2027 AHA Career Development Award

About the opportunity

AHA career development funding for promising early-career investigators in cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, brain health, and related research areas.

American Heart Association lists this opportunity for Early Career, Biomedical Sciences, United States.

This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Biomedical Sciences grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United States contexts.

Eligibility

Applicants should be early-career investigators and confirm degree, position, institutional, effort, and prior-award rules on the AHA page.

Applicants must work with their institution to meet AHA submission and compliance requirements.

Funding and benefits

Up to USD 231,000 over three years according to AHA programme guidance.

Themes and supported activities

Independent research career development and mentored transition toward sustained research leadership.

Projects should fit the AHA mission and research priorities.

Deadline and timeline

1 December 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: 1 December 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Dec 1, 2026.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Use the official AHA Career Development Award page and submit through ProposalCentral by 1 December 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CT.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.