Find Funding

Not sure where to start? Search the links on our Airtable to see where faculty at UMass have been successful in raising social science research funding. This database is also available through ISSR's Funding Fridays series. Please join at any time to access a trove of resources on the Funding Fridays Moodle, and a yearlong program of expert support in your search for research funding.

Faculty can find publicly available funding search tools, including the Foundation Directory Online and Grants.gov, through two regularly updated resources at UMass Amherst:

• The R&E find funding page
• The UMass Amherst Libraries “LibGuide” on grants

*The campus no longer holds a subscription to Grant Forward.

• ORCID: Create your unique digital identifier to link publications, research and grants.

• Flagship Analytics Research Reporting in Tableau: Search basic information about current grants at the university.

• Research Reporting Request Form: Faculty may submit requests for more detailed information.

• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement, whose Office of Research Development offers targeted support.

• Office of Foundation Relations staff offer consultations and a Weekly Foundation Funding Guide to help you identify opportunities.

• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Associate Dean's Office of Research and Faculty Development

SPARC is aimed at supporting interdisciplinary research and creative activities at UMass Amherst. SPARC grants will build upon and strengthen our existing campus strengths such as data science, health and wellbeing, social justice and equity, sustainability and the environment, and technology, arts, and society, as well as other emerging areas at the leading edge of research and innovation. The SPARC fund is a single program to streamline and replace the Interdisciplinary Research Grant (IRG) and Large-Scale Integrative Research Awards (LIRA) programs that were offered for the past two academic years.

Faculty in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) may seek funding for research and travel, as well as awards for campus visitors and conferences.

The Graduate School at UMass is a vital resource for graduate students and post-docs seeking research funding and fellowships. ISSR partners at the Graduate School's Office of Professional Development (OPD) have the expertise and tools to help you find the funding you need.

• Graduate School Grants and Fellowships to support all stages of student research 
• ISSR/OPD Seminars & Workshops on internal and external grant programs, including the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program and Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement.