Council Awards and Lectures
In an effort to maintain the integrity of AHA Office of Science Operations department and Scientific Council-sponsored awards and operate in a transparent manner, award selection committee members should not be directly involved in nominations or letters of support prior to their submittal nor are they eligible to receive the award designation selected by the committee. The council chair, chair-elect and immediate past chair are also not eligible to receive an award sponsored by their council during their term.
Awards applicants must be members of the sponsoring scientific council at the time of application and must maintain this membership through the date of recognition to be eligible for award funding. If you need to become an AHA Professional Member, you should do so one week prior to the application submission deadline for your member account to be processed in time for the application submission deadline.
Early Career Awards
Mid-Career Achievement and Special Recognition Awards
Mid-career Achievement awards recognize an investigator active in basic, clinical, translational or population cardiovascular research for specific career endeavors and achievements who made a significant impact on the field of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The awards also may honor those who have helped further the mission of the scientific councils and the AHA. Candidates include PhDs and or MDs who are still within 5–20 years after their first faculty appointment of the award application date.
Special Recognition Awards are designed to acknowledge outstanding achievements in the field of cardiovascular disease and stroke and/or contributions and service to the American Heart Association.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Named Lectures
Travel Grants
Student Scholarships
Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award
The Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award recognizes the team of authors with the highest-ranked scientific abstract from every participating country for each AHA scientific meeting.