Grants & Funding

Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine

Published Date: November 10, 2009

Program Information

Program Name:

ASP-American Heart Association Career Development Award in Geriatric Cardiology

Program URL:

http://www.im.org/CareerDevelopment/GrantsandScholarships/TFWS/TFranklinWilliamsAwards

Type of Scientists Funded:

Junior Faculty

Program Description:

In partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA), Association of Specialty Professors(ASP) offers a 2-year award to fund the early stages of career development for cardiology specialists interested in geriatric medicine. The award supports research on a geriatric aspect of cardiology. In addition, ASP offers travel grants for the recipient to attend two American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meetings and one AHA annual meeting.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
• Minimum Term     
• Maximum Term     
• Award Renewable?    No
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  01/13/2010
• Deadline Comments   
  Deadline Depends on AHA affiliate:
  
  Founders Affiliate (Feb. 2, 2010); Pacific Mountain Affiliate (Jan. 29, 2010); Great Rivers Affiliate(Jan. 15, 2010); South Central Affiliate(Jan. 26, 2010); Greater Southeast Affiliate (Feb. 5, 2010); Western States Affiliate(Jan. 20, 2010);Mid-Atlantic Affiliate (Jan. 13, 2010);Midwest Affiliate (Jan. 28, 2010)
  
  The deadline for all programs is no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the dates shown below in parenthesis. Early submission is encouraged.

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Biology, Clinical Research, Other (specify): Cardiology, Geriatric Medicine, Health Services Research

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

Yes

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

Institutional limits?

No

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

• Other eligibility requirements:   
  Applicants must have a faculty appointment equal to an assistant professorship by July 1, 2010.
  Applicants must have completed a fellowship in cardiology, leading to certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Applicants must be within the first 4 years of his or her first faculty appointment.
  Applicants must commit 75% of professional effort to research activities.
  Applicants must develop and implement a basic, clinical, translational, or health services research project focused on a geriatric aspect of cardiology.
  Generate and implement a career development plan with mentors from cardiology and geriatric medicine. The plan must include: (1)A mentorship team comprised, at a minimum, of a geriatrician, a cardiologist, and a research mentor. (2)Specific measures for the continued involvement in structured geriatrics activities including, for example, developing appropriate educational resources, teaching the geriatric medicine aspects of cardiology, or developing specialty clinical services focused on geriatric patients

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?   
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year