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2024 Merit Award (USA | cardiology)

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The 2024 Merit Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) supports exceptional scientists with established track records of success, who propose novel approaches to major research challenges in the areas of cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease that have the potential to produce unusually high impact. Applicants should have:

  • Ph.D. and/or M.D. (or the equivalent).
  • Tenured or tenure-track professor (exceptional associate professors may be considered) at an eligible nonprofit U.S. institution or, if at an eligible institution that has no tenure track, hold an appointment that reflects a significant institutional commitment at the time of the application deadline. (Federal government employees are not eligible.)
  • Principal investigator on multiple active, national peer-reviewed research awards of at least three years’ duration, such as an NIH R01 grant, at the time of application. Mentored awards, career development and training grants do not qualify.
  • Legal working rightin the USA

The award provides 200,000 USD/year for up to 5 years, including 10% indirect costs. Budget can cover costs such as PI salary/fringe; salaries/fringe of lab personnel; other expenses such as laboratory costs; animal costs; human subject recruitment/reimbursement; travel; publication costs, etc.

Letters of intent are due on July 13, 2023. Invited full applications are due on August 24, 2023.

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