American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
The purpose of the fellowship is 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 $64,072USD Lower $32,036USD
The AHA does not pay indirect costs on fellowships.
- Annual Stipend: Matches the NIH scale for predoctoral fellows at the time the AHA publishes its RFA
- 2022: $25,836 per year, plus $4,200 per year for health insurance. Note: Stipend may be used to further supplement health insurance, 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: $32,036 – $64,072
At the time of application, the applicant must be:
- enrolled in a post-baccalaureate PhD, MD, DO, DVM, PharmD, DDS, DrPH, or PhD 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.
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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