Awards – Scientific Sessions
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | New Orleans, Louisiana
The Jack Sarver Prizes in Basic and Clinical Science are now open for application.
Established investigators may be eligible to win over $35k to further their scientific research career.The AHA Scientific Council Awards applaud the achievements of researchers, scientists, clinicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, and provide opportunities for financial rewards, special presentations, and funding to attend the AHA Scientific Sessions and other council-sponsored meetings. Hundreds of awards are offered each year to meet our members where they are in their career.
Please visit Council Awards or below for opportunities to apply or nominate a colleague for awards. Award applicants and nominees must be AHA Professional Members.
Applications for awards open on April 9, 2025.
To qualify for Scientific Sessions 2025 awards, you must meet the following deadlines:
- Monday, June 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. EDT (UTC -4) – Deadline to submit your science to Scientific Sessions 2025.
- Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4) – Deadline to apply for awards in the Council Awards System.
- August 22, 2025, 6:00 p.m. CDT (-5 UTC) – Deadline to apply for travel grants in the Council Awards System.
Navigate the 2025 Awards
Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD)
- James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology
- Laennec Clinician Educator Lecture
Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN)
- Katharine A. Lembright Award and Lecture
- Kathleen A. Dracup Distinguished Lecture Exemplary Career in Mentoring Award
Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN)
- CVSN Clinical Article of the Year Award
- CVSN Excellence in Clinical Practice Award
- CVSN Marie Cowan Promising Early Career Investigator Award
- CVSN Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award
- CVSN Research Article of the Year Award
- CVSN Stroke Article of the Year Award
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia (CVSA)
Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD)
Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM)
Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts)
All-Councils Opportunities
- Quest Diagnostics Early Career Investigator Award for Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine Research
Sponsored by Quest Diagnostics Center of Excellence for Cardiometabolic Testing at Cleveland Heart Lab - Jack Sarver Prize in Basic Science
- Jack Sarver Prize in Clinical Science
Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB)
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS)
Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR)
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia (CVSA)
- Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Early Career Investigator Abstract Award
- Vivien Thomas Early Career Investigator Award
Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN)
Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD)
- Laennec Fellow in Training (FIT) Clinician Award
- Samuel A. Levine Early Career Clinical Investigator Award
Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention (CVRI)
Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM)
Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts)
Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR)
Award applicants must have submitted an abstract to Scientific Sessions 2025. Your abstract control number will be required to complete the award application.
Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR)
Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB)
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS)
Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention (CVRI)
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia (CVSA)
Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN)
Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM)
Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts)
Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR)
Award applicants are not required to have an abstract submission to apply for these Scientific Sessions 2025 awards.
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS)
Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD)
Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN)
Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention (CVRI)
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia (CVSA)
Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM)
Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)