AHA ProposalCentral
Welcome! Log in here to submit a new proposal, access your applications and awards, or to log in as sponsor, institutional officer, or peer reviewer.
The first time you log in, follow the instructions in the Login Instructions (PDF) to link your American Heart Association account to ProposalCentral. Your Heart Association account encompasses your research (Grants@Heart) and peer review activity, membership, meeting attendance and presentations, publications, and more.
New to the American Heart Association? Select the appropriate registration link (peer reviewer or all other roles). Sign up for an American Heart Association account to access ProposalCentral and all your other Heart Association account activity. All information is confidential and used solely for communication with the American Heart Association.
Log in as an applicant, awardee, sponsor, or institutional officer
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Need Assistance?
ProposalCentral Resources
Email ProposalCentral or 1-800-875-2562 (toll-free U.S. and Canada) or 1-703-964-5840 (direct dial international) for login or technical help.
Sample issues for ProposalCentral assistance:
- I cannot access my ProposalCentral account.
- I cannot find the proposal/LOI that I just started.
- I receive an error message when I try to access a page in my application.
- I keep getting an error message when I upload a PDF file.
- The link to provide my reference letter does not work.
- I need to update my institution and contact information but I’m not sure how.
- The institution that I put in my profile is not a confirmed institution. What do I do?
- It seems that I have more than one login for ProposalCentral. Can I merge them?
- I validated my application but the submit button is still not available.
American Heart Association Resources
Award program eligibility details and deadlines: Visit professional.heart.org/FundingOpportunities.
Application Instructions (PDF) - How to navigate through a proposal and details about required documents.
Please submit your Application or Professional Membership questions by email to [email protected] or 214-360-6107 (option 1).
Please submit your Awards questions by email to [email protected].
Please submit your Peer Review questions by email to [email protected] or leave a voice message at 214-360-6108.
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