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"Rapid Impact Research Award" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Rapid Impact Research Award is sponsored by American Heart Association. This program supports early and mid-career investigators proposing innovative research that aligns with the American Heart Association's mission. Novel basic, clinical, and/or population health proposals are invited in priority areas such as sudden cardiac arrest/resuscitation science, Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome, or stroke and/or vascular dementias.
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The Foundation of Our Work Peer reviewers urgently needed Open Requests for Proposals Additional programs for funding to begin in 2027 will be announced.
Proposal deadline: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Enhances the training of promising students 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 health and wellbeing.
Within this award, additional collaboration money has been designated through the Children's Heart Foundation Congenital Heart Defect Research Awards , Autism Speaks , the Barth Syndrome Foundation , the California Walnut Commission , and the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research . Proposal deadline: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Enhances the training of postdoctoral applicants who are not yet independent.
The applicant must be embedded in an appropriate investigative group with the mentorship, support, and relevant scientific guidance of a research mentor.
Within this award, additional collaboration money has been designated through Children's Heart Foundation Congenital Heart Defect Research Awards , the VIVA Physician Research Award , Autism Speaks , the Barth Syndrome Foundation , the California Walnut Commission , the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research , and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association .
Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training Proposal deadline: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 This award is made to qualified institutions that can offer a meaningful research experience that supports the Association's mission and encourages undergraduate college students from all disciplines to consider research careers.
Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) Proposal deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026 Stimulates research at educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees related to scientific research training. Eligible institutions may not have been major recipients of NIH support.
Awards provide funding for small-scale research projects related to cardiovascular diseases and brain health, enhancing the research environment at eligible institutions, and exposing students to research opportunities.
Proposal deadline: Tuesday, December 1, 2026 Supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals in the early years of first professional appointment to assure the applicant’s future success as a research scientist in the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular disease research.
Within this award, additional collaboration money has been designated through the California Walnut Commission and the VIVA Physician Research Award . See Quality Programs Research Using National-Level Data opportunities. 2026 American Heart Association holidays: Jan.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Instructors, assistant professors, and associate professors with doctoral degrees focusing on sudden cardiac arrest/resuscitation science, Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome, or stroke and/or vascular dementias. Neither full professors nor individuals in research training or fellowship positions are eligible. Applicants cannot be holders of an American Heart Association research award at the award start date (April 1, 2026), and investigators holding NIH K99/R00 or R01 or equivalent grants are not eligible. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $100,000 over two years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was January 22, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Rapid Impact Research Award is funded by American Heart Association. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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