AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health.
Up to 2 years
Upper $63,040USD Lower $31,520USD
Matches the NIH scale for predoctoral fellows at the time the AHA publishes its RFA
- 2021: $25,320 per year, plus $4,200 per year for health insurance. Note: Stipend may be used to further supplement health insurance cost, however, the health insurance allowance may not be used for any other purpose.
- Project Support: $2,000 per year, in addition to the stipend. No limit on any line item (travel, computer, equipment, etc.). International travel is permitted and does not require prior AHA approval.
- Award Duration: One or two years. If applying for only one year of support, select the ONE YEAR form for this program when beginning the application.
- Total Award Amount: $31,520 – $63,040
At the time of application, the applicant must be:
- enrolled in a post-baccalaureate Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.V.M., Pharm.D., D.D.S., DrPH, or Ph.D. in nursing or equivalent clinical health science doctoral degree program, who seeks research training with a sponsor prior to embarking upon a research career.
- a full-time student working towards his/her degree.
An applicant may submit only one AHA Predoctoral Fellowship application per deadline.
An AHA Predoctoral Fellowship student may hold only one AHA award at a time.
At the time of award activation, the candidate must have completed initial coursework and be at the stage of the program where he/she can devote full-time effort to research or activities related to the development into an independent researcher or a related career aimed at improving global cardiovascular health.
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