General Information  

Kalen N. Olson, PhD

The 2009 VSF General Research Grant was awarded to Kalen N. Olson, PhD  from the Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, for her project entitled "Cardiac Troponin T Expression in Diseased and Damaged Skeletal Muscle.”

A small start-up grant targeted to young investigators who need limited research funds to explore new ideas in areas where funds are not normally available, the Foundation’s general research grant is funded by gifts from individual donors.

Applications are due by March 15, for projects starting after June 1 of the same year.

How to Apply

Complete the Application for AACC Van Slyke Foundation Research Grants. 

Applications will be evaluated using the following scientific criteria:

• Originality
• Scope
• Scientific significance;
• Soundness of research plan;
• Degree of achievability;
• Potential for the project to lead to further exploration beyond grant period; and 
• Transferability of research findings to actual practice.

Administrative criteria used will include:

• Degree to which the research proposal is critical to the career of the applicant;
• Degree to which AACC funding is critical to the start of the project;
• Adequacy of the facility proposed; and
• Satisfactory budget.

Preference for research grants will be given to young investigators.

Submit one original and five copies of your application to:

Michele Horwitz
Membership Director
AACC
1850 K Street, NW, Suite 625
Washington, DC 20006-2213

Questions?

If you still have questions about the VSF Research Grant, email the Membership Director, Michele Horwitz or call her at (800) 892-1400 ext. 1723 or (202) 835-8723.