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