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

About the opportunity

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.

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 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.

Funding and benefits

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

Themes and supported activities

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

Mentored predoctoral research and career development.

Deadline and timeline

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