Required Application Documents

• 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)

• 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:

• Collaborating Investigator's Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
• Collaborating Investigator's Letter (5 pages)
• Consultant's Letter (5 pages)

• 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)

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)

• Mentor's Biosketch/Bibliography (5-pages each)
• Mentor's Letter (3 pages each)

Optional Third Parties:

• Collaborating Investigator's Biosketch (5 pages)
• Collaborating Investigator's Letter (5 pages)
• Consultant's Letter (5 pages)

• Implementation Plan (12 pages)
• Biographical Sketch (5 pages) 
• Resubmission Modifications (if applicable, 2 pages)

• Biographical Sketch of Sponsor (for up to 5 sponsors; 5 pages each)
• Sponsor's Past/Current Trainees (for up to 5 sponsors; 3 pages each)

• Applicant/PI Biosketch (5 pages)
• Budget Justification (2 pages) (document)
• Research Project Environment (2 pages) (document)
• Project Plan (12 pages) – See Peer Review Phase I in the RFA for criteria against which the proposal will be evaluated.
• Literature Cited in Proposal (4 pages)
• Coordinating Center Vision and Approach to Foster Synergy and Collaboration (8 pages) - Obtain from Coordinating Center PI
• Summary for Non-scientists/Lay Summary - The lay summary is not a document to be uploaded, rather it is entered through form fields in ProposalCentral. We list it here so the applicant may be aware that this is required.

HERN Required Document Instructions (PDF)

• Applicant/PI Biosketch (5 pages)
• Budget Justification (2 pages) (docx)
• Infrastructure to Support Coordinating Center (2 pages)
• Coordinating Center Vision and Approach to Foster Synergy and Collaboration (8 pages)
• Coordinating Center PI Qualifications (2 pages)
• Literature Cited in Proposal (4 pages)
• Summary for Non-scientists/Lay Summary - The lay summary is not a document to be uploaded, rather it is entered through form fields in ProposalCentral. We list it here so the applicant may be aware that this is required.

HERN Required Document Instructions (PDF)

• 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

• Partnering Institution Letter (2 pages)

• 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)

• Department Head Letter Instructions
• Third Party Study Members Information

• 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)

Fellowship Applicant Document

• Fellow BioSketch (Use NIH fellowships BioSketch Format)
• Three Reference letters

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)

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

• Optional Fellow BioSketch