Required Application Documents


  • Required Documents - The Applicant (PI) is required to submit specific documents, which vary for each award program. In addition, other individuals (called Third Parties) 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 to the AHA. The lists displayed below are only for award mechanisms with pending submission deadlines.
  • Reference Reports/Letters - 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. Applicants should communicate deadlines (both institutional and AHA) to those providing reference letters.
  • Application Instructions - For items below that are not hyperlinked, instructions are contained in the Application Instructions (PDF). The maximum number of pages permitted for each item is listed below.
  • ProposalCentral - Submission of proposals for AHA research funding is done entirely online, using ProposalCentral. Paper submissions are not accepted. Only the required documents can be submitted; there is no mechanism for supplemental materials.

AHA Predoctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowships

Applicant

Third Party Personnel

Referees:
Reference Reports - 3 required (4 pages each)

Sponsor/Mentor and Co-Mentor (if one has been named):

**Each of the following three documents from the mentor should also include the co-mentor's information.**

  • Past and Current Trainees (3 pages per mentor)
  • Training Plan for the Fellow (3 pages)
  • Research Project Environment (no page limit)

Optional third-party personnel:

Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training

Applicant (program director)

Third Party Personnel, if listed in application

Career Development Award

Applicant

Third Party Personnel

AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA)

Applicant

Third Party Personnel

  • Provost's Letter of Institutional Eligibility (1 page)

Optional third-party personnel:

Innovative Project  Award 

Pre-proposal

  • Pre-proposal (letter of intent) (1 page limit)

NOTE: The American Heart Association is piloting double blind peer review for the 2024 Innovative Project Award pre-proposal review. Pre-proposals are reviewed for the proposed research idea only. While some identifying information will be collected within ProposalCentral, it will be for AHA use only and will not be shared with reviewers.

Invited Full Proposal

Third Party Personnel

2025 Holidays

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July 3 & 4
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