Grants & Fellowships
Follow Your Gut: Laura Haynes’ Path to Becoming a Graduate Fulbright-National Geographic Grantee
Laura Haynes is a current Anthropology doctoral student who was recently named a Fulbright-National Geographic Grantee.
Informing Infrastructure: How Sylvia Imanirakiza’s Fellowship Powers Progress
Our team recently spoke with a named UMASS recipient of the Schlumberger Foundation’s Faculty for the Future fellowship recipient, Sylvia Imanirakiza.
Power Dynamics at Play: A Spotlight on Andre Tarleton’s Boundary-Breaking Research
Our team recently spoke with Andre Tarleton, a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship recipient, to learn more about their work.
Convincing Funders that Your Work Matters
A critical component of any funding application is communicating the contributions of your work. In this session, we will outline how to recognize what your...
Graduate School Grants Writing Group: Methods & Research Approvals
Planning to apply for the competitive Graduate School Predissertation, Fieldwork Grant, Armstrong, or MFA Thesis Research Grant for the November 15, 2026...
Grant Series Part I: Funding Search Strategies
Need external funding to support your research? Get started by learning about basic tools available to UMass graduate students and postdocs to help find...
Ask the Office of Grants & Fellowships Drop-in Office Hours
Have questions about finding funding opportunities, coming up with your research question, framing your objectives, or other challenges in the early stage of...
Ask the Office of Grants & Fellowships Drop-in Office Hours
Have questions about finding funding opportunities, coming up with your research question, framing your objectives, or other challenges in the early stage of...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Series: Broader Impacts & Intellectual Merit
Both application essays require a section on Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts, and these concepts are key factors for review, but what is NSF really...
Graduate School Grants Writing Group: Peer Review Session
Looking to get a fresh set of eyes on your ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship application before the October 28th deadline? Come exchange drafts with...
Organize your Grant Proposal for Reader Comprehension
Grant writers often get stuck in the revision phase--you know what you want to say, but aren't sure how to organize the narrative so it makes sense to a...
Graduate School Grants Writing Group: Research Contributions & Project Budgets
Planning to apply for the competitive Graduate School Predissertation, Fieldwork Grant, Armstrong, or MFA Thesis Research Grant for the November 15, 2026...