Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health (LCH) Mentoring Award

Sponsored by the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health

To qualify for this award, you must meet the following deadlines.

  • October 13, 2025 – Deadline to have an active AHA professional membership.
  • October 16, 2025– Deadline to apply for this award in the Council Awards System.
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The Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Mentoring Award honors an individual who provides exceptional individual and institutional mentoring and advocacy for cardiovascular lifestyle and cardiometabolic researchers. The awardee will be honored at the EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Each nominee will be considered based on his or her history of mentoring cardiovascular lifestyle and cardiometabolic, as well as his or her overall record of the professional development of mentees.
  • The applicant or nominee must be a member of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health at the time of application.

How to Apply or Submit a Nomination

Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health members may self-nominate/apply for this award.  

The nomination/application file should contain the following documents in PDF format:

Nominee/applicants will be scored based on their nomination letters and mentoring history.

  • A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae and bibliography
  • A letter of nomination or candidate statement (limited to 250 words), if self-nominating, describing the nominee’s contribution to promoting diversity and training diverse students, scientists, and advocates of diversity.
  • One letter of recommendation from a senior mentor/division or department chief.
  • Up to two (2) letters of support from a former mentee.
  • A list of mentees, including the year mentored. 

Visit the ProposalCentral Council Awards Applicant Instructions page to apply or submit a nomination.

Once logged in, you may apply for the EPI-Lifestyle Scientific Sessions Career Achievement Awards in Mentoring and select the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Mentoring Award from the award drop-down list.

Prize

The award will be presented at the Council Dinner at the annual EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions.

The honoree will receive:

  • Complimentary registration to EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions
  • Hotel accommodations for one night at the conference rate
  • An engraved plaque
  • One (1) council complimentary ticket to the EPI Lifestyle Joint Council Dinner
 

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