TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Forecasted
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award supports surgeons’ charity outreach, funding education, screening, treatment, and research to address heart valve disease and improve care for underserved communities.
Funder: Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 per award
Summary: Supports surgeons’ charity outreach that addresses heart valve disease and advances health care for underserved populations.
Key Information: Applicants must be ABTS (or equivalent) certified cardiothoracic surgeons.
Description
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF), through the generosity of the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, supports qualified surgeons conducting charity surgical outreach in underserved regions and populations. The award funds programs that educate, screen, or treat underserved populations to reduce the global burden of heart valve disease. It also supports other programs advancing health care for these communities, including education and awareness campaigns, research, and direct care.
TSF prioritizes programs with a clear pathway to long-term, sustainable impact beyond a single outreach visit. Applicants should explain how their work strengthens local capacity, increases the independence of local clinicians and health care systems, and improves durable access to care. Program guidance also emphasizes partnership and mutual respect between sending and host organizations, alongside training and capacity building.
