Effective
with the winter 2012 deadlines, the American Heart Association (AHA) has
instituted a new Membership/Application Fee requirement for submission of grant
applications. The Membership/Application Fee requirement is in effect for
the upcoming January 27 deadline for Midwest Affiliate programs, including
Clinical Research Program, Grant-in-Aid, Pre- and Post-doctoral Fellowships,
and Scientist Development Grant. Only applicants to the Undergraduate Student
Research Program are exempt.
The
AHA application form in Grants@Heart now includes a new Membership/Application
Fee page prompting the applicant to:
-
Enter
an active AHA Professional Membership number
-
Join/renew
AHA Professional Membership (membership tiers start at $75)
-
Enter
credit card information to pay a $100 application fee (per application)
MU
OSPA confirmed with AHA that individual membership is required; there is no
institutional membership option for the University to pursue.
As
in the past, all applications are submitted to the institutional Grants Officer
(Sr.
Grants and Contracts Administrator, OSPA) for review, approval, and submission
on behalf of the applicant and institution. Until the Membership/Application
Fee requirement is fulfilled, Grants@Heart will not allow submission to the
institutional Grants Officer.
Note
that while joining for new membership or paying the application fee allows
instant access to submit an application to the Grants Officer, retrieving a
forgotten membership number from AHA could take a few days. Please plan ahead
to fulfill the new AHA requirement and comply with the OSPA
Five Day Submission Policy for a thorough review and on-time submission.
Refer
here
to review the full AHA announcement and FAQs. Feel free to contact me should
you have any other questions or concerns.