The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Funding & Benefits

 

Early Stage Translational Projects

IALS Midigrants

The IALS midigrant is designed to be a flexible seed fund mechanism up to $20,000 to enable new translational research and explore new collaborations within IALS. All active faculty members of IALS may apply for funds.

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Applied Seed Funds

Manning/IALS Innovation Grants

UMass Amherst has created a new ‘Proof-of-Concept’ (POC) Seed Fund Program that will provide Innovation Grants of up to $100,000/award to advance translational and applied R&D efforts from faculty groups and/or startup companies.

Significant funding for this program comes from a gift from the Manning Family Foundation, and from the IALS Seed fund program. Additional contributions come from the College of Natural Sciences, the Berthiaume Center, the Isenberg School of Management, and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.

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