Children's and Emory offer pilot grants for faculty and centers in the Pediatric Research Alliance. These pilots are designed to stimulate new research projects, build new collaborations, and increase extramural funding for pediatric research. There are 3 types:

• Junior Faculty Fellowship: These grant opportunities are designed to prepare junior faculty to move from mentored research to independent researcher status. Each award is $50,000.
• Center Awards: These grant opportunities are designated for all levels of researchers and must go through one of the eligible centers (listed below). Each award is $50,000.
• Program Planning Pilot (P*3):The P*3 category is designed to facilitate the submission of a large-scale extramural grant, with particular attention to Program Project, Large Center grants, or large multi-PI R or U mechanisms ( Further, these awards are meant to cover an inter- or multidisciplinary approach to a research topic or to approach a research topic from multiple, but related disciplines and methods. Each award is for $100,000.