Training formats represented
- Observership: 2 profiles
- Research fellowship: 2 profiles
- Clinical fellowship: 1 profile
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Neurosurgery fellowships
in Belgium.
5 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
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Research & academic →
Helaers Research Prize for Neurosurgery 2027
Belgian Society of Neurosurgery (BSN) / Fondation Suzanne Thérèse Helaers
Multiple sites · Belgium
- Duration
- Research/training prize project; laureate must submit a report within 12 months of the award and project should be publishable within 12 months. No fixed duration stated.
- Deadline
- 2026-12-15
- Funding
- Annual prize of EUR 7,000; the aim is to help the laureate pursue further training or research in a Belgian or foreign specialised institution.
- Exposure
- Prize for a research or training project in neurosurgery spanning fundamental, epidemiological, technological and clinical research.
Source reviewed 29 Oct 202668% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (8)
Application status: BSN call dated 23 October 2026 gives a submission deadline of 15 December 2026 (23:59). The rules annexed to the call still carry an older 2025 date in article 5, so confirm the deadline with the BSN.
Funding: Annual prize of EUR 7,000; the aim is to help the laureate pursue further training or research in a Belgian or foreign specialised institution.
Exposure: Prize for a research or training project in neurosurgery spanning fundamental, epidemiological, technological and clinical research.
Eligibility: Non-Belgian nationals may apply only if the project is at least substantially carried out in Belgium.
Still to confirm: Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official BSN call document (bsn.be). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
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WFNS International Neurosurgery Observership — UZ Brussel
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Brussels · Belgium
- Duration
- 3–12 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- No salary and no travel expenses covered.
- Exposure
- Skull base (open/endoscopic), vascular, neuro-oncology, spine (especially cervical/vertebral artery), paediatric and functional/pain neurosurgery.
Source reviewed 13 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Application status: WFNS lists a vacancy without a dated intake update; current availability is unconfirmed.
Funding: No salary and no travel expenses covered.
Exposure: Skull base (open/endoscopic), vascular, neuro-oncology, spine (especially cervical/vertebral artery), paediatric and functional/pain neurosurgery.
Eligibility: WFNS Foundation fellowship criteria (all WFNS training centres): completed medical degree (MD or equivalent), a commitment to return to the home country after training, and a recommendation signed by the home department head, dean or hospital director.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS UZ Brussel observership listing. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Research & academic →
BSN Clinical Multicenter Study Grant
Belgian Society of Neurosurgery (BSN)
Multiple sites · Belgium
- Duration
- Grant paid in instalments against milestones over a multi-year trial (progress reports at 1, 2 and 3 years after award).
- Deadline
- 2025-09-30 (2025 call, closed)
- Funding
- EUR 15,000 to one project per call.
- Exposure
- Funds preparation and/or execution of a multicentre clinical trial in neurosurgery, including pilot data collection for larger funding applications.
Source reviewed 29 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Application status: The only call document found is the 2025 call, with a submission deadline of 30 September 2025 (past). The page does not show a 2026 call; confirm with the BSN.
Funding: EUR 15,000 to one project per call.
Exposure: Funds preparation and/or execution of a multicentre clinical trial in neurosurgery, including pilot data collection for larger funding applications.
Eligibility: Led by a Belgian PI who is an effective BSN member; majority of participating centres in Belgium.
Still to confirm: Current status · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official BSN 2025 grant call document (bsn.be). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
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International Clinical Observership — Hospital-Wide Framework
Leuven · Belgium
- Duration
- Not published for a neurosurgical observership.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
- Exposure
- Observation only: no medical acts or direct individual patient contact.
Source reviewed 13 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Application status: Institution-wide observer policy; a neurosurgery-specific placement or current intake is not confirmed.
Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: Observation only: no medical acts or direct individual patient contact.
Eligibility: The International Office describes an observer route for visiting clinicians with a relevant medical, paramedical or nursing qualification. Observers do not perform medical acts or have direct individual patient contact.
Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official UZ Leuven page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Spine →
NCL Neurosurgery Fellowship — Complex Navigated Spine Surgery
Jessa Ziekenhuis — Neurochirurgisch Centrum Limburg
Hasselt · Belgium
Listed lead Maarten Wissels and Sven Bamps (fellowship leads); Eric Put (department head).
- Duration
- Not stated in the checked advert.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- The closed employer advert lists €8,500 gross. A recruitment post by fellowship lead Sven Bamps specifies €8,500 gross per month; this is advertised remuneration, not a current salary guarantee.
- Exposure
- Complex navigated spine surgery; intraoperative CT, neuromonitoring and robotic assistance.
Source reviewed 21 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Application status: Employer advert closed. The captured employer-branded LinkedIn vacancy is marked “No longer accepting applications”. Its role and pay details describe that closed advert; current recruitment requires a new employer call.
Funding: The closed employer advert lists €8,500 gross. A recruitment post by fellowship lead Sven Bamps specifies €8,500 gross per month; this is advertised remuneration, not a current salary guarantee.
Exposure: Complex navigated spine surgery; intraoperative CT, neuromonitoring and robotic assistance.
Eligibility: Recently recognised, or soon to be recognised, as a neurosurgeon in Belgium; good Dutch, teamwork and communication skills, initiative and interest in scientific research.
Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Jessa employer-authored fellowship advert (closed). Reviewed 21 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.