American Heart Association (AHA) - Predoctoral Fellowship

An overview of the American Heart Association's 8- to 10-week summer research program for college students interested in STEMM careers.

Add to watchlist Official homepage

DeadlineAugust 4, 2026; Award notification: December 2026; Proposal Central open: July 1, 2026; Proposal Central open: May 15, 2026; January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2026

Award amount$43 million; $29,364 annual stipend; $29,364 stipend per year; $2,000 annual project support; $2,000 project support per year; $2,000 per year for project support; $4,550 for health insurance per year; $4,550 per year for health insurance

Last checkedJun 25, 2026

PDF guide

AHA Open Science Policy Compliance

This PDF outlines the American Heart Association's (AHA) Open Science Policy compliance process, detailing requirements for data plans, preregistration, preprints, and data deposit into AHA-approved repositories. It specifies timelines and submission procedures for journal articles and data, particularly for awards beginning August 1, 2023, and later.

Official source Source page

Requirements

Data Plan: Required for funded clinical trials, encouraged for all studies making inferential claims. Email invitation sent at Award activation.; Preregistration: Encouraged, but not required. Allows for early communication of findings.; Preprints: Add citations to NIHMS once publications are accepted. Link AHA award to citation.; Publications to NIHMS: Journal articles must be made freely available and linked to an AHA award within 12 months of publication. Submit to PubMed Central.; Deposit Data into AHA-Approved Repository: Any factual data needed for independent verification of research results. Available in Deliverables section of Proposal Central.; Data Deposit Confirmation: For awards beginning August 1, 2023 and later.

Important dates

Journal articles must be made freely available and linked to an AHA award within 12 months of publication.; Submit Publications to PubMed Central: Due as soon as possible, and no later than the time of an associated publication or the end of the award period.; For awards beginning August 1, 2023 and later.

Documents

Data Plan; HRA Open profile; Preprints; Publications; Data Deposit Confirmation

Recent changes on this page

Plain-English summaries of meaningful source-page updates.

No meaningful updates have been recorded yet.