ASNC Clinical Research Grants

ASNC Clinical Research Grants provide $25,000 in support to eligible young investigators for a mentored research project exploring innovations and the effectiveness of nuclear cardiology.

The ASNC Clinical Research Grants were established to encourage innovation in nuclear cardiology while supporting early-career physicians and technologists.

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Additional Goals Include:

To increase opportunities for U.S. and global clinical research in nuclear cardiology
To encourage and support careers in nuclear cardiology research while growing the science of nuclear cardiology and advancing the specialty
To promote research in nuclear cardiology among early-career investigators
To provide an initial grant for early-career investigators that will serve as a steppingstone to larger awards
To promote the field of nuclear cardiology by supporting new and innovative research

Two awards will be granted to ASNC members, The recipients will have the distinct honor of presenting the status of their research at ASNC2026 and ASNC2027.

ASNC welcomes research proposals on any topic reflecting innovation in nuclear cardiology. For the 2026 grant, ASNC will prioritize proposals exploring the following topics:

Cost-effectiveness of cardiac PET
Role of nuclear cardiology in diagnosing microvascular and epicardial coronary artery disease
Best practices to demonstrate the value of nuclear cardiology in value-based care design
Role of nuclear cardiology in ischemic heart disease
Hybrid imaging

Award Amount

$25,000 for 18 months

Number of Awards

Two

Application Deadline

December 15, 2025

Award Eligibility

Individuals who are currently cardiology fellows-in-training, early-career physicians, technologists, or pursuing clinical research in nuclear cardiology.
Must have an active membership in ASNC. (Trainee membership is free!)

**Individuals with prior independent investigator awards (e.g., NIH, R01) will not be eligible to apply for this award. The applicant may not have current overlapping funding from another organization to supplement the proposed work.

Applications will be reviewed against the following criteria:

Scientific merit (significance) with focus on the potential for the project to generate data for a successful peer-reviewed grant application
Approach/methods
Innovation
Investigator qualifications with focus on the potential for the principal investigator to develop into an independent investigator
Quality of mentor and training environment – letter of reference from mentor
Research benefits the field of nuclear cardiology

Expectations of the Awardees:

Awardee must use the full $25,000 grant during the 18-month term of the award. All funds unexpended at the end of the term must be returned to ASNC. Extensions or changes to the terms of the award (length of funding period and budget) will be made only in exceptional circumstances.
Awardee must submit:
- a progress and financial report on or before June 30, 2026, describing work to date;
- interim research status and finance reports on or before August 15, 2026; and
- an update at ASNC’s 31st Annual Scientific Session and Exhibition in September 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Awardee is expected to report the results with a mentor during an educational session at the 32nd Annual Scientific Session and Exhibition of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, to be held in September 2027.
All publications, presentations, and products resulting from this research should acknowledge the “ASNC Clinical Research Grant.”

ASNC Clinical Research Grants