Explore curated funding opportunities for UMass Amherst researchers.
Collections Grants
Funder Deadline: 08/03/2026
Amount: Up to $100,000
Addressing Parenting Students' Needs
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI
Amount: Unspecified (Past Grants)
Rural Impact Initiative
Funder Deadline: Rolling LOI
Amount: Unspecified (Past Grants)
Focus: To enhance support for rural postsecondary institutions and learners by improving completion rates and strengthening organizational capacity.
The Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences
Funder Deadline: 12/03/2026
Amount: $250,000
Focus: Chemical Probes of Biological Systems
Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
Funder Deadline: 05/07/2026
Amount: $30,000
Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
Funder Deadline: 05/07/2026
Amount: $30,000
THRIVE Research Grant
Funder Deadline: 05/11/2026 (LOI); 07/13/2026(Full Application)
Amount: $50,000
Focus: Biological mechanisms underlying treatment-related toxicity
David and Beatrix Hamburg Award for Advances in Biomedical Research and Clinical Medicine
Funder Deadline: 05/20/2026
Amount: $50,000
The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health
Funder Deadline: 05/20/2026
Amount: $20,000
Funding for work that builds capacity to address risks from transformative AI
Funder Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Unspecified
Focus: Training and mentorship programs, events, groups, and resources (e.g., blog posts, magazines, podcasts, videos). Special interest in capacity-building projects aimed at risks from advanced AI.