Jumpstart Grants for Dissertation Research

These grants are available to doctoral students who defended their prospectus in the Spring semester or who defended their prospectus within the past two semesters (that is, in the previous calendar year) and are intended to jumpstart dissertation research. The award may cover travel to collections as well as the acquisition of equipment or library materials needed to advance research. This opportunity is offered through the University of Massachusetts Amherst scholarship program to support early-stage dissertation work for recently advanced doctoral candidates.