Funding of the Cologne Heart Center Foundation

The Cologne Heart Center Foundation provides continuous support to public and non-profit organizations in North Rhine-Westphalia for projects in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular research. Funding is primarily granted for measures aimed at the sustainable equipping of the Heart Center at the University Hospital Cologne with modern medical technology, endowed professorships, as well as scientific research projects that meet a high standard of scientific quality and long-term impact. Funding applications can be submitted at any time, provided there is an affiliation or cooperation with the University Hospital Cologne and the proposed project has a specific reference to cardiology or cardiovascular research. Eligible expenses include, in addition to investments in medical technology, primarily scientific research projects and endowed professorships, whose relevance to cardiology is demonstrated by a detailed project and financing plan.

The selection process evaluates applications based on criteria such as scientific excellence, sustainability, and long-term benefits for public healthcare. Participating institutions benefit from a transparent decision-making structure that does not impose funding limits and allows flexible use of funds. The Cologne Heart Center Foundation specifically targets staff and researchers of the Heart Center at the University Hospital Cologne as well as other non-profit institutions engaged in cardiovascular research. Through this funding, innovations in diagnosis, therapy, and prevention are to be promoted, thereby sustainably improving patient care in the region.