Office of Grant Support

Internal Sources of Funding

Pilot Grants

Einstein-Montefiore Centers and Institutes offer opportunities to apply for pilot project grants throughout the year. This website provides investigators with a comprehensive list of pilot grants available and links to obtain more information about the funding opportunities.

Overview of Center/Institute Pilot Grant RFAs

The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

  • Releases one RFA each year.
  • Four awardees for $100k each.
  • The grant funds are available for one year.

The Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center

  • Releases one RFA each year.
  • Two or three awardees for $40-50k each.
  •  The research should be related to diabetes and the grant funds are available for two years.

The Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute

  • Releases one RFA each year.
  • Two awardees for $60k each.
  • Each RFA has a different topic and funding is available for up to 3-4 years.

The Center for Diabetes Translation Research

  • Releases one RFA each year.
  • Two or three awardees for $25-50k each.
  • The pilot project should focus on translational diabetes research and the funds are available for 1-2 years.

The Institute for Aging Research

  • Releases one RFA each year.
  • One awardee for $30k.
  • The funds are available for one year.

The Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC)

  • Releases one RFA each year.
  • Five awardees, each for $20k.
  • The research should focus on intellectual and developmental disabilities and funds are available for one year with extensions for a second year available by request

The Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research (ERC-CFAR)

  • Releases two RFAs each year.
  • Two-to-five awardees for $50-75K each.
  • The research should be HIV related and preference will be given to early-stage investigators in HIV and faculty new to HIV research. The funds are available for one year.

The Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center

  • Releases multiple RFAs each year.
  • Two awardees for $35k each.
  • The funds are available for two years.

The Global Health Center

  • Has both a pilot grant program and a microgrant program.
  • The frequency and number of RFAs varies year to year.
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