchers are both eligible
Research Grants on Education: Large
Funder Deadline: 02/24/2026 (Pre-proposal); 06/23/2026 (Full Proposal)
Amount: Up to $500,000
Note: Starting in 2026, the Foundation is moving to a single cycle of the Large Grants per year. Read more about Spencer's recent update on their review process.