Grants
Faculty Resources
- UMass Amherst Research Administration & ComplianceThe Office of Research and Engagement proudly supports ongoing scientific and academic research and is committed to supporting faculty in their search for sponsors who will fund research and related activities.
Student Resources
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Studies (OURS)OURS helps students find and access undergraduate research and scholarly opportunities on and off campus, throughout the year.
- Graduate Student Senate - Grants and FellowshipsList of UMass Amherst grants for graduate students.
Education & Commonwealth Honors College Librarian
Jennifer Friedman
Contact:
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W.E.B. Du Bois Library
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Amherst, MA 01003
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
154 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003
413.545.6890
Best Bets
Federal Grants
- Grants.gov This link opens in a new windowFind and apply for federal funding opportunitiesContent is freely available for use by all.
Private Foundations and Corporations
- Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new windowComprehensive search for private foundation and corporation grants, grantmakers, and grant recipients.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- GuideStar Pro This link opens in a new windowSearch, find and analyze nonprofit data and financials.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Find Funding
- Federal Funding
- Massachusetts Funding
- Private Foundations and Corporations
- International Funding
- Other Funding
- Grants.gov This link opens in a new windowFind and apply for federal funding opportunitiesContent is freely available for use by all.
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Agricultural Grants and Financial Assistance ProgramsMDAR offers various grants and funding programs for agricultural projects.
- Mass Cultural Council Funding ListsProvides a list of grant and other funding programs by name, legislative district and county.
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) Community One Stop for GrowthThe Community One Stop for Growth is a single application portal and collaborative review process of community development grant programs that make targeted investments based on a Development Continuum.
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)Grants and other financial assistance programs for elementary and secondary education.
- MassTrails GrantsMassTrails provides matching grants to communities, public entities and non-profit organizations to plan, design, create, and maintain the diverse network of trails, trail systems, and trails experiences used and enjoyed by Massachusetts residents and visitors.
- The Grantsmanship Center - Massachusetts ResourcesThis social enterprise keeps a list of grant opportunities within the state of Massachusetts, including a list of community foundations.
- Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new windowComprehensive search for private foundation and corporation grants, grantmakers, and grant recipients.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Philanthropy News DigestPublishes Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and notices of awards as a free service for U.S.-based nonprofit and grantmaking organizations.
- Grantmakers Without Borders (Gw/oB)Grantmakers Without Borders is not a funding organization. They have put together a list of foundations and other organizations interested in international grantmaking.
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)IDRC offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions to find solutions for global development challenges.
- International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)IREX is a global development and education organization. Find opportunities for fellowships, international exchanges, grants, mentorship, and more.
- National Endowment for DemocracyEach year, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) makes more than 2,000 grants to support the projects of nongovernmental groups abroad who are working to advance democratic goals and strengthen democratic institutions in more than 100 countries.
Note: Funding for international projects can also come from grants from U.S. federal agencies, which can be found in Grants.gov.
- The Grantsmanship Center - State Grant ResourcesThe Grantsmanship Center is a social enterprise that maintains lists of grant resources by state.
- Alfred P. Sloan FoundationThe Foundation is interested in projects in support of research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics that have a high expected return to society, exhibit a high degree of methodological rigor, and for which funding from the private sector, government, or other foundations is not yet widely available.
- American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)ACLS supports individual scholars and scholarly teams around the world in their pursuit of research that advances knowledge in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationWe provide funding to organizations to achieve measurable impact in the fight against poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. This is our largest funding vehicle, accounting for over 90% of our charitable giving.
- H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences OnlineAnnouncements of funding for research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences
- Open Research Funders Group (ORFG)The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is a partnership of philanthropic organizations committed to the open sharing of research outputs and other forms of scholarship.
- Open Society FoundationsThe Open Society Foundations award grants and fellowships throughout the year to organizations and individuals who share Open Society values.
- Public Welfare FoundationPublic Welfare Foundation awards grants to nonprofits that honor the Foundation’s core values of racial equity, economic well-being, and fundamental fairness for all.
- The Wellcome TrustWellcome improves health for everyone by funding collaborative research that involves a diverse range of people from different fields of interest is key to progress in health science – and to achieving our aim of fostering a healthier, happier, world.
Data Sets
- National Center of Charitable Statistics This link opens in a new windowDesigned as a portal for nonprofit practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to download and explore data, this is the home for all NCCS publications.Content is freely available for use by all.
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