Award for Support of Underrepresented Populations

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants must fulfill any one or more criteria as listed below:
- Individuals who have faced challenges or obstacles to their career due to their membership in one or more racial and ethnic groups.
- Individuals who have faced challenges or obstacles to their career due to their
  identification as LGBTQ+
- Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
- Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, defined as those who meet two or more of the following criteria:
  - Were or currently are homeless.
  - Were or currently are in the foster care system.
  - Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years.
  - Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor’s degree (PDF).
  - Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants.
Applicant must be active in research and still be in training as an undergraduate or pre-doctoral student, or be within 10 years of completing medical fellowship (or residency as NIH states, MDs would be Fellows for 3-6 years of the 7-10), terminal degree or highest certificate (e.g. BSc, MSc).
The candidate must be conducting research in the field of hypertension and related renal-cardiovascular diseases.
Previous winners of this grant are not eligible to apply.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be judged primarily based on the scientific ranking of the candidate's abstract. Only abstracts selected for presentation at the Hypertension Scientific Sessions will be eligible for consideration for this award.

How to Apply/Required Documents

(Please note: All documents listed must be included with the abstract submission. Incomplete applications will not be considered)

Submit a scientific abstract to the Hypertension Scientific Sessions as well as all supporting award documentation via the conference's abstract submission site by the deadline.

The following items must be submitted for consideration for this award:

A brief letter of recommendation by a mentor, section chief or department chair verifying the candidates eligibility including verification that he or she is part of an underrepresented population as outlined in the Eligibility Criteria section, with identification of their specific underrepresented population(s).
Curriculum vitae, including biography.

AHA membership at any level is required by the candidate by the time the award materials are submitted.

All abstracts and application materials must be received through the Hypertension Scientific Sessions abstract submitter. Visit Hypertension Scientific Sessions for submission info.

Prize

Awardee(s) will be notified after abstract acceptance notifications have been finalized. The award includes a cash prize to offset the cost of travel and complimentary registration to the conference. (Note: Award amount will be determined on funds available. All funds are awarded after the conference.
Awardee(s) must be the presenting author and attend the meeting to receive the award.