Fellows of the HFA

Join a select group and get recognition for your professional achievements.

The application period opens on 13 September and closes on 31 October each year.

"It is truly an honour to be a Fellow of the HFA. It motivates me to aim for excellence and continue to strive for higher standards throughout the rest of my career.“
Markus Wallner – Fellow of the HFA

Rules for application

Only HFA Gold 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
the rights of HFA Gold Members
print copies of 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.