UMassGives 2021
The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) promotes excellence in social science research across the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We provide support for researchers using social science methods, undertaking collaborative and interdisciplinary research, doing publicly engaged research, and seeking external funding for research. We serve as a research and training hub connecting faculty and students across campus, making UMass Amherst an international research leader on issues such as socioeconomic, racial, and gender equity, economic development and labor markets, global health and demographic transformations, and the societal impacts of new technologies and climate change.
Your gift will contribute to ISSR’s priority activities such as:
Training faculty and students in cutting-edge methodologies
Building interdisciplinary research collaborations
Fostering public-engaged social science
Building faculty capacity for research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes for Health (NIH), and other sponsors

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Alumni Association | 50 |
2 | $500 | Center for Student Businesses | 32 |
3 | $500 | Transfer Student Scholarship Fund | 28 |
4 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 18 | |
5 | UMass Women into Leadership | 15 | |
6 | Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate Program | 13 | |
7 | Support the Libraries | 12 | |
8 | Department of Political Science | 7 | |
9 | Department of Theater | 7 | |
10 | College of Education | 6 | |
11 | Commonwealth Honors College | 6 | |
12 | Department of History | 5 | |
13 | College of Information and Computer Sciences | 5 | |
14 | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | 4 | |
15 | Isenberg Scholarships | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | University Without Walls | 135 |
2 | $500 | Alpine Ski Team | 42 |
3 | $500 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | 40 |
4 | Autism Awareness | 28 | |
5 | College of Nursing | 25 | |
6 | UMass Dining | 17 | |
7 | The Translation Center at UMass Amherst | 14 | |
8 | Minutemen Dancers | 6 | |
9 | Commonwealth Honors College | 5 | |
10 | Hockey (Pond Club) | 5 | |
11 | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | 4 | |
12 | ISOM Dean's Fund for Excellence | 4 | |
13 | Department of Accounting | 4 | |
14 | Department of Finance | 3 | |
15 | Isenberg Women in Business | 3 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Minuteman Marching Band | 141 |
2 | $500 | Hannah Frilot Memorial Scholarship Fund | 79 |
3 | $500 | Women's Ice Hockey | 58 |
4 | Oxford Summer Seminar | 48 | |
5 | Colleges Against Cancer | 39 | |
6 | Climbing Team | 32 | |
7 | School of Public Policy | 29 | |
8 | Shotokan Karate Club | 28 | |
9 | Muslim Students Association | 15 | |
10 | Ballroom Dance Team | 12 | |
11 | Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management | 11 | |
12 | Epic Movement | 10 | |
13 | Department of Journalism | 6 | |
14 | Food Security Initiatives Fund | 5 | |
15 | Minutemen Dancers | 5 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Protect Our Breasts | 140 |
2 | $500 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | 106 |
3 | $500 | Women’s Rugby Football Club | 46 |
4 | Club Gymnastics | 45 | |
5 | Cape Cod Alumni Network | 34 | |
6 | Habitat for Humanity | 23 | |
7 | Support the Libraries | 21 | |
8 | Surf Club | 21 | |
9 | Center for Student Businesses | 9 | |
10 | Center for Research on Families | 7 | |
11 | CNS Graduate Student Fellowship Fund | 6 | |
12 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 | |
13 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 5 | |
14 | Fencing Club | 5 | |
15 | Stonewall Center | 5 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Men's Club Rowing | 180 |
2 | $500 | Stonewall Center | 127 |
3 | $500 | UMass ALTITUDE | 99 |
4 | Women for UMass Amherst | 41 | |
5 | Engineers Without Borders | 19 | |
6 | Mock Trial Team | 17 | |
7 | Department of Management | 15 | |
8 | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 15 | |
9 | Vocal Suspects | 8 | |
10 | Isenberg Women in Business | 7 | |
11 | Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship | 6 | |
12 | Tabletop RPG Club | 6 | |
13 | College of Information and Computer Sciences | 6 | |
14 | Department of Accounting | 4 | |
15 | College of Natural Sciences | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Transit Services | 64 |
2 | $500 | Department of English | 58 |
3 | $500 | Men's Club Soccer | 37 |
4 | Water Polo | 28 | |
5 | Men's Ultimate Frisbee | 14 | |
6 | UMass ALTITUDE | 13 | |
7 | Spikeball | 12 | |
8 | Stonewall Center | 8 | |
9 | Greater Boston Alumni Network | 7 | |
10 | Men's Club Rowing | 6 | |
11 | Support the Libraries | 6 | |
12 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | 6 | |
13 | Vocal Suspects | 4 | |
14 | Department of Management | 4 | |
15 | Minuteman Marching Band | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 151 |
2 | $500 | Women's Ultimate Frisbee | 137 |
3 | $500 | Minutemen Racing | 78 |
4 | CHAARG | 64 | |
5 | S#arp Attitude | 61 | |
6 | Outing Club | 29 | |
7 | Dance Program | 14 | |
8 | iCons | 14 | |
9 | Alpine Ski Team | 12 | |
10 | Department of Accounting | 8 | |
11 | University Without Walls | 6 | |
12 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | 5 | |
13 | Her Campus | 5 | |
14 | Food Security Initiatives Fund | 4 | |
15 | College of Information and Computer Sciences | 4 |

Rank | Department/Group | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Legal Studies Program | $127,215.00 |
2 | SBS Internships Fund | $32,575.00 |
3 | SBS Study Abroad Fund | $25,100.00 |
4 | SBS in DC | $24,170.00 |
5 | STPEC | $19,880.00 |
6 | UMass Women into Leadership | $17,476.00 |
7 | SBS Dean's Priority Fund | $11,050.00 |
8 | Department of Political Science | $8,993.15 |
9 | Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning | $8,955.00 |
10 | Department of Economics | $6,485.00 |
11 | Center for Latin Am., Caribbean & Latino Studies | $5,260.00 |
12 | School of Public Policy | $5,115.00 |
13 | Department of Journalism | $3,840.00 |
14 | Department of Sociology | $3,710.00 |
15 | SBS Advance Internships Fund | $3,350.00 |
Rank | Department/Group | Donors |
---|---|---|
1 | UMass Women into Leadership | 65 |
2 | Department of Political Science | 53 |
3 | School of Public Policy | 51 |
4 | Department of Journalism | 43 |
5 | Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning | 37 |
6 | STPEC | 29 |
7 | Department of Economics | 28 |
8 | Department of Sociology | 25 |
9 | Department of Communication | 25 |
10 | SBS Internships Fund | 22 |
11 | Legal Studies Program | 22 |
12 | Department of Resource Economics | 14 |
13 | Department of Anthropology | 13 |
14 | SBS in DC | 12 |
15 | SBS Dean's Priority Fund | 10 |