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
Career Development Award
Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Innovative Project Award
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Redefining Womens Health From Heart to Head to Hormones
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, January 06, 2026American Heart Association Studio Red invites researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs and innovators to submit ideas to advance groundbreaking research and novel solutions in conditions that disproportionally or distinctly impact women’s health. Four priority areas of focus are described in the program details.
Rapid Impact Research Award
Proposal Deadline: Thursday, January 22, 2026American Heart Association Studio Red invites researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs and innovators to submit ideas to advance groundbreaking research and novel solutions in conditions that disproportionally or distinctly impact women’s health. Four priority areas of focus are described in the program details.
Data Science Grants
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, 2026For multidisciplinary research teams with expertise in two or more of these areas: Cardio-oncology; CKM Syndrome; health economics; epidemiology; biostatistics with experience in causal inference methods, machine learning, and CV research.
Identifying Effects of GLP1 Medications on CKM Disease
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2026Research focused on evaluating the effects of GLP-1 and/or GIP agonists among individuals with cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic disease (CKM) and/or obesity. Applicants should have experience in causal inference methods, machine learning, and cardiovascular research. Collaborative proposals involving multidisciplinary teams are encouraged. Proposals are encouraged to leverage data sources including de-identified claims data, electronic health records and prospective cohort studies.
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
View all AHA research program descriptions on the Funding Opportunities page.
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