The Heart Foundation awards Grants-in-Aid to support biomedical, clinical or public health research relevant to heart, stroke and blood vessel disease. Applications for project support are available to investigators who have proven ability in research.

Research proposals are assessed according to the relevance to cardiovascular disease, scientific merit and the track record of the investigator(s). Grants of up to two years' duration will be awarded.

The funding process

The Heart Foundation has partnered with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in the administration of our research funding process for project grants. Under the agreement, applications for funding from the Heart Foundation will be initially assessed by the NHMRC. Applicants must also submit supplementary questions to the Heart Foundation, addressing the projects relevance to heart, stroke and blood vessel disease. 

The new arrangements will mean that cardiovascular research applications are assessed by a panel of experts in the field, brought together by the NHMRC. It will also mean that volunteer assessors will have a reduced workload so each application can be considered in more detail.

To ensure that cardiovascular research continues to receive the amount of funding it needs, the Heart Foundation will still be involved in the assessment process. 

This initiative will significantly reduce administration costs for the Heart Foundation thereby raising the amount of funding available for research into heart, stroke and blood vessel disease to an unprecedented level. Most importantly, it will allow more Australian cardiovascular researchers to focus their time and talents on their research. 

More information

Applications are now open for 2010

Closing date 22nd March, 2010

Supplementary questions form
GIA Supplementary questions Download

Deed
GIA Deed Download 

Application instructions
GIA instructions Download

Progress report (for currently funded researchers)
Grant-in-Aid Progress report Download

Expenditure Acquittal form (for currently funded researchers)
Expenditure - Acquittal form - grants and awards Download  

For any further information regarding Grants-in-Aid, please contact the Research Program team.