Brain Health
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) & American Heart Association
Type of Organization: Charity
Email Address: apply@heart.org
Funds Available for Clinical Trials:
✗ Research:
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Funding Details
Requirements: At the time of award activation, the applicant must hold a post-baccalaureate PhD degree or equivalent, or a doctoral-level clinical degree such as MD, DO, DVM, PharmD, DDS, DrPH, or PhD in nursing, public health or other clinical health science.
At the time of award activation, the applicant may have no more than five years of research training or experience since obtaining a post-baccalaureate doctoral-level degree (excluding clinical training).
The awardee will be expected to devote at least 80 percent of full-time work either to research or to activities pursuant to independent research (instead of administrative or clinical duties that are not an integral part of the research training program, or teaching responsibilities).
This award is not intended for individuals of faculty rank.
Exceptions:
MD or MD/PhD with clinical responsibilities who needs instructor or similar title to see patients, but who will devote at least 80% full-time to research training.
RN/PhD with a clinical appointment. The awardee will be expected to devote his/her time to research, or activities directly related to development into an independent researcher. All other eligibility criteria apply.
Except for US citizens and permanent residents, awardees must maintain an accepted visa throughout the duration of the award. Please refer to AHA Application Resources for acceptable visa types.