Funding and Award Opportunities
Advance Your Research
Research funding programs are available throughout the year. And the Professional Councils offer various awards, as well. Find your opportunities below.
Council Awards and Lectures
AHA scientific councils award financial stipends, recognize special presentations and provide travel funding to attend AHA scientific meetings. Each council sponsors awards for its members throughout the year:
Investigator Initiated Research
Redefining Women's Health From Heart to Head to Hormones
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, January 06, 2026
Rapid Impact Research Award
Proposal Deadline: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Data Science Grants
Identifying the Effects of GLP-1 Medications Among Individuals with Cardiovascular, Kidney and Metabolic Disease
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2026
Using Real-World Data to Address Prevalence and Treatment of Cardiovascular, Kidney and Metabolic Disease in Cancer Patients and Survivors
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2026
Topic Focused Funding
SFRN on Valvular Heart Disease
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Cardiac Arrest Research Team Network
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Heart Transplantation Research Network
Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
View all AHA research program descriptions on the Funding Opportunities page.
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