Funding, News and Announcements

The GCRFF is a partnership of 12 research funding organization across nine countries that have come together to advance, support, and promote transformational international research efforts in cardiovascular disease. The overarching goal of the challenge is to support transformative research in women’s cardiovascular health, focusing on one or more areas that represent an unmet medical need of global relevance. 

This funding opportunity is structured as an international, multi-institutional, and multi-disciplinary research network grant that brings together experts from around the world to collaboratively execute a research program delivering impacts that no single continent, country, or institution could achieve on its own. 

Eligibility

The network must be from a minimum of (4) different GCRFF member organization countries.  Networks are encouraged to included investigators at all career stages.

Full details about the eligibility criteria for this call can found in the program guidelines.

Funding

$10 million USD over a period of 5 years.

The American Heart Association (AHA) administers the grant funds.

How to apply

Letters of Intent must be submitted to ors.int@dal.ca by January 3, 2025.

Successful LOIs will be invited to the full application stage.

Please see the full program description for additional information on application instructions.

Upcoming Informational Webinar, and Q&A

If you’d like to learn more about the International Research Challenge, there are two upcoming information sessions available:

Thursday, October 10, 6-7 P.M. ADT - REGISTER HERE
Tuesday, October 15, 12-1P.M. ADT - REGISTER HERE

Contact Details

Internal: ors.int@dal.ca
External: research@heartandstroke.ca

Deadlines

Internal: LOI: January 3, 2025. Full application (by invitation only): August 29, 2025.
External:  LOI: January 15, 2025. Full application: September 15, 2025

Unless otherwise specified, the standard internal deadline is 10 business days ahead of the funder deadline. The grants facilitator for your faculty or this opportunity can be found on the staff contact page. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.