2027 AHA Career Development Award

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. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

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.

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

Projects should fit the AHA mission and research priorities.

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

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

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

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

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.