Early Career Investigator Awards recognize promising and outstanding investigators in the early stages of their careers, stimulate continued interest in basic or clinical research, and help early career investigators participate in AHA meetings. Early career investigators are Ph.D.s and/or M.D.s who are still in training (i.e., residency, fellowship, etc.) or have completed training within the last four years; or Ph.D.s and/or M.D.s who are still within in the first four years after their first faculty appointment as of the award application date.
All applicants and applicant sponsors for Early Career Investigator Awards sponsored by a scientific council must be members of the AHA/ASA. Learn more about AHA membership.
- An individual may not compete for similar Early Career Investigator awards from other American Heart Association scientific councils that will be presented at the same meeting.
- Previous winners and finalists for these awards are not eligible to re-enter the same competition in subsequent years. However, applicants may apply for a different award program in which they haven't previously been a winner or finalist.
- Only one manuscript and abstract per candidate will be considered for awards. The manuscript may have co-authors, but the applicant must be the first and presenting author.
- There are no citizenship requirements for these awards.
- Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
Evaluation Criteria
Panels of distinguished researchers, scientists, nurses, clinicians and academicians representing the breadth of cardiovascular disease and stroke will judge applications. Awards that do not involve abstracts may use different evaluation criteria. Please consult the specific award Web page for detailed evaluation criteria.
How to Apply
All applicants for awards associated with the AHA Scientific Sessions in November should submit applications through the Council Awards & Fellowships Application System.
Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
Award associated with Scientific Sessions 2012, Nov. 3-7, 2012; Los Angeles, CA |
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences
Awards associated with Scientific Sessions 2012, Nov. 3-7, 2012; Los Angeles, CA |
| Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Award associated with Scientific Sessions 2012, Nov. 3-7, 2012; Los Angeles, CA Deadline: June 8, 2012, 5 p.m. Central Time |
Council on Cardiovascular Nursing |
Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention |
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia |
Council on Clinical Cardiology |
Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Awards associated with Scientific Sessions 2012, Nov. 3-7, 2012; Los Angeles, CA |
Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Awards associated with the Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Scientific Sessions |
Interdisciplinary Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology |
Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Awards associated with the QCOR 2012 Scientific Sessions, May 9-11, 2012, Atlanta, GA |
Stroke Council |
