Stroke Council Awards and Lectures


The Stroke Council proudly sponsors awards that acknowledge the outstanding work and research being performed by its members and encourages further participation in the AHA and its mission. Please click on an award link for more information, including eligibility criteria and application or nomination instructions.


Awards presented at the International Stroke Conference

View all Awards and Lectures for the International Stroke Conference

Please note that you must be a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) to be eligible for these awards.


Abstract-Based Awards presented at the International Stroke Conference

View all Awards and Lectures for the International Stroke Conference

  • Junior Investigator Travel Grants
  • Mordecai Y.T. Globus Early Investigator Award
  • Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award
  • Stroke Basic Science Award
  • Stroke Care in Emergency Medicine Award
  • Stroke Rehab and Recovery Travel Award
  • Vascular Cognitive Impairment Award
  • Stroke Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups Travel Grant

All abstracts must be submitted through the ISC online abstract submission site first, separate from the award submission site for this award. To submit your abstract to the International Stroke Conference, go to strokeconference.org/submitscience.

After you have submitted your abstract, award applications for the Stroke Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups Travel Grant should then be submitted though the Council Awards System. Hard copies of any part of the application cannot be accepted.


Travel Grant to the State-of-the-Science Nursing Symposium


Awards presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions


Medical and Master's-level Student Scholarships

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AHA Professional Members are Difference Makers

Pre-Cons and Stroke Nursing Symposia: February 4, 2025
Sessions: February 5–7, 2025
Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles, California