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The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum

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The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum

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You're invited

Apply now to the US$10 million International Research Network Grant with your proposal to improve women’s cardiovascular health.

About the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF)

Founded in 2018, the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) is an international partnership of major cardiovascular research funders.

The GCRFF’s mission is to improve global cardiovascular health by accelerating, supporting and promoting transformational international research efforts in heart, stroke and circulatory diseases.

GCRFF partner organisations

Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) partner organisations logo collection

GCRFF workstreams

The GCRFF is actively progressing its efforts through the three primary workstreams:

This workstream focuses on facilitating the coordinated consideration of investigator-led multinational clinical trials by national funders. Learn more about the Mulitinational Trials Initiative.

The GCRFF is exploring how partner organisations can best share data to advance common and unique research agendas, with the ultimate goal of driving the GCRFF's mission to a global scale. Learn more about the Data Sharing Initiative.

In this workstream, partner organisations are collaboratively setting a joint research agenda to address areas of acute unmet need with global relevance in cardiovascular health. The current focus is women’s cardiovascular health and equity. The GCRFF is currently developing joint funding mechanisms and establishing positions on policy. Learn more about Setting a Research Agenda.

International Research Challenge on Women’s Cardiovascular Health

The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) is inviting researchers to compete in a new research challenge that aims to transform the landscape of women’s cardiovascular health.

Icon representing scientific research A first of its kind research grant to drive transformative research and build capacity at the international level.
Icon representing women's cardiovascular health An opportunity to address critical knowledge gaps in women's cardiovascular health, that are of global relevance.
Icon representing research funding An international, multi-institutional, and multidisciplinary research network grant of up to US $10 million over 5 years.

Taking strides to better understand and improve women’s cardiovascular health around the world, the International Research Challenge on Women’s Cardiovascular Health will fund a world-class international research program for up to US $10 million over five years.

The international, multi-institutional, and multidisciplinary research network grant will be awarded to address areas of unmet clinical need within women’s cardiovascular health. This is the first significant joint investment from the GCRFF to support research on the international stage. Read more in our media release.

Letters of intent (LOI) are due by 16 January 2025, 7am AEDT.

For all the details, guidelines and how to apply, visit the GCRFF International Research Challenge hub, hosted by the British Heart Foundation.

Informational webinar and Q&A

Watch the recording of the recent Q&A webinar with the funders to learn more about this US$ 10 million grant opportunity and support transformative global research.

Get in touch

For more information on the GCRFF, visit the British Heart Foundation website.

For any queries regarding the GCRFF, please get in touch with the Project Lead Stacey Matthews, [email protected].

Last updated12 August 2024