To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health. Applicants must be AHA Professional Members at the time of application. This must be done online. Join or begin the membership process well before the deadline. Each applicant must obtain three letters of reference. Those providing the references must upload them into ProposalCentral by the deadline date. The proposal cannot be submitted without the reference reports. A sponsor, co-sponsor, collaborating investigator or consultant contributing to the proposal may not serve as a referent. Proposed Research Plan (5 pages), Biographical Sketch (5 pages) -- NIH OMB No. 0925-0001 and 0925-0002 (Rev. 03/2020 approved through 02/28/2023). No need to reformat to AHA page specifications, Literature Cited (4 pages), Vertebrate Animal Subjects (no page limit), Resubmission Modifications (if applicable, 2 pages). Please head to scholarship site for the comprehensive list of requirements on each document.