Required Application Documents
Submission of proposals for AHA research funding is done entirely online, using ProposalCentral. Paper submissions are not accepted. When completing an application for funding, the Applicant/Principal Investigator (PI) is required to upload specific documents.
In addition, third party individuals associated with the application will provide supporting documents. All required documents must be uploaded into ProposalCentral by the applicant before the proposal can be submitted. Exception: Several programs require reference reports or letters. Referees will upload their documents into ProposalCentral by using a link that will be sent to them via a system-generated email message. Referees must upload their documents before the proposal can be submitted.
For a complete list of required documents, select a program below, then toggle between the Applicant and Third-party Personnel tabs. Please note: You can only upload required documents. There is no mechanism in the system to accept supplemental materials.
View AHA policies governing all research awards including Open Science Policies.
IMPORTANT: Instructions are contained in the Application Instructions (PDF) for items below that are not hyperlinked.
AHA Predoctoral Fellowship and AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applicant
- Proposed Research Plan (5 pages)
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages) -- NIH OMB No. 0925-0001 and 0925-0002 (Rev. 03/2020 approved through 02/28/2023). No need to reformat to AHA page specifications.
- Literature Cited (4 pages)
- Vertebrate Animal Subjects (no page limit)
- Resubmission Modifications (if applicable, 2 pages)
Third Party Personnel
- Biographical Sketch of Sponsor (5 pages)
- Biographical Sketch of Co-Sponsor, if one has been named (5 pages)
- Reference Report (3 count, 4 pages each)
** For the following three items, AHA now requires one document from the sponsor that also includes information for the co-sponsor, if one has been named. **
- Sponsor's and Co-Sponsor's Past and Current Trainees (3 pages per sponsor)
- Training Plan of Sponsor and Co-Sponsor (3 pages)
- Research Project Environment of Sponsor and Co-Sponsor (no page limit)
Optional third-party personnel:
Career Development Award
Applicant
- Research Plan (8 pages)
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
- Career Development Plan (3 pages)
- Literature Cited (4 pages)
- Research Project Environment Form - Word template (2 pages)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages)
- Vertebrate Animal Subjects (if applicable, no page limit)
- Resubmission Modifications (if applicable, 2 pages)
Third Party Personnel
Department Head Letter (5 pages)
Primary Mentor:
- Mentor's Training Plan (Primary Mentor ONLY – 3 pages)
- Mentor's Past/Current Trainees (Primary and Secondary Mentors ONLY – 3 pages each)
- Mentor's Biosketch/Bibliography (5 pages)
- Mentor's Letter (3 pages)
Secondary Mentor
- Mentor's Past/Current Trainees (Primary and Secondary Mentors ONLY – 3 pages each)
- Mentor's Biosketch/Bibliography (5 pages)
- Mentor's Letter (3 pages)
Additional Mentors (up to two)
Optional Third Parties:
Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training
Applicant (program director)
- Implementation Plan (12 pages)
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
- Resubmission Modifications (if applicable, 2 pages)
Third Party Personnel, if listed in application
Collaborative Sciences Award - for Invited Full Applications
Initiating Co-PI
- Research Plan (10 pages)
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages maximum per Co-PI)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Literature Cited (4 pages)
Initiating and All Additional Co-PIs
- Co-Principal Investigator Biographical Sketch
- Co-Principal Investigator Research Project Environment - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
Other Third Party Personnel (if applicable)
Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine Awards
Grant Applicants
- Data Access Approval Letter(s) (no page limit) (PDF)
- Research Plan (5 pages)
- Literature Cited (no page limit)
- Biographical Sketch/Bibliography (5 pages)
- Budget Justification Form - Word template (2 pages) (DOCX)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Applicants
Fellowship Applicant Document
Sponsor Applicant Documents
- Sponsor's Past/Current Trainees
- Sponsor's Training Plan
- Sponsor's Research Project Environment (no page limit) (Document)
- Sponsor's Grant Support/Funding (Document)
Collaborative Documents
- Research Plan (5 pages)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
Institutional Program Director Applicants
Program Director Applicant Documents
- Program Director's Plan Including (14 pages max):
- History of Fellowship Training Program (2 pages)
- Research Opportunities Available to Fellow
- Training Plan and Proposed Enrichment Activities for the Fellow
- Recruitment and Selection Process
- Program Evaluation
- Institutional Research Project Environment (2 pages) (Document)
- Budget Justification Form - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
Sponsor Applicant Documents
- Sponsor's Past/Current Trainees
- Sponsor's Grant Support/Funding (Document)
Optional Fellow Documents
Strategically Focused Research Network
CENTER Applicant
- Applicant/PI Biosketch (5 pages)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Research Project Environment Form - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Literature Cited (no limit)
- Center Science Vision and Synergy (8 pages)
- Center Collaboration (5 pages)
- Current Postdoctoral Training Program (no limit)
- Proposed Multidisciplinary Training Program (8 pages)
- Center Director Qualifications (2 pages)
- Center Administrative Structure (2 pages)
- Publications (up to 3 separate uploads, no page limits)
- Letter of Support (2 pages)
- Center Training Director Information
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Partnering Institution Letter (2 pages)
RESEARCH PROJECT PI Applicant
- Applicant/PI Biosketch (5 pages)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Research Project Environment (2 pages)
- Publication (up to 3 separate uploads, no page limits)
- Research Plan (17 pages)
- Literature Cited (no page limit)
- Center Director's Vision and Synergy (8 pages)
Third Party Personnel
Research Supplement to Promote Diversity
Fellow/Trainee
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages) -- NIH OMB No. 0925-0001 and 0925-0002 (Rev. 03/2020 approved through 02/28/2023). No need to reformat to AHA page specifications.
- The fellow is expected to prepare the lay summary. The lay summary is not a document to be uploaded, rather it is entered through form fields in Proposal Central. We list it here, so the fellow may be aware.
Mentor
- Proposed Research Plan (3-page limit)
- Biosketch of Mentor and Co-Mentor, if applicable (5-page limit per Mentor)
- Past and Current Trainees (3 pages per mentor)
- Research Project Environment (no page limit)
Refer to Sponsor/Mentor Information page for details.