Functional & epilepsy fellowships in Argentina

Funding: Listed as part-time and ad honorem (unpaid).

Exposure: Case conferences, teaching sessions, surgical planning and epilepsy operations, with about 80% of activity at Hospital El Cruce and 20% at Hospital Ramos Mejía.

Eligibility: Foreign applicants must have completed a neurosurgery residency endorsed by the competent authorities of their own country (AANC fellowship regulation).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía accredited-fellowship list. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The 2026 call states an application window of 10 Oct 2026 to 30 Nov 2026, results on 20 Dec 2026 and start of the placements on 1 Apr 2027. The page does not name the host hospitals; it says details on training centres are available from the contact emails.

Funding: Support of USD 12,000 per year from the ILAE Executive Committee via the Latin American Commission's education budget.

Exposure: One-year placement in surgical epileptology following the ILAE epilepsy surgery curriculum, with rotations in three countries.

Eligibility: Must be a resident of a Latin American country (and under 45).

Still to confirm: Participation level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official ILAE Latin American Commission call for applicants (2026 call, PDF). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The foundation announced a September 2026 start. Its website still displays the general application call without a closing date. The next intake has not been announced in the cited sources.

Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.

Exposure: Post-residency functional neurosurgery and stereotaxy, including movement disorders, surgical pain treatment, stereotactic radiosurgery and neuromodulation. The foundation describes DBS programming, multidisciplinary assessment, outcomes review and research publications.

Eligibility: Foreign applicants must show a neurosurgery residency accreditation endorsed by the Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía or an equivalent that has been validated.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Fundación CENIT fellowship call. Reviewed 7 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.