REFERENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE – August 2, 2013
References are due on or before Friday, August 2, 2013.
You were asked to provide a reference document because you are familiar with the applicant's scientific interests and abilities. You will be required to upload a reference document to the AHA's online application system, Grants@Heart. A reference document is confidential and is not viewable by the applicant (principal investigator) or others associated with the application. References are critical to the applicant's peer review, however, missing reference documents will not prevent an application from proceeding in the peer review process.
Forms are provided for your convenience. Click on the link below to download the appropriate form for your program type. Download the referent form to your computer and complete it. After completing the form convert it to Portable Document Format (PDF). Only PDF files are accepted by the Grants@Heart system.
You were asked to provide a reference document because you are familiar with the applicant's scientific interests and abilities. You will be required to upload a reference document to the AHA's online application system, Grants@Heart. A reference document is confidential and is not viewable by the applicant (principal investigator) or others associated with the application. References are critical to the applicant's peer review, however, missing reference documents will not prevent an application from proceeding in the peer review process.
Forms are provided for your convenience. Click on the link below to download the appropriate form for your program type. Download the referent form to your computer and complete it. After completing the form convert it to Portable Document Format (PDF). Only PDF files are accepted by the Grants@Heart system.
NOTICE: If you are a Sponsor or Co-Sponsor you cannot be a Referent. Notify the applicant immediately.
FORMS
Complete this Reference Letter for the Mentored Clinical & Population Research Award.
Complete this Reference Letter for the National Established Investigator Award.
(Notice: the applicant’s Department Head cannot write a reference for the EIA.)
Complete the Reference Report for the following programs:
- Predoctoral Fellowship
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Scientist Development Grant
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IMPORTANT: You must have the e-mail you received from Grants@Heart for the upload process to work correctly.
You can access the Grants@Heart system 24/7 through Internet connection and a Web browser.
How to Upload Your Document to Grants@Heart System:
When the applicant identifies you as a referent by entering your name into his/her electronic application, that will trigger an automatic email to you, from our Grants@Heart system.
How to Upload Your Document to Grants@Heart System:
When the applicant identifies you as a referent by entering your name into his/her electronic application, that will trigger an automatic email to you, from our Grants@Heart system.
- It is important that you click on the "CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD" link in the e-mail you received from Grants@Heart. This will take you to the application to which you are submitting documentation.
- In the Grants@Heart system, click on the Upload button (located under the application information).
- Click on the Browse button and select your document from your hard drive.
- Click the Save button. You should receive a success message in red at the top of screen once you click the Save button.
- To verify the document you uploaded, you may click on "Link to the Chosen Document." If you uploaded the wrong document in error, repeat steps 2 through 5. Be sure to check the uploaded form, to ensure that your content is still displaying correctly.
- Click Exit to close the screen and return to the Grants@Heart login page.
You may receive reminder e-mails from the system, since an applicant can monitor Grants@Heart for the status of your reference and can trigger e-mail reminders up to the date of the referent deadline.
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