UPDATED: ISHLT Registry Early Career Grant

Number of Awards and Timeline

Up to five $12,000 Registry Early Career Grants will be awarded per year. Research must begin following the annual society meeting in April of 2027 and must be completed no later than 2 years after project initiation. Any changes to this timeline need to be approved by the ISHLT Grants Committee upon written request.

Fund Use and Statistical Support

Each recipient will have up to $12,000 award to be used for statistical support for the proposed project, paid directly to the ISHLT Data Coordinating Center*. Any costs exceeding the total $12,000 award are the responsibility of the grant recipient and their senior collaborator.

* If you decide to use the ISHLT Registry Biostatistician, a contract must be signed between the ISHLT Data Coordinating Center and ISHLT. Those funds will then be paid directly to the ISHLT DCC.)

Biostatistician Consulting

In addition to the grant funding, ISHLT will provide up to 10 hours of consulting by the ISHLT Registry Biostatistician to provide the final agreed-upon dataset, answer questions about the ISHLT data, and review the results of the statistical analyses related to the project. This aspect of the project will be free-of-charge to the applicant.

Steering Committee Oversight

A member of the ISHLT Transplant Registry Steering Committee with relevant content expertise will be assigned to the project to oversee and assist with the completion of the project, as well as assist the preparation/review of the resulting abstract/manuscript prior to submission.

Dissemination Requirements

The results of funded research must be submitted in one of the following formats, preferably both, within 24 months of the project start date:

• as an abstract to the ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
• as a manuscript to The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation or The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Open*
  * if the project is rejected by any ISHLT journal, it may be submitted to a non-ISHLT journal

Prior Publication Restriction

The results of funded research cannot be previously published or presented elsewhere prior to presentation at the ISHLT Annual Meeting or publication in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation or JHLT Open.

Manuscript and Abstract Review

Initial drafts of all abstracts/manuscripts derived from the funded research must be submitted to Megan Barrett at the ISHLT office for review and feedback by the ISHLT Registry biostatistician and the assigned member of the ISHLT Thoracic Transplant Registry Steering Committee prior to submission. If there is an academic deadline (abstract submission, publication submission deadline) these drafts should be submitted 8 weeks prior to the deadline.

Final drafts of all abstracts and/or manuscripts derived from the funded research must be submitted to Megan Barrett at the ISHLT office for review and approval by the ISHLT Registry biostatistician and the assigned member of the ISHLT Registry Steering Committee prior to submission. If there is an academic deadline (abstract submission, publication submission deadline) these drafts should be submitted 4 weeks prior.

1. For post training career applicants: The applicant must have completed their most recent training fewer than six years ago.
2. Current trainees: Examples include undergraduate students, graduate students (Masters, PhD), medical students, residents, fellows, post-doctoral fellows.

1. The applicant must either have an academic appointment or clinical appointment or may be in training at an accredited institution.
2. The applicant must either have an academic appointment or clinical appointment or may be in training at an accredited institution.
3. A support letter from the applicant's senior collaborator is required.

1. The applicant must be an active member (includes ISHLT trainee members) of ISHLT or have submitted a completed membership application by 19 January 2027.
2. The applicant's senior collaborator must also be a member of ISHLT.

1. There are no restrictions on past or current funding.

Please review these guidelines and terms prior to completing your application. If your grant is ultimately funded, you will sign a letter of agreement (LOA) stating that you agree to these funding guidelines and terms, and the LOA will be co-signed by your institution's grants/research office.

If you decide to use the ISHLT Registry Biostatistician, a contract must be signed between the ISHLT Data Coordinating Center and ISHLT. Those funds will then be paid directly to the ISHLT DCC.

1. Research is anticipated to begin on between 30 June and 31 December 2027.
2. Funding in the amount of $12,000 will be provided for the research project.
3. The grant is intended to be used for the purpose of statistical support of the project.
4. The applicant must acknowledge the grant as a funding source in all manuscripts and presentations derived from the funded research using the following statement: "This work was supported by a grant from the ISHLT Foundation." Copies of such publications must be submitted to ISHLT.
5. Pursuant to regulations of the U.S. federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act (included in the Affordable Care Act), NPI numbers will be collected from grant recipients (if applicable), and tax ID numbers collected from the recipients' institutions (if applicable). All payments will be reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments system, as payments from ISHLT represent indirect transfers of value from the funding pharmaceutical company. Will be collected only for applicants with a US medical degree or license.

• Selection of the grant recipient will be made by an expert review committee.
• All applicants will be notified as to whether or not they have been selected to receive the research grant by 15 March 2027. There will be a formal announcement of award winners at the ISHLT Annual Society meeting in April of 2027.