BHF Project Grants
Funds cardiovascular project grants for discovery science in the United Kingdom.
The British Heart Foundation's Project Grant is the organisation's core mechanism for funding discrete cardiovascular research projects at UK institutions. The scheme has no closing dates; applications are accepted at any time and reviewed by the Project Grants Committee, which convenes four times per year. Decisions are issued within six months of submission. Awards are capped at £500,000 per pro…
Cardiovascular and circulatory science at any career stage, covering basic, translational, and clinical research within the British Heart Foundation's mission.
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