About Stanford CVI’s Seed Grant Program

The Stanford Cardiovascular Institute's mission is to drive new research and clinical advancements to improve cardiovascular health. We foster collaboration and the exchange of ideas among students, fellows, faculty, and scientists.

In support of this mission, CVI offers Seed Awards to encourage innovative research. We strongly encourage proposals that emphasize interdisciplinary collaborations and address critical challenges in cardiovascular care, including efforts to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities.


Application Process

Stanford CVI issues an annual Call for Proposals each year in Summer. All Stanford Faculty with PI eligibility and Instructors may apply. The call for proposals for 2025 is now open, with submissions due Mid-August 2025! Post-doctoral fellows and clinical trainees must identify a faculty mentor and apply as a Co-I. Recipients are notified by early September.
 

Reporting Requirements

CVI Administration will be requesting a brief annual check-in, for 3 years after the award end date, to ask about any abstracts, presentations, publications, or grants resulting from the research supported by this award. In addition, all seed awardees must present their funded research at the annual Cardiovascular Research Symposium, typically held every August.


Our Impact

Our impact through CVI Seed Grants has driven early-stage research leading to breakthroughs in cardiovascular health. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, we have brought together diverse expertise to develop more effective solutions. Our commitment to health equity ensures support for research addressing disparities in care and better serving minority patients. Additionally, we empower emerging researchers with the resources needed to advance their careers and secure larger funding, fueling the next generation of innovation in cardiovascular medicine.

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54.5%

Survey respondents reported receiving additional funding

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147

Seed Grants Awarded in the past 18 years

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Seed Grant Awardees

2024

Elucidating Myocardial Sparring Effects by FLASH Radiotherapy

Won Suk Jahng, PhD (PI)

Instructor, Radiation Oncology

Multi-Omic Investigations for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

Jonathan Reiss, MD (PI)

Instructor, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine

Combating Atherosclerosis with Novel Peptide Hormone BRP3

Paul Cheng, MD, PhD (PI)

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)


Gut microbiome associations with cardiovascular disease in African women

Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD  (PI)

Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and of Genetics

Toward the development of novel therapeutic strategies to replicate the benefits of exercise

Patricia Nguyen, MD (PI)

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Novel Sacrificial Biomaterial Development for Scalable Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering

John W. MacArthur, MD (PI)

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Adult Cardiac Surgery)


An Artificial Intelligence Approach Utilizing Radiomic-Derived Calcium Features on Calcium Scoring CT (CAC-CT) in Cardiovascular Risk Stratification

Koen Nieman, MD, PhD (PI)

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and of Radiology (CV Imaging)