May apply in final year of postdoctoral research fellowship. Graduate students will be permitted to serve as project personnel. No indirect cost. Award Duration Three years. Restrictions At time of award activation, applicant cannot hold or have previously held any other national award.
Awards are non-renewable.
Awardee may hold only one American Heart Association award at a time. No sponsor allowed. Awards are limited to institutions located in New York State, excluding the five boroughs of New York City and the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk. Evaluation Publications, citations by others, ability to attract ongoing research funding, faculty advancement, contribution of Association support to career advancement. To encourage and adequately fund the most innovative and meritorious research projects from independent investigators.