Name: Energy Transition Institute
Start: 2026-04-28T00:00:00-0400
End: 2026-05-01T06:32:00-0400
Location: UMassGives 2026

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$ 2,226,764 raised 12,088 Gifts

Energy Transition Institute has raised $ 545 from 12 Gifts!

Energy Transition Institute

Fostering a Clean Energy Future in Challenging Times

Last spring, the Trump Administration began rapidly terminating clean energy research across our country. Like many Universities, UMass was hit hard - but we did not fall. Faced with massive cuts, the UMass Energy Transition Institute (ETI) immediately jumped into action and helped secure about $1.2 million in new grants to fund critical clean energy research and graduate student workforce development programs.

In turbulent times, the Energy Transition Institute continues our work fostering a fast and fair transition to a decarbonized energy system in the United States. We execute this mission by supporting interdisciplinary stakeholder-engaged research, innovative education, and effective public engagement at the intersection of energy technology and equity.

Your Support

Federal funding for climate change, renewable energy, and equity research has plummeted at the same time that the climate change is worsening. We cannot solve the climate crisis without a strong research base that informs effective and just public policy. Your donations will support our work on research, education, and engagement at the crossroads of technology and equity. If you value a stable climate, clean energy, and an equitable future please consider supporting the Energy Transition Institute. Thank you for your support!

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$1,000

CNS - $1,000 challenge!

When the College of Natural Sciences receives 1,000 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $1,000 challenge gift from Dean Michael Fox.

1,000 / 1,000 Gifts

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$500

CNS - Student donor $500 challenge!

When the College of Natural Sciences receives 175 gifts from unique student donors, a $500 challenge gift from Michael Tarselli '03 will be unlocked.

175 / 175 Donors

Completed

Match

University-wide $10,000 match!

Beginning at 4 p.m. on April 30 we will be matching the first $100 of every gift made until we have matched $10,000 in gifts. Hurry and make your gift now before the matching funds run out!

$10,000 MATCHED

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #1

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Student Alumni Association	128
2	$1,000	UMass Women into Leadership	112
3	$500	Dept. of Food Science	90
4	$500	Golf Club	53
5	$500	iCons	40
6		Cape Cod Scholarship	38
7		Women's Cross Country/Track & Field	25
8		Department of Accounting	22
9		Professional Writing and Technical Communication	18
10		Pond Club	13
11		Women's Soccer	10
12		Department of Theater	9
13		Field Hockey Club	9
14		Alumni Association	8
15		Department of Physics	8

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #2

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 12-1 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Women's Club Ice Hockey	180
2	$1,000	Women's Rugby	95
3	$500	Department of Polymer Science and Engineering.	71
4	$500	UWW Completion Fund	57
5	$500	PRSSA	51
6		Spanish and Portuguese Studies	51
7		Climbing Club	50
8		Department of Journalism	35
9		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	34
10		Smart Woman Securities	34
11		UMass Hillel	32
12		Frank Waugh Alumni Board Fund	16
13		Department of History	14
14		Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning	11
15		Dept. of Food Science	11

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #3

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3-4 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Rugby	175
2	$1,000	Field Hockey	102
3	$500	Women's Lacrosse	96
4	$500	New2 U	78
5	$500	Baseball	54
6		Men's Soccer	21
7		Department of Chemistry	15
8		Club Softball	11
9		Script U - Women's Lacrosse	9
10		ACEing Autism	8
11		Women's Soccer	8
12		CICS Scholarships	8
13		Libraries Sustainability Fund	7
14		Club Swim	7
15		Script U - Hockey	6

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6-7 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Women's Ultimate Frisbee	153
2	$1,000	Club Water Polo	131
3	$500	S#arp Attitude	117
4	$500	Doo Wop Shop	98
5	$500	Choral Dilemma	70
6		ALANA	68
7		Dance Company	58
8		Sailing Team	57
9		CHAARG	55
10		Women's Club Soccer	47
11		Mu Epsilon Delta	42
12		Girl Up	34
13		Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	21
14		Ellsberg Initiative	17
15		Department of Physics	15

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. - noon EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Stonewall Center	196
2	$1,000	Club Swim	127
3	$500	Minutemen Racing	97
4	$500	Comparative Literature Program	56
5	$500	Film Studies Program	50
6		Women For UMass Amherst	44
7		Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	33
8		Debate Society	29
9		School of Earth & Sustainability	23
10		Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	21
11		Pre-Optometry Professional Society	20
12		CNS Student Experiential Learning Fund	10
13		Women's Cross Country/Track & Field	9
14		McCormack Student Leaders	8
15		Script U - Hockey	7

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1-2 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Minuteman Marching	193
2	$1,000	Women's Rowing	106
3	$500	Center for Women and Community	78
4	$500	WMUA	63
5	$500	Board of Student Businesses	61
6		Center for Neuroendocrine Studies	54
7		Student Care & Emergency Response Fund	50
8		Filipino Student Assocation	28
9		Society of Women Engineers	22
10		Civic Engagement and Service-Learning	16
11		Student Nurses Assocation	12
12		Women's Cross Country/Track & Field	12
13		Model UN	11
14		Stonewall Center	10
15		Science Olympiad	10

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2-3 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rowing	268
2	$1,000	The Massachusetts Daily Collegian	189
3	$500	CLACLS	62
4	$500	Men's Club Volleyball	48
5	$500	Fencing Club	39
6		The Boltwood Project	36
7		Minuteman Marching	20
8		BOXING CLUB	15
9		Alpha Phi Omega Kappa Omicron	15
10		UMass Amherst Bach Festival and Symposium	14
11		Department of Microbiology	14
12		W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies	13
13		Men's Soccer	10
14		Department of Political Science	9
15		Women's Rowing	9

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #8

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8-9 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Duly Noted	259
2	$1,000	UMass EMS	118
3	$500	Vietnamese Student Association	109
4	$500	Mock Trial Team	96
5	$500	InterVarsity Christian Fellowship	90
6		Running Club	46
7		Ballroom Dance Team	22
8		Softball	12
9		Dept. of Food Science	12
10		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	7
11		K-POP Dance Club	5
12		Script U - Hockey	4
13		Stockbridge School of Agriculture	4
14		UMass Hillel	4
15		WMUA	4

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