BHF Programme Grants
Funds major cardiovascular research programmes through infrastructure-grade grants to strengthen real-world implementation.
The British Heart Foundation Programme Grant is the BHF's flagship mechanism for funding sustained, large-scale cardiovascular research programmes at established UK institutions. Unlike project grants, there is no formal funding cap; proposals are evaluated on the scale, scope, ambition, and potential for impact of the proposed work. Awards run for five years initially, with an interim review at t…
Large-scale, sustained cardiovascular research programmes at established UK institutions, with interdisciplinary approaches explicitly welcomed.
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