Our Opportunities

Welcome to the UMass Amherst scholarship system!

Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to currently enrolled UMass Amherst students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. To apply to scholarships, you must first sign in with the same user name and password you use to access the campus login portal.

What to Expect:

  • You will be presented with the general application after logging in.
  • After completing and submitting the general application, you will be presented with any additional school/college-specific questions, based on your major(s). Please note that you will not see your school/college-specific application until the application period for your school/college opens.
  • After completing and submitting any applicable school/college-specific questions, you will be presented with any scholarships where we need additional information to determine your eligibility, if applicable. Not all students will be presented with these applications where additional information is required.
  • After submitting each of these steps, you can see your application status on your dashboard. If your status is not listed as “submitted,” you have not fully completed your application.
  • If you are selected to receive a scholarship, you will receive an email notification to your UMass email account.

When browsing ‘All’ scholarships, please note that this is a list of all the scholarship opportunities within the UMass Amherst scholarship system, not scholarships for which you are receiving consideration. The number and award amount of the scholarships listed are for general purposes only and should not be considered a guarantee of what you will receive if selected. Actual award amounts vary based on students’ individual eligibility, funds available, and other factors.

For more information about the UMass Amherst scholarship system, please see our FAQ Page.

Important note:
Once you submit your general application, you will be automatically matched with scholarships for which you may qualify. You will NOT see your auto-matched scholarships. Qualifying/Matching does not guarantee you will receive a scholarship.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$400 C. Wright Mills Award for Sociological Imagination
This scholarship supports a sociology major. Applicants will be asked...
Deadline03/29/2024
Varies Class of 1940 Creative Writing Competitions for Fiction and Poetry
Competitions in fiction and poetry open to students in any department to...
Deadline03/29/2024
$400 Jane Addams Sociology in Practice Award
This award recognizes one or more sociology majors who have proven their...
Deadline03/29/2024
$400 & Certificate Sociology Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper, exam, or other product...
Deadline03/29/2024
$1000 Sociology Summer Internship Award
The Sociology Summer Internship Awards supports Sociology majors who are...
Deadline03/29/2024
Varies Frank Rife Kinesiology Opportunity Scholarship
Established in honor of Dr. Frank N. Rife to endow a scholarship for...
Deadline03/30/2024
Varies Corinne A. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Established to provide scholarships to recognize exceptional students in...
Deadline03/31/2024
$2000-$4500 Herbert L. Forest Scholarship
The Herbert L. Forest Scholarship supports juniors and seniors majoring...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies Maureen Flanagan Fund
Established to provide scholarships for undergraduate students who have...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies Priscilla M. Clarkson Graduate Scholarship in Kinesiology
The Priscilla M. Clarkson Graduate Scholarship in Kinesiology supports...
Deadline03/31/2024
$2,296.67 Bauer-Gordon Graduate Summer Research Fellowships
A number of Bauer-Gordon Fellowships for summer research are awarded...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Caldwell Writing Prize
The Caldwell Endowment funds two prizes which are awarded for the best...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies David M. and Nancy Winsor Clayton Biology Scholarship
Established to provide annual scholarships for rising juniors or seniors...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Doctors Irving and Joan Ratner Endowment Fund
Established to support undergraduate research in the Department of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Dr. Charles K. Hyde Public History Program Fellowship
This fund provides support for students pursuing the Graduate...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Hands-on Graduate Grants
These grants are for MA or Ph.D. students of History and are designed to...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies History Graduate Travel Grant
This fund provides travel grants to graduate students majoring in...
Deadline04/01/2024
varies Joann Waite Bennett and George Neil Bennett Scholarship
An award given to an entering Master’s or doctoral candidate in the...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Joyce A. Berkman Endowment in Graduate Women's History and Women's Studies
Established to support graduate students with demonstrated financial...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Jumpstart Grants for Dissertation Research
These grants are available to doctoral students who defended their...
Deadline04/01/2024
$500 Kofi Cash Award
The Kofi Cash Award is given to a well-rounded student with a passion...
Deadline04/01/2024
$500.00 Lewis C. Mainzer Creativity Award
Established to make an annual award to a Bachelor’s Degree with...
Deadline04/01/2024
$500/$750 Maia Felisse McDermott Memorial BDIC Scholarship
Established in memory of Maia Felisse McDermott to support undergraduate...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Marvin Ogilvie Memorial Grant for Foreign Language Studies
This grant will provide support for intensive summer foreign language...
Deadline04/01/2024
$5,000.00 Peter K. Hepler Research Scholarship
The Peter K. Hepler Research Scholarship was established by friends and...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Potash Graduate Travel Grant for Latin America, Spain, or Portugal
The Potash Graduate Travel Award is awarded annually by the History...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Richard Gassan Memorial Graduate Scholarship
The Richard Gassan Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Richard...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Simon & Satenig Ermonian Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
This scholarship is given for outstanding work as a Graduate Teaching...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Theresa Biuso Maravelas Memorial Scholarship
The Theresa Biuso Maravelas Memorial Scholarship provides financial...
Deadline04/01/2024
varies William and Margaret Nutting Award
The purpose of the William and Margaret Nutting Scholarship is to...
Deadline04/01/2024
$2,000 Briggs Scholarship in Political Science
Established to provide annual scholarship support for a full-time...
Deadline04/02/2024
$5,000 Coleman Family Fund Scholarship
The Coleman Family Fund Scholarship is made available through the...
Deadline04/02/2024
$3,000 Dennis Crowley Scholarship
The Dennis Crowley Scholarship is granted to a rising junior or senior...
Deadline04/02/2024
$1000 Edwin A. Gere, Jr Scholarship
The Edwin A. Gere, Jr. Scholarship for the Study of State and Local...
Deadline04/02/2024
$5,000 Feder Family Scholarship
The Feder Family Scholarship was established by Daniel Feder ’84 to...
Deadline04/02/2024
$1,250 George Goodwin, Jr. Scholarship
The George Goodwin, Jr. Scholarship is given annually to an academically...
Deadline04/02/2024
$2,500 Jerome M. Mileur Internship Fund
The Jerome M. Mileur Internship Fund was established in honor of...
Deadline04/02/2024
$2,500-$3,000 John W. Lederle Endowed Student Internship Fund in Public and Non-Profit Service Scholarship
Established by Angie K. Lederle in the name of her husband, John W....
Deadline04/02/2024
$600 Knapp Scholarship
Established to fund scholarships for undergraduate Political Science...
Deadline04/02/2024
$500-$1,000 Luther Allen Scholarship
The Luther A. Allen Scholarship is named in honor of Political Science...
Deadline04/02/2024
$575 Nathaniel B. Hill Debating Fund
This scholarship was established in honor of Nathaniel B. Hill, Captain...
Deadline04/02/2024
$2,000 Robert G. Wilson III Study Abroad Scholarship
The Scholarship supports an undergraduate Political Science major who...
Deadline04/02/2024
$1,500 Sheldon E. and Joan S. Smith Scholarship for Public Service
The Sheldon E. and Joan S. Smith Scholarship for Public Service was...
Deadline04/02/2024
$1000 Sheldon Goldman Scholarship
The Sheldon Goldman Scholarship was established to honor Professor...
Deadline04/02/2024
$600 Shep Shepard Award
The Shep Shepard Award was established in honor of Claude L. “Shep”...
Deadline04/02/2024
$600 Tracey Lee Maker Memorial Scholarship
The Tracey Lee Maker Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a...
Deadline04/02/2024
$1,000 CWC YIS Scholarship: My UMass Bystander Moment
In honor of CWC’s 50th Anniversary (est. 1972) we are delighted to...
Deadline04/05/2024
Varies Dr. E. Ann Sheridan Scholarship
Please answer this question to complete your application for this...
Deadline04/05/2024
Varies Sara Lennox Scholarship Fund
Scholarships are available provided for by the Sara Lennox Scholarship...
Deadline04/08/2024
$500-$800 Dr. Alex Deschamps Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Alex Deschamps, a vital...
Deadline04/12/2024