Cardiovascular Disease Funding Opportunities
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This webpage contains an overview of cardiovascular disease funding opportunities, including the Summer 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) funding opportunities
American Heart Association Funding Opportunities
Citizenship
Applicants can be U.S. citizens, permanent residents or have certain visas (see the guidelines for details)
Science Focus
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.Disciplines
Proposals are encouraged from all basic disciplines as well as epidemiological, behavioral, community and clinical investigations that bear on cardiovascular and stroke problems.
Reminder-Application fee or Current Membership required for All AHA applications
This AHA webpage >> has detailed information and FAQs about this new application fee or current membership requirement.
AHA Funding opportunities
Research Partnership programs:
AHA grants co-sponsored by foundations and associations
Information about these programs is briefly described on the main AHA funding opportunity webpage >>. However, applicants apply through standard AHA award mechanisms listed for each RFP.
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association/American Brain Foundation
Lawrence M. Brass, M.D. Stroke Research Mentored Clinical and Population Research Award
Topics: For stroke research related to vascular neurology, stroke or neurocritical care
NOTE: Apply via the Mentored Clinical and Population Research Award-Western States Affiliate mechanism (see below)
AHA/CCF Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation
Joint Research Award
For research specific to pediatric cardiomyopathy
NOTE: Apply through either the
Grant-In-Aid-Western States Affiliate (see below)
Beginning Grant in Aid-Western States Affiliate (see below)
American Heart Association-AHA/Myocarditis Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Supports an investigator proposing innovative basic, clinical or translational research projects relevant to the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment epidemiology and/or prevention of myocarditis
NOTE: apply via Postdoctoral Fellowship-Western States Affiliate
(see below)
AHA/CHF Children’s Heart Foundation
Congenital Heart Disease Research Awards
For basic, clinical, population or translational research directly related to CHF.
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
PIs can submit their applications through any of the investigator-initiated programs listed in this message below:
Research Grants: Grant-in-Aid, Innovative Research Grant, Established Investigator Grant
Career Development: Pre-doctoral fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mentored Clinical and Population Research Award, Scientist Development Grant
Beginning Grant-in-Aid-- Western States Affiliate
To promote the independent status of promising beginning scientists. Proposals are encouraged from all basic, behavioral, epidemiological, and community and clinical investigations that bear on cardiovascular and stroke problems.
Amount of funding: $70K/year over 2 yrs
Eligibility: Instructors and assist. prof. with PI eligibility and CE assist. prof. (with an approved PI waiver). Applicant at the time of activation must hold a faculty/staff rank up to and including assistant professor (or equivalent), but may not have more than seven years of experience at the assistant professor level.
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG*) deadline: July 17, 2015
Western States Affiliate Deadline: July 24, 2015
Guidelines >>
Grant-in-Aid-- Western States Affiliate
To encourage and adequately fund the most innovative and meritorious research projects from independent investigators.
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.
Amount of funding: $70K/yr x 2 years
Eligibility: assist. prof. with PI eligibility and CE assist. prof. (with an approved CE Faculty PI waiver)
Instructors are not eligible because those positions are not considered “independent” positions here at Stanford.
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG*) deadline: July 17, 2015
Western States Affiliate Deadline: July 24, 2015
Guidelines >>
National Innovative Research Grant
To support highly innovative, high-risk, high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and stroke research.
Amount of funding: $75K/yr x 2 years
Eligibility: Have a faculty (or faculty equivalent) appointment: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
Instructors are not eligible because they are not considered to be in faculty-level appointments at Stanford.
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG*) deadline: July 14, 2015
National deadline: July 21, 2015
Guidelines
National Established Investigator Award
To support mid-career investigators with unusual promise and an established record of accomplishments; candidates have a demonstrated commitment to cardiovascular or cerebrovascular science as indicated by prior publication history and scientific accomplishments. A candidate's career is expected to be in a rapid growth phase.
Eligibility: mid-career faculty with PI eligibility and mid-career CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
Have current national-level funding as a principal investigator (or co-PI) on an R01 grant or its equivalent (e.g., VA Merit Award, NSF Grant, or PI of a project on a Program Project Grant from NIH). To encourage submissions from clinical investigators, epidemiologists, and translational scientists, individuals with significant funding from national-level peer reviewed clinical and multicenter trials and/or other clinically-oriented grants will be considered (e.g., U01, UL1, and equivalent awards).
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG*) deadline: July 14, 2015
National deadline: July 21, 2015
Guidelines
National Scientist Development Award
To bridge the gap between completion of research training and readiness for successful competition as an independent investigator.
Eligibility: postdoctoral fellows in their last year, Instructors, early assist. prof. with PI eligibility within four years of their first faculty appointment, early CE assist. prof. (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency or certain visas (see the guidelines)
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG*) deadline: July 14, 2015
National deadline: July 21, 2015
Guidelines >>
*Institutional representative: because this is a mentored career development grant, you must submit your PDRF forms and your application materials through your department's Research Process Manager (RPM). Please contact your RPM asap so he/she can begin to build your budget. RPM assignments >>
Mentored Clinical and Population Research Award
Eligibility: Early career assistant professors with PI eligibility and early career CE assistant professors (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver). Researchers (e.g. Postdoctoral Scholars, Instructors, and other Academic Staff members-Research Associates) are also eligible to apply with an approved career development PI waiver.
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency or certain visas (see the guidelines)
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG*) deadline: July 14, 2015
Submit your application to one of the following:
National deadline: July 21, 2015
or:
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG*) deadline: July 17, 2015
Western States Affiliate Deadline: July 24, 2015
Guidelines >>
*Institutional representative: because this is a mentored career development grant and not a fellowship, you must submit your PDRF forms and your application materials through your department's Research Process Manager (RPM). Please contact your RPM asap so he/she can begin to build your budget. RPM assignments>>
Pre-doctoral Fellowship-- Western States Affiliate
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency or certain visas (see the guidelines)
Institutional representative (RMG Fellowship Office*) deadline: July 17, 2015
Western States Affiliate Deadline: July 24, 2015
Guidelines >>
*Institutional representative: Submit your completed PDRF form and application materials to the RMG Fellowship Office per the proposal checklist/guidelines on this webpage >>
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Western States Affiliate
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency or certain visas (see the guidelines)
Institutional representative (RMG Fellowship Office*) deadline: July 17, 2015
Western States Affiliate Deadline: July 24, 2015
Guidelines >>
*Institutional representative: Submit your completed PDRF form and application materials to the RMG Fellowship Office per the proposal checklist/guidelines on this webpage >>
Children's Heart Foundation
Medical Research Grant
Up to $100K/yr for 2 years
This RFP supports clinical and basic science research in congenital heart disease-including but not limited to these areas: molecular genetics, biochemistry, pharmacology devices, and procedural research (cardiac cauterization and surgery) and long-term care of adults with congenital birth defects,.
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: May 29, 2015
Full application: June 5, 2015
http://www.childrensheartfoundation.org/for-scientists/grant-application
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
Research Grant Program
$25K-$50K total direct costs for 1 year
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the LOI submission)
Provides seed funding for innovative basic, clinical or translational research relevant to the cause or treatment of cardiomyopathy in children.
Letter of intent (required): June 12, 2015
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Aug. 28, 2015
Full Proposal Deadline (by invitation only): Sept. 4, 2015
http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/site/grants.php
Fondation Leducq
Transatlantic Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Program
Purpose: to promote collaborative research between academic centers in North America and Europe in the areas of cardiovascular and
neurovascular disease.
Eligibiity: faculty with PI eligibility. See the guidelines for criteria.
Amount of funding: Networks are awarded up to US$ 6,000,000 over 5 years.
Expression of interest deadline (required): Sept. TBA via proposal central
Full application (by invitation only): Feb.
http://www.fondationleducq.org/nivel2.aspx?idsec=1163
Progeria Research Foundation
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome ("Progeria", or "HGPS") is a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. Children with Progeria die of atherosclerosis (heart attacks or strokes) at an average age of thirteen years.
Innovator Awards: 2-year awards of up to $75,000 per year; faculty with PI eligibility
Established Investigator Awards: $100K per year x 3 yrs; senior faculty with PI eligibility
Specialty Awards: for smaller, more technology-driven projects, e.g., sequencing, screening potential drugs, obtaining cell lines (including IPSCs,) and preparation of antibodies. Funding amounts and lengths are flexible. Faculty with PI eligibility
Deadline: Oct. and May 2015 TBA
http://www.progeriaresearch.org/research_funding_opportunities.html
2016
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Sarnoff Fellowship Program (Medical students)
The Sarnoff Fellowship Program offers medical students enrolled in accredited U.S. medical schools the opportunity to spend a year conducting intensive work in a biomedical research facility in the United States, other than the medical school in which they are enrolled.
Eligibility: Although applicants may have prior research experience, applications are also encouraged from students without extensive prior research experience.
NOT eligible. Applicants enrolled in an MD/PhD program will not be eligible for a Sarnoff Fellowship.
Applications are encouraged from second and third year medical students. Fourth year medical students are required to submit an official letter from their medical schools granting graduation deferment.
Fellows will be assigned mentors.
There are no citizenship requirements for application, but those who are not U.S. citizens must have and maintain an appropriate visa.
Deadline: January
http://www.sarnofffoundation.org/?page=Fellowship_Info
You do not have to submit your application through your institutional representative (i.e., RMG Fellowship office) because you will be assigned to another institution for the one year.
Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)
Fellowship Opportunities in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Only one applicant per faculty sponsor is permitted for each deadline.
Eligibility: see the guidelines
Deadline: January TBA
Guidelines:
http://www.hrsonline.org/Career-Resources/Fellowships-Program-Directors/Scholarships-for-EP
RMG Fellowship office procedures >>
The Marfan Foundation
Early Investigator Grant
Marfan syndrome is caused by a defect (mutation) in the gene that tells the body how to make fibrillin-1 -- a protein that is an important part of connective tissue. Marfan syndrome features are most often found in the heart, blood vessels, bones, joints, and eyes. Sometimes the lungs and skin are also affected
$37,500/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: assist. prof. with PI eligibility within seven years from their first faculty position and have never received an NIH R-01 grant award.
Deadline: March
http://www.marfan.org/resources/researchers/grants
The Marfan Foundation/Canadian Marfan Association Faculty Grant Program
Marfan syndrome is caused by a defect (mutation) in the gene that tells the body how to make fibrillin-1 -- a protein that is an important part of connective tissue. Marfan syndrome features are most often found in the heart, blood vessels, bones, joints, and eyes. Sometimes the lungs and skin are also affected
$100K over 2 yrs
Eligibility: associate professor and above with PI eligibility. Basic and clinical science.
Work can be performed in the U.S. or elsewhere.
Deadline: April
http://www.marfan.org/resources/researchers/grants
The Fondation Leducq Transatlantic
Career Development Award in Cardiovascular Research (CDA)
This program has been discontinued.
http://www.fondationleducq.org/nivel2.aspx?idsec=19
Institutional Representatives
Stanford policy requires that you must submit your application materials and your completed PDRF forms to your institutional representative at least 5 working days prior to the application deadline. You are strongly encouraged to let your RPM know as soon as possible that you are planning to submit an application so they can help with your budget preparation, etc.
*Medicine: RPM Assignments by department: http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/rpmmaster.html
*Other schools: Download the Pre-award OSR department assignments on this DoResearch webpage:
http://doresearch.stanford.edu/research-offices/sponsored-research-osr/pre-award-operations
Funding Information Resources (home page)
Recent funding opportunities, Calendar, searchable funding databases, limited submission programs, internal Stanford funding opportunities, NIH and NSF resource links, etc.
http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/funding/
Foundation Relations: MCD and LPFCH
The Foundation Relations team in the Medical Center Development office is available to assist School of Medicine faculty with a review and editing of your proposal. This office facilitates mutually beneficial relationships between faculty and private and philanthropic organizations. Please contact Joy Morimoto at 650-736-9749, joym@stanford.edu, or Michelle Heeseman at 650-736-8968, Heeseman@stanford.edu, for assistance.Faculty-for assistance with proposals in children’s health research, please contact Ann Rose ann.rose@lpfch.org 650-497-8444 or Edna Neivert Edna.Neivert@LPFCH.ORG 650-724-2783 in Foundation Relations at Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Shared Facility/Service Center Resource
You are encouraged to discuss shared facility, service center, core facility resources with Bruce Koch, Senior Director, Discovery and Technological Service Centers, Office of the Senior Associate Dean for Research at bruce.koch@stanford.edu.
Spectrum webpage "Enabling Technologies" (includes links to shared facilities) http://spectrum.stanford.edu/page_listings/enabling-technologies
School of Medicine Service Centers: http://corefacilities.stanford.edu/
DoResearch Shared Facility webpage: http://doresearch.stanford.edu/research-scholarship/shared-facilities
