Rules for application

Only Heart Failure Association of the ESC (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
  • an online subscription to the European Journal of Heart Failure
  • an FHFA certificate (available in their My ESC account)

Interested in joining the prestigious Fellows of the HFA community?

Application process

  • The application period is open from 13 September to 31 October each year.
  • 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 fees due.

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.