Cardiovascular Grand Challenge
The British Heart Foundation’s Cardiovascular Grand Challenge funds ambitious, multidisciplinary research using AI and biomedical data to drive major advances in cardiovascular health.
Funder: British Heart Foundation
Due Dates: August 3, 2026 (Outline application) | March 31, 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to £10 million per award over up to 5 years; at least one award expected.
Summary: Supports ambitious, multidisciplinary research programmes leveraging AI and biomedical data to achieve transformative progress in cardiovascular health.
Key Information: Lead PI must be based at a UK institution; international and cross-sector partners encouraged.
Description
The British Heart Foundation’s Cardiovascular Grand Challenge is a major new funding initiative set to launch in April 2026. Its aim is to catalyse transformative advances in cardiovascular health by supporting large-scale, multidisciplinary research programmes that harness the power of artificial intelligence and the explosion of biomedical data. The competition seeks bold, integrated research efforts that go beyond conventional projects, driving breakthroughs in the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Proposals should unite diverse expertise across academia, industry, and clinical practice, and demonstrate a clear pathway to significant patient impact.
