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Heart Failure Research Institute

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Grant Application Information

The Heart Failure Research Institute was founded on a mission to advance the understanding, prevention, and treatment of heart failure. As part of our commitment, we’re awarding grants to researchers who are passionate about driving the field of heart failure forward.

All NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Columbia employees are welcome to apply. This year, we’re proud to offer three separate grants which will be awarded in spring 2024:

  • Snyder & Granader Family Cardiomyopathy Grant
  • Hariharan Heart Failure Research Program Grant
  • Peter and Margaret Sullivan Cardiomyopathy & Advanced Heart Failure Grant

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be healthcare employees at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University, or Weill Cornell Medicine
    • If you aren’t a full-time faculty member, please include a collaborative faculty member in your application (working with a heart failure clinician is strongly recommended to help maximize the clinical significance of your project)
  • Applicants must be conducting research within the field of heart failure

 

How to Apply

You may request funding for a one-year project up to $75k. The Steering Committee will award the final amounts. 

Please email your application to [email protected].

Your grant application should include the following, and be a max of four pages:

  • A biographical sketch (NOT included in the four-page allotment) detailing your experience and accomplishments. Refer to grants.nih.gov for guidance.
  • Specific Aims page
  • Background, significance, and preliminary work
  • Innovation of the science and collaborative approach *Include who is on the investigative team
  • Project approach
    • Overview of the study designs
    • Study population
    • Intervention, if applicable
    • Outcomes and rationale
    • Procedures
    • Statistical analysis plan
    • Strengths, weaknesses, potential problems, alternative approaches
    • Timeline
    • Conclusions
  • Budget

 

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Grant Recipient Requirements

Once awarded, grant recipients commit to several activities to supplement their work:

  • Attend an annual in-person event to present research at the conclusion of the project
  • Participate in quarterly “work in progress” Zoom calls with Heart Failure Research Institute mentors
  • Provide written project updates at 6 months and at the conclusion of the project
  • Include donor in acknowledgment page (NewYork-Presbyterian will provide standard language)

Your research can help pave the way for groundbreaking research and the future of cardiovascular care—we look forward to reading your proposals!

If you have questions about grant distribution or the Heart Failure Research Institute, please reach out to [email protected].