Our founder, Mr David Watson, was a working heart surgeon who realised back in 1967 that he would be able to help more people with heart problems if more research into heart disease was carried out.

True to our founder's principles, today Heart Research UK continues to focus on surgical and clinical research but does also fund basic science.

Grants are available to support innovative clinical research projects targeting cardiovascular disease. The term “clinical research” refers to research carried out in a clinical setting involving human subjects with, or at an increased risk of developing, cardiovascular disease, designed to improve the understanding of pathophysiology, diagnosis or treatment of that condition.  Studies limited to work on human tissue samples must have direct relevance to the disease or condition involving subjects from which samples are obtained.

Click here to view our latest round of clinical grant making.

How to apply
Grants are available up to £85,000 and the deadline for the next round of clinical grants is 31st July 2008 with outcomes finalised by December 2008.  

Click here for Clinical grant application form

Click here for terms and conditions

Click here for policy and information

You MUST read the relevant policy documents before applying for a clinical grant

Click here for guidelines on good research practice

Click here for guidelines on the use of animals

Click here for guidelines on the use of human tissue

Click here for guidelines on the use of embryos

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For more information about grants contact Heart Research UK on 0113 297 6203 or email research@heartresearch.org.uk