Rules for application
Only HFA Members can become Fellows of the HFA.
Candidates must demonstrate their excellence in heart failure in at least one of these three domains:
- Research at national and/or international level
- Teaching and training
- Clinical care
Benefits
All Fellows of the HFA benefit from:
- the right to use "FHFA" after their name
- a special discounted fee for Heart Failure congresses
- Online subscription to the European Journal of Heart Failure
- an FHFA certificate (available in their My ESC account)
Interested in joining the prestigious Fellows community?
Application process
- All applications must be submitted using our dedicated online system (via your My ESC account)
- Nominee should be seconded by their Heart Failure National Society president
- References should be provided by the applicant's Heart Failure National Society
- All documents will then be considered by the HFA Credential Committee
Documents to supply
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter from the president of the applicant's Heart Failure National Society
- One other reference (from someone of the applicant's choosing)
Both references should state the case for why a fellowship should be conferred.
AND
- List of relevant publications/list of relevant grants
- Or evidence of teaching innovation
- Or clinical-care service development
Please note that all documents must be provided in English.
Annual fellowship dues for Fellows of the HFA
Annual dues are €288 per calendar year (from 1 January to 31 December).
The fee is to be paid once the Credential Committee has informed the candidate of their acceptance.
After two years of non-payment of fees, consecutively or not, the Fellow will be informed of his/her exclusion from the HFA Fellowship, unless payment is received within 3 months. His/her reintegration in the HFA Fellowship register will be accepted upon payment of all due fees.
A "pay in order" principle applies: the FHFA fee is due every year and one may only pay the FHFA fee of the given year.
