Interested in joining a committee for next mandate starting in September 2026?
HFA Members and Fellows can apply online from 18 May to 15 June 2026, for up to 2 of the following committees 2026-2028.
General Committees:
- Certification
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
- Education
- Heart Failure Matters
- ICARe-HF (Quality of Care Centres)
- Young
Scientific Committees:
- Acute and Advanced Heart Failure
- Basic, Translational, Pharmacological Sciences
- Cardiomyopathies and Rare Diseases
- Comorbidities
- Devices, Interventions, Structural Heart Disease
- Diagnosis
- Prevention, Treatment and Systems of Care
Applications should be submitted exclusively via an online form accessible from the applications section of your My ESC account. Once logged in, click on 'New Application' and 'Apply now' next to the HFA Committees application form.
Note: you will be required to upload a CV and a Motivation Letter of max 500 words listing the topics you wish to deal with as a member of the committee, as well as 5 papers co-authored in these topics (if applicable).
Appointment rules as per HFA rules of Governance (Annex V of ESC bylaws):
- Committee members must have an active membership at the time of application and for the duration of their mandate
- Committee members are appointed for a 2-year term, renewable once. After 4 consecutive years in the same position, Committee members may be appointed in another position, e.g. chairperson, or step down from the Committee. Individuals may be re-appointed in a position after 2 years of absence.
- Selected candidates must not be involved in more than 2 HFA Committees
The final composition of the HFA Committees 2026-2028 will be communicated in September 2026.
