Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training

2024 Applications are now open. The application portal will close at 11:59PM on February 9, 2024.

2024 Program Eligibility

• To be eligible for this program, an undergraduate student must be classified at junior or senior academic status at the time of award activation, or may complete the fellowship immediately following graduation.

• A student who was previously supported by an AHA student fellowship may apply for an additional fellowship in a subsequent year. However, a student who has been supported by two AHA undergraduate fellowships is no longer eligible to apply. An application for a second undergraduate fellowship should be well-justified.

• Student must be enrolled full-time or a recent graduate of an undergraduate degree program at a four-year college or university.

• At the time of application, student must be a United States citizen, or foreign national holding a student, exchange or permanent resident visa, including an F-1, H1, H1B, J1, PR, or TN. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status requires additional AHA approval to apply. Send an email to Apply@Heart.org with an explanation of the student’s status and a statement of support from the sponsor.

• Students are not required to reside in the U.S. for any period of time before beings supported by applying for American Heart Association funding.

• Students may not hold funds from AHA Scholarships in Cardiovascular Disease given by AHA Professional Councils at the same time as they are supported by an AHA Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training.

• Trainee Stipend/Salary: $6,000 per student for the 10-week research experience.
   

2024 Tentative Program Dates:

Start: June 3, 2024

End Date: August 9, 2024