General & multi-subspecialty fellowships in Australia

Application status: The 2027 section still says applications are open but gives a closing date of 18 September 2026, already past at the 22 October 2026 review. No extension is established.

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

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

Eligibility: Overseas applications are contemplated; applicants need a medical degree registerable with AHPRA and must satisfy its English requirements before applying.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Macquarie Neurosurgery training page. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The 2027 section still says applications are open but gives a closing date of 18 September 2026, already past at the 22 October 2026 review. No extension is established.

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

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

Eligibility: Overseas applications are contemplated; applicants need a medical degree registerable with AHPRA and must satisfy its English requirements before applying.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Macquarie Neurosurgery training page. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.

Exposure: Subspecialty interests in cerebrovascular, spine, skull base, pituitary and neurotrauma surgery at The Alfred.

Eligibility: Alfred Health recruits international medical graduates and provides end-to-end relocation and registration support (institution-wide IMG page).

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Alfred Health service page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Official job page states this position has been closed (applications closed 7 October 2024).

Funding: Salaried NSW Health postgraduate fellow position under applicable NSW award conditions (salary band stated on each advertisement cycle).

Exposure: Post-fellowship neurosurgical practice at a major Northern Sydney tertiary hospital, with teaching of junior medical staff, research and scholarly project work.

Eligibility: MBBS or equivalent, registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia; FRACS or other specialist recognition by the Medical Board of Australia (applicants expecting FRACS within 3 months of commencement considered; alternative higher qualifications may be considered); teaching and research experience.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official NSW Health Careers advertisement. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The official NSW Health job page says this position is closed; applications closed on 11 October 2026. A subsequent intake is not confirmed.

Funding: Temporary full-time, 38 hours per week; remuneration AUD 117,745 to 147,664 with salary packaging.

Exposure: Clinical neurosurgical service at Liverpool Hospital, the principal referral and teaching hospital for south-western Sydney (877 beds, 23 operating theatres, statewide critical care and trauma services), with teaching and neurosurgical research.

Eligibility: MBBS or equivalent, registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia; FRACS (Neurosurgery), completion of SET neurosurgery training, or assessment as substantially or partially comparable; competence in performing most neurosurgical operations independently; participation in the on-call neurosurgery roster.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official NSW Health Careers advertisement. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The published 2026 application window closed on 14 April 2026. The official page does not establish that a later application round is open.

Funding: AUD 30,000 grant

Exposure: Educational or research activity that benefits the applicant's development and contributes to improving neurosurgery in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand; activity must start after the closing date and before the end of the grant year.

Eligibility: Overseas-based early-career non-RACS neurosurgeons registered to practise in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand may apply; they must not have commenced travel or arrived before the closing date.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official RACS Scholarships and Grants page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.