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 Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA)
Applicant
- Research Plan (8 pages)
- Research Project Environment Form - (Document)
- Budget Justification Form - (Document)
- Biographical Sketch/Bibliography (5 pages)
- Literature Cited (4 pages)
- Vertebrate Animal Subjects (if applicable, no page limit)
- Resubmission Modifications (if applicable, 2 pages)
Third Party Personnel
- Provost's Letter of Institutional Eligibility (1 page)
Optional third-party personnel:
AHA Predoctoral Fellowship and AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applicant
- Proposed Research Plan (5 pages)
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
- 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:
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)
Established Investigator Award
Applicant
- Abbreviated Proposal (8 pages)
- Biographical Sketch/Bibliography (5 pages)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Literature Cited (4 pages)
- Research Project Environment Form - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Vertebrate Animal Subjects (if applicable, no page limit)
Third Party Personnel
Innovative Project
Applicant
- Proposed Research Plan (5 pages)
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
- Research Project Environment Form - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Literature Cited (4 pages)
- Vertebrate Animal Subjects (if applicable, no page limit)
Third Party Personnel
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
Merit Award
Letter of Intent
- Letter of Intent (2 pages)
- 15 Top Bibliography (2 pages)
- Biographical Sketch/Bibliography (5 pages)
Invited Applicant
- Major Research Achievements (1 page)
- Ongoing and Planned Research (6 pages)
- Summary of Past Efforts in Support of AHA Programs (2 pages)
- References (2 count, 4 pages each)
- Vertebrate Animal Subjects, if applicable (no page limit)
Third Party Personnel
Transformational Project Award
Applicant
- Proposed Research Plan (8 pages)
- Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
- Research Project Environment Form - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Budget Justification - Word template (2 pages) (Document)
- Literature Cited (4 pages)
- Vertebrate Animal Subjects (if applicable, no page limit)
Third Party Personnel
- Collaborating Investigator's Letter (5 pages) Collaborating Investigator's Biographical Sketch/Bibliography (5 pages)
- Collaborating Investigator's Letter (5 pages) Collaborating Investigator's Letter (5 pages)
- Consultant's Letter (5 pages)
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
ASA/Bugher Foundation Centers of Excellence in Hemorrhagic Stroke
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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TRAINING 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 Collaboration (5 pages)
- Current Postdoctoral Training Program (no limit)
- Proposed Multidisciplinary Training Program (8 pages)
- Center Training Director Qualifications(2 pages)
- Center Administrative Structure (2 pages)
- Publications (up to 3 separate uploads, with no page limits)
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)