American Heart Association (AHA) - Postdoctoral Fellowship

Details mentoring team requirements and documents for the AHA Career Development Award application.

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Deadline2026-08-05

Award amount$6,000 stipend

Last checkedJun 28, 2026

Application

Strategic Research Networks - General Application Information

This page outlines general application information for AHA's Strategically Focused Research Networks, including postdoctoral fellowship requirements.

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Award amount

Network total: $12-20 million over 4 years

Eligibility

Institutions: U.S.-based non-profit (medical, dental, public health, universities, hospitals); Investigators: MD, PhD, DO, DVM or equivalent doctoral degree; 20% effort; Citizenship: US Citizen, Permanent Resident, E-3, H-1B, O-1, J-1, G-4 visa holders; Fellows: MD, PhD, DO, DVM or equivalent doctoral degree; 75% effort to research training

Requirements

Each Center must have basic, clinical, or population science projects; Centers must provide a multidisciplinary training program for fellows; Fellows require individual development plans; Fellows require professional, non-medical training; High degree of collaboration within and among Centers

Application materials

Letter of Intent; Center Application; Project Applications

How to apply

Submit Letter of Intent electronically via ProposalCentral; Submit Center Application; Submit Project Applications; Refer to RFA for specific instructions

Documents

RFA (Request for Applications)

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