Research Fellowship Scholarships

Call for Applications-Coming Soon!

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is excited to announce the call for applications for the 2025-2026 Research Fellowship Scholarships (FKA Research Fellowship Awards). These scholarships support emerging researchers in initiating their careers in electrophysiology research while advancing research in heart rhythm disorders.

The Heart Rhythm Society will award four (4) Research Fellowship Scholarships for the 2025-2026 cycle:

• Two (2) Research Fellowship Scholarships in basic research
• Two (2) Research Fellowship Scholarships in clinical research.

The HRS Research Fellowship Scholarships Program welcomes international applications. (Note: The applicant must effectively communicate their results in English.);

Important Dates

November 20, 2024: Submission website opens.
January 8, 2025 at Noon/12:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Submission website closes.
Week of March 15, 2025: Notifications of acceptance/non-acceptance with email.
April 24-27, 2025: Scholarships are awarded during Heart Rhythm 2025

About the HRS Research Fellowship Scholarships

The mission of HRS is to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education, and optimal healthcare policies and standards. To this end, HRS has established a post-doctoral research fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology to encourage and support the research training of MDs, DOs, and PhDs in either basic or clinical electrophysiology. These fellowships assist awardees in initiating careers in electrophysiology research while obtaining significant research results.

Each scholarship includes:

• A one-year stipend of $50,000
• Complimentary membership to the Society
• Complimentary registration to the Heart Rhythm Annual Meeting in the year that the award is presented
• An invitation to serve as faculty and present research findings at the Heart Rhythm Annual Meeting at the conclusion of the fellowship

Benefits

In addition to providing financial support, the Research Fellowship Scholarship provide:

• Mentoring Opportunities: Gain valuable support from experience researchers, providing guidance, feedback and career advise. from seasoned innovators.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with mentors, peers, and leaders in the field, fostering valuable professional relationships and collaborations.
• Skill development: Develop valuable hands-on experience to enhance research capabilities, sharpen critical thinking, and refine project management skills, while contributing meaningfully to advancements within the field.
• Increased Visibility: Gain exposure in the research community. 

The HRS Research Fellowship is a very competitive award with a review process that ensures NIH-like rigor and transparency. scholarship recipients over a 10-year period have co-authored at least 1,200 manuscripts after completing their fellowship, and many have become program directors and leaders in the field of cardiac electrophysiology.

Applicant Requirements

• Must have an MD, PhD, DO, DVM, or equivalent degree by June in the year of scholarship activation.
• May not be enrolled in a graduate or medical school by June in the year of scholarship activation.
• International applicants are encouraged. However, the applicant must be able to effectively communicate their results in English.
• Proposed research must be relevant to the goals and aims of the Society. Appropriate fields of study include epidemiological, community, clinical, and basic investigations within the general area of cardiac electrophysiology.
• Applicant should be intent on pursuing a career in independent research and interested in additional training under the supervision of a sponsor or mentor prior to a career in independent research.
• HRS expects Fellowship recipients to use this scholarship to promote their long-term goals in the field. Applicants must devote at least 80 percent of their effort to research or activities directly related to the proposed research.
• At the time of scholarship activation, the candidate cannot have completed three or more years cumulative of post-medical school or post-graduate school (whichever degree is applicable) research experience.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

2024-2025 HRS Research Fellowship Awards

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 HRS Research Fellowship Awards Recipients!

The 2024-2025 fellowships were awarded at the Heart Rhythm 2024. The awardees will present their results at Heart Rhythm 2025.

Paweorn Angsutararux, PhD
University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Localization of sodium channel regulator intracellular fibroblast growth factors (iFGFs) in healthy and diseased cardiomyocytes
Wilton W. Webster Research in Electrophysiology (Supported by Biosense Webster)

Yang Zheng, PhD
University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Mechanistic Roles of Cardiac SK channel in Hereditary Calmodulinopathy
Wilton W. Webster Research in Electrophysiology (Supported by Biosense Webster)

Vidhushei (Vid) Yogeswaran, MD
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Atrial Cardiomyopathy and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in the UK Biobank
Clinical Research Award in Honor of Mark Josephson and Hein Wellens (Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Medtronic)

Heart Rhythm Society Statement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

HRS stakeholders share a common passion for accomplishing our mission to end death and suffering from heart rhythm disorders.

We believe our diverse backgrounds, experiences and interests are assets in reaching that goal, and we are committed to providing an inclusive environment in all our activities, where everyone feels valued, respected, and welcome.

We strive to have organizational leaders who represent all aspects of our diversity and who promote the diversity, equity, and inclusion that are essential to our success.

International applicants are encouraged. However, the applicant must be able to effectively communicate their results in English.