International Research Challenge on Women’s Cardiovascular Health

The overarching goal 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. The IRC will accept applications that propose research programs in areas of women’s cardiovascular health that are under-researched and/or require greater understanding.

Research Program Leads (2) must be from participating countries and from different continents.

Min. 4 applicants from participating countries.

Co-applicants allowed globally (relevant to Israeli partners).

GCRFF will fund one (1) grant in this Call. 

The Call in non- renewable. 

Funding: $1,000,000 total 

Duration: 5 years

Partners include: 

• American Heart Association (AHA);
• British Heart Foundation (BHF);
• Danish Heart Foundation;
• Dutch Heart Foundation (Hartstichting);
• German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK);
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC);
• Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR-IRCH);
• Leducq Foundation, USA;
• National Heart Foundation of Australia;
• National Heart Foundation of New Zealand;
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Health (NIH-NHLBI), USA;
• Swiss Heart Foundation