Global neurosurgery fellowships in the United States

Funding: Salary and benefits, plus travel and international housing costs.

Exposure: Global health leadership, clinical practice, teaching and research across Arizona and northern Tanzania.

Eligibility: The published clinical fellowship is directed to an ACGME-trained neurosurgeon; international applicants should verify credentialing eligibility before applying.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Deadline · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation

Source: Official Barrow programme page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The published application window for 2027 ended on 15 October 2026. No later round or extension is established by this review on 22 October 2026.

Funding: Franke Global Neuroscience Education Center funds multiple positions covering roundtrip airfare (basic economy) and lodging.

Exposure: Clinical observation alongside Barrow residents, fellows and attendings.

Eligibility: Designed for trainees and recent graduates from low- or middle-income countries.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Barrow Neurological Institute - Clinical Observers and Visiting Scholars. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Page lists a 2026 cycle (application deadline 15 August 2026, start July 2027 or July 2028), which has passed; neurosurgery is not named explicitly.

Funding: Unfunded; applicants must demonstrate access to funds.

Exposure: Global surgery research; PGSSC also hosts the Global Neurosurgery Initiative.

Eligibility: Research Fellow track open to residents or registrars in obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesia and all surgical subspecialties who have graduated medical school; Collaborator track for current or recent students in a health-related graduate degree.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official PGSSC fellowship page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The research fellowship is described without a dated application round. The separate Visiting Research Scholar Program is marked inactive.

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

Exposure: Research with Rutgers and international mentors in clinical research, health systems and surgical policy. Listed opportunities include systematic reviews, observational studies, policy briefs and academic conferences.

Eligibility: The page invites students, trainees and professionals from low- and middle-income and high-resource settings to join its research opportunities.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Rutgers Global Neurosurgery research opportunities page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: UAB describes past and existing short visits; its separate formal Global Neurosurgery Fellowship is under development. No dated short-visit intake is listed.

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

Exposure: Observational fellowship and research training in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's of Alabama, with defined visit objectives, research training and educational opportunities.

Eligibility: Described as ranging from senior neurosurgeons to trainees from hospitals worldwide; formal criteria not stated.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation

Source: Official UAB Global Neurosurgery Program page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: FIENS documents a July 2026 start. Weill Cornell separately invites enquiries for future postings without a dated intake.

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

Exposure: Living and working alongside Tanzanian physicians at MOI in Dar es Salaam, contributing to patient care and to the growth of the Tanzania Neurosurgery Education Program, mentored by Drs Hamisi Shabani, Laurent Lemeri Mchome and Roger Härtl.

Eligibility: The page asks for candidates trained in North America or Europe; it says nothing about graduates of other regions.

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

Source: Official Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 6 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Two participants selected per year; page is a programme news post.

Funding: Not stated

Exposure: Immersive clinical observation across neurosurgical subspecialties in a multidisciplinary setting

Eligibility: Bolivia and Paraguay only

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Solidarity Bridge. Reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: WINS lists a 2026 recipient and describes an annual award. The next call and its application dates are not published on the award page.

Funding: Funds attendance at the AANS or CNS meeting.

Exposure: Present at the WINS Reception and join a network collaborating on global neurosurgical care and education.

Eligibility: Resident, fellow or young faculty woman neurosurgeon recognised for projects advancing neurosurgery in low- and middle-income countries.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: WINS - Visiting Surgeon Fellowships. Reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.