Research Fellowship Scholarships
Research Fellowship Scholarships support emerging investigators with mentored postdoctoral research in cardiac electrophysiology to advance heart rhythm science and build independent research careers.
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Funder: Heart Rhythm Society
Due Dates: October 20, 2026 (Applications open) | December 3, 2026, at noon ET (Submission deadline) | March 3–13, 2027 (Notifications) | May 13–17, 2027 (Awards ceremony) | July 1, 2027 (Fellowship begins)
Funding Amounts: 2026–2027 package: $80,000 for one year plus $1,500 travel stipend; guidelines also list $75,000 inclusive of indirect costs
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowships support mentored research training in cardiac electrophysiology and careers in independent heart rhythm research.
Key Information: Sponsors must be HRS members and may support only one application per funding cycle.
Description
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Research Fellowship Scholarships support emerging investigators pursuing postdoctoral training in cardiac electrophysiology. Formerly called the HRS Research Fellowship Awards, the program has supported researchers for more than 40 years. It aims to help fellows launch independent research careers while advancing understanding of heart rhythm disorders and improving patient care through research, education, and healthcare policies and standards.
Projects may include epidemiological, community, outcomes, clinical, and basic investigations within cardiac electrophysiology. Fellows train under a qualified senior investigator, with a research and career-development plan connected to their long-term goals. Recent supported work includes obesity-related atrial fibrillation, prediction of adverse outcomes in atrial fibrillation, neuroimmune interactions, cardiac action-potential mapping, and sex-specific mechanisms of arrhythmia.
