Grant opportunity

2027 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship

American Heart Association fellowship for promising predoctoral students conducting cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or brain health research.

FellowshipHealthBiomedical SciencesGraduate fellowship
Funder
American Heart Association
4 August 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT
4 August 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Aug 4, 2026
Award
Two-year fellowship support: stipend plus health insurance and project support
Applicant
Graduate Student
Discipline
Biomedical Sciences
Region
United States
Posted
May 15, 2026

Call summary

Overview

AHA support for predoctoral trainees pursuing research aligned with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and brain health.

Who can apply

  • Applicants must be predoctoral students working toward a research degree at an eligible institution.
  • Applicants should confirm citizenship, institutional, mentor, and research-area requirements on the official AHA call page.

What it supports

  • Research training in cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, brain health, and related biomedical or population-health areas.
  • Mentored predoctoral research and career development.

Funding and duration

The AHA call describes stipend, health insurance, and project support for the award period.

4 August 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT

4 August 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Aug 4, 2026

How to apply

Use the official AHA Predoctoral Fellowship page and submit through ProposalCentral by 4 August 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CT.

Call details

AHA support for predoctoral trainees pursuing research aligned with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and brain health.

American Heart Association lists this opportunity for Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences, United States. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Applicants must be predoctoral students working toward a research degree at an eligible institution.

Applicants should confirm citizenship, institutional, mentor, and research-area requirements on the official AHA call page.

Research training in cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, brain health, and related biomedical or population-health areas.

Mentored predoctoral research and career development.

The AHA call describes stipend, health insurance, and project support for the award period.

4 August 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: 4 August 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Aug 4, 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 Predoctoral Fellowship page and submit through ProposalCentral by 4 August 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.