Neurosurgery fellowship
deadlines.

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.

Funding: Not published on the directory page.

Exposure: Complex surgical aneurysms, vascular malformations (including brainstem and thalamic lesions), minimally invasive endovascular procedures, carotid stenosis and moyamoya disease at a high-volume quaternary referral centre.

Eligibility: Stanford GME welcomes international medical graduates to its sponsored training programmes. Non-US-citizen IMGs must secure an approved visa and California licensure; the fellowship's residency prerequisites and appointment approval still apply.

Still to confirm: Funding · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance

Source: Official Stanford Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Not published on the directory page.

Exposure: Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery including neuromodulation and related open and stereotactic procedures for movement disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain and psychiatric disorders.

Eligibility: Stanford GME welcomes international medical graduates to its sponsored training programmes. Non-US-citizen IMGs must secure an approved visa and California licensure; the fellowship's residency prerequisites and appointment approval still apply.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance

Source: Official Stanford Stereotactic and Functional Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The application table publishes future cohort deadlines; confirm the selected cohort in Mayo Recruit before applying.

Funding: Institution-wide Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education stipend scale (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 USD 75,105 to Graduate Level 10 USD 106,096 a year (e.g. Level 7 USD 95,417); the fellow's level depends on prior training.

Exposure: Year 1 provides a general neurosurgical education; year 2 is tailored to the fellow's interests, with particularly robust exposure to brain tumours, epilepsy and functional surgery.

Eligibility: Explicitly designed for international medical graduates who completed neurosurgery residency abroad and meet ECFMG, language and visa prerequisites.

Still to confirm: Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College Neurosurgical International Fellowship page (Minnesota). Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Basic salary and employer costs for 12 months (up to ST6-8 nodal point 5), up to £3,000 for consumables and up to £500 for presentation travel.

Exposure: Full-time clinical or surgical research project in a UK university or NHS trust, with interim and final reports.

Eligibility: be undertaking research in the UK

Still to confirm: Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Royal College of Surgeons of England - One year research fellowship. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Up to $8,500 in travel expenses.

Exposure: Expanding and refining the applicant's armamentarium of neurosurgical pain techniques at a mentor's institution; help is available in identifying mentors and sites.

Eligibility: Residents in their PGY-4 year or later, or neurosurgeons within two years of finishing residency training.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: AANS/CNS Section on Pain - John Oakley Fellowship. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Competitive PGY-level 6 salary, comprehensive malpractice coverage and full benefits.

Exposure: High-volume surgical exposure with an anticipated 300 to 400+ cases annually, including uniportal and biportal (UBE) endoscopic techniques.

Eligibility: Must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency in Orthopedic Surgery or Neurological Surgery and be eligible for a Hawaii medical license.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Excel Neurosurgery & Spine fellowship page. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: $25,000 maximum for a 2-year award

Exposure: Early-career paediatric-neurosurgery projects spanning basic, translational and clinical research, patient safety/quality improvement, global health, education and advocacy.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be pediatric neurosurgeons and ASPN members. For the stated 2026 cycle, applicants must have completed paediatric fellowship less than ten years before the ASPN meeting and may submit only one project.

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

Source: ASPN - Funding Opportunities. Reviewed 21 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The applicant and/or the applicant’s employer/sponsor are responsible for boarding, meals and transportation expenses.

Exposure: Participants observe USC physicians and residents in their specialties

Eligibility: Applicants must have graduated from a medical school with medical license in a foreign country.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Keck Medicine of USC International Health - Physician Observership. Reviewed 22 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page publishes CAD 100,000 plus benefits when applicable.

Exposure: Complex trauma, spinal cord injury, deformity, degeneration, oncology, intradural tumours, pain, navigation, minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy and robotics.

Eligibility: UBC-wide postgraduate-fellow policy: complete all training and examinations needed for specialist status in the home country, with an official specialty-college letter and proof of examinations. Programme selection and a signed training agreement are additionally required.

Still to confirm: Training level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

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

Funding: The official programme page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Open and minimally invasive skull-base surgery, cadaveric dissection, simulation, multidisciplinary management and translational or clinical research.

Eligibility: Non-US citizens require a valid visa and US work authorisation; equivalent residency training and Illinois licensure eligibility must be confirmed.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

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

Funding: Self- or employer-funded university diploma; this is not a salaried fellowship appointment.

Exposure: Intracranial stereotaxy, benign brain tumours, cerebral vascular malformations, brain metastases, spine SBRT, dosimetry and quality control.

Eligibility: Foreign doctors must be authorised to practise medicine in France.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Sorbonne Université programme page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page describes working-time compensation and continuing education but does not publish salary figures.

Exposure: Advanced neuroimaging, on-call work, interdisciplinary boards, conferences, research and teaching in a closely integrated clinical neuroscience service.

Eligibility: Swiss or EU professional authorisation is required; applicants without that authorisation should confirm eligibility before applying.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official University Hospital Zurich fellowship page. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page describes working-time compensation and continuing education but does not publish salary figures.

Exposure: Endovascular and minimally invasive neuroradiology, on-call and ward duties, selected elective interventions, research, teaching and interdisciplinary conferences.

Eligibility: Swiss or EU professional authorisation is required; applicants without that authorisation should confirm eligibility before applying.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official University Hospital Zurich fellowship page. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fellows hold an academic appointment as health sciences clinical instructor/fellow; stipend figures are not listed on the UCI fellowship programmes page.

Exposure: Multidisciplinary neuroendovascular patient care with state-of-the-art technology and some clinical research at UCI Health – Orange.

Eligibility: Selected through the SNIS Neurointerventional Fellowship Match; detailed criteria follow CAST/match requirements.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · International eligibility · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official UC Irvine neurological surgery fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: A diagnostic angiography year followed by two years of advanced neurointerventional training, with multidisciplinary instruction in skull base surgery, vascular neurology and neurocritical care and access to novel stroke devices.

Eligibility: Intended for those pursuing careers in interventional cerebrovascular treatment; applicants who performed 100 or more diagnostic angiograms in residency may skip the diagnostic year.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Medical College of Georgia fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UIC College of Medicine GME stipend scale for 2025–2026 (application to this non-ACGME fellowship is not separately stated on the fellowship page): PGY-6 USD 88,003, PGY-7 USD 89,126, PGY-8 USD 92,017 a year, plus taxable annual stipends of USD 1,200 (meals) and USD 3,000 (education).

Exposure: Neuroangiography suites with two biplane systems and rotational 3D/flat-panel CT, inpatient, outpatient, emergency and neurointensive care, daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds, weekly endovascular and neurovascular conferences, intraprocedural physiological monitoring and cadaver/microsurgery laboratory training.

Eligibility: ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency; or ACGME neurology residency followed by a stroke or critical care fellowship; or ACGME radiology residency followed by neuroradiology fellowship with at least 6 months of focused clinical service in neurosurgery, vascular neurology or neurointensive care.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official University of Illinois Chicago fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The application page lists 2027–2028, 2028–2029 and 2029–2030; its submission section repeats spine-programme contacts, so confirm the correct functional-programme recipient.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Movement disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain, spasticity and peripheral nerve, with surgery and rounds at Tampa General Hospital (intraoperative MRI, epilepsy monitoring unit, neuromodulation research labs) and a weekly multidisciplinary Movement Disorders Neuromodulation Clinic with stimulator programming.

Eligibility: Completion of a chief resident year in neurological surgery or orthopaedic surgery at an accredited institution; applicants seeking a position concurrent with their final residency year need a programme director letter confirming all ACGME graduation requirements, including minimum case logs.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Fees · Accommodation · Application route

Source: Official USF Health fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: The official page does not detail case mix or volumes.

Eligibility: Candidates from ACGME-accredited neurosurgery, neurology or radiology residencies, eligible for a full Texas medical licence as determined by the Texas Medical Board.

Still to confirm: Duration · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official UT Health San Antonio fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: 2026-2027 stipends range from $63,723.67 (PGY-1) to $85,733.08 (PGY-8) per year; the page does not state which level applies to fellows.

Exposure: Hands-on involvement in complex cranial and skull base surgery, multidisciplinary outpatient clinics, resident teaching (lectures, dissections, conferences) and research, rotating through UofL Health-UofL Hospital, Brown Cancer Center and UofL Health-Jewish Hospital.

Eligibility: Board-eligible neurosurgeons with significant senior-level clinical experience seeking a skull base subspecialty focus.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation

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

Funding: Salary and benefits follow the UCSF Graduate Medical Education schedule; the fellowship page refers applicants to the UCSF GME website.

Exposure: Surgical and medical management of traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, including multimodality neuromonitoring, at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, with rotations at Highland Hospital in Oakland and the UCSF Weill Neurorecovery Clinic, plus mentored clinical trial and research training.

Eligibility: The programme invites current and recent graduates of US neurosurgery residencies and requires California medical-licence eligibility. A medical degree or residency completed abroad alone does not meet the published training route.

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

Source: Official UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Roughly 70% operative and 30% non-operative work across degenerative (50%), deformity (20%), trauma (15%) and tumour (15%) cases; about 70% MIS and 60% navigated, with lumbar, cervical and thoracic work in adult and paediatric patients. At least two research projects or papers are required.

Eligibility: Orthopaedic and neurosurgery trainees are invited to apply.

Still to confirm: Commencement · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Weill Cornell Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package; the fellow is appointed at instructor level.

Exposure: Brain and spine tumour surgery at the Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses, including intrinsic tumour surgery, brain mapping, skull base, orbital and endonasal endoscopic surgery, and LINAC and Gamma Knife radiosurgery, plus resident teaching and clinical research.

Eligibility: The programme has stated US graduates only for some cycles; applicants must be fully trained in North America and/or fully licensed to practise in the United States.

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

Source: Official Weill Cornell Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Deep brain stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, MRI-guided focused ultrasound, stereo-EEG, laser interstitial thermal therapy, open and minimally invasive epilepsy resections and spinal cord stimulation.

Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates/residents of ACGME-approved US or Royal College-approved Canadian neurosurgery programmes and eligible for Indiana medical licensure; 'The department is unable to accept applicants with an ECFMG Visa.'

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Indiana University School of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Trainee salary is set at the Michigan Medicine House Officer rate for the equivalent postgraduate training level under the HOA contract.

Exposure: Adult and paediatric neurointervention with cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, neurointerventional radiologists, neurointensivists and neurologists, covering diagnosis, surgery, non-operative management and follow-up, including interventional treatment of aneurysms and brain, head and neck and spinal arteriovenous malformations, plus integrated research support.

Eligibility: Applicants must have completed or be senior residents in an ACGME-accredited neurological surgery programme or an ACGME-accredited radiology residency.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Ohio State Wexner Medical Center GME housestaff stipends (latest schedule published, FY2025): PGY-7 USD 78,409, PGY-8 USD 82,997, PGY-9 USD 83,680 (fellow PGY level set by prior training).

Exposure: Over 500 surgeries a year including deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, epilepsy surgery and focused ultrasound, training on three robotic guidance systems with intraoperative CT and MRI, weekly DBS conferences, monthly journal club, quarterly neuromodulation speaker series and active research in DBS, epilepsy, functional radiosurgery, intrathecal drug delivery and focused ultrasound trials.

Eligibility: The official page does not publish eligibility criteria.

Still to confirm: Duration · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Ohio State College of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fully funded fellowship grants are awarded at $75,000; smaller awards are possible depending on available support.

Exposure: Funding for post-residency clinical fellowships; the 2025–26 listing covered spine, cerebrovascular and cranial (tumour) fellowships, and the 2024–25 listing also included stereotactic and functional fellowships.

Eligibility: The applicant is the institution (non-profit North American programme with a neurosurgery residency). Fellows need not be US citizens but must have completed an ACGME-accredited (or Canadian-equivalent) neurosurgery residency.

Still to confirm: Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

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

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Advanced training in the comprehensive management of spinal disorders, including complex and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Eligibility: Graduates of an equivalent international residency programme may apply if eligible for a New York State licence and DEA registration.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

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

Funding: Institution-wide UAB GME salary scale for 1 July 2026–30 June 2027: USD 64,890 (PGY-1) to USD 91,418 (PGY-8); the programme page does not state the fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: More than 1,000 neurointerventional cases a year, including paediatric procedures, at Alabama's first Comprehensive Stroke Center (over 1,800 stroke cases annually), with training also at Children's of Alabama and the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Fellows take emergency call, manage a clinical service, attend cerebrovascular and stroke conferences and mentor residents.

Eligibility: Applicants apply through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP); include a CV when contacting the director.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official UAB Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Adult deep brain stimulation and paediatric DBS development; epilepsy surgery including stereo-EEG, ECoG, LITT, RFA and neuromodulation (RNS, DBS, VNS); radiosurgery (expected to transition to focused ultrasound); optional peripheral nerve clinic; research in functional neurosurgery, epilepsy, facial pain and peripheral nerve surgery. Fellows take emergency call, run a weekly clinic and teach residents.

Eligibility: Must be eligible for an Alabama physician licence; board certification or board eligibility in neurosurgery is preferred.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

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

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Over 170 mechanical thrombectomies, 80 aneurysm treatments and 100 MMA embolizations annually, plus diagnostic angiography, carotid and intracranial PTA/stenting, AVM/AVF treatment, head/neck embolization, spinal angiography/intervention, dural sinus stenting, IPS sampling, and percutaneous spine interventions (vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, basivertebral nerve ablation, spinal injections/biopsy, DSA/CT myelography and CSF leak management).

Eligibility: Applicants from neuroradiology, interventional radiology, neurology and neurosurgery residency pathways are welcomed; fellowship length follows CAST prerequisite experience guidelines.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

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

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Skull base tumour management using microsurgery, endoscopy, intraoperative CT and MRI with neuronavigation, Gamma Knife and CyberKnife radiosurgery, neurotology, neuroendocrinology and neuro-oncology, with the Swedish Hearing and Skull Base Surgery Center, Seattle Pituitary Center, Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment and a skull base teaching laboratory at the Seattle Science Foundation.

Eligibility: Physicians who are fully trained in neurosurgery.

Still to confirm: Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official Providence Swedish fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Programme-funded salary of $70,000 per year unless self-funded; fellows able to bill as surgical assistants may also receive a share of billings.

Exposure: Four months each of neurosurgical spine and orthopaedic spine at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and combined spine surgery at the University of Alberta Hospital, 3–4 operating days a week and about 400 cases covering deformity and intradural pathology, optional Stollery scoliosis exposure, about 1-in-4 second call and CSORN research.

Eligibility: For applicants whose medical school instruction was not in English, minimum IELTS requirements apply; preference for candidates scoring over 7.0 in each IELTS segment or better than B in each OET segment. Visa and licensing not stated.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Participation level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Alberta Division of Neurosurgery page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Hands-on cadaver training on anterior (endoscopic or microsurgical transnasal, transoral, transmaxillary, transmandibular), lateral and posterior suboccipital approaches to the craniovertebral junction, plus instrumented fusion techniques; a project-based alternative is offered.

Eligibility: Graduates in Medicine and Surgery (LM-41); specialists and residents in Neurosurgery, Otorhinolaryngology, and Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

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

Funding: €3,000 stipend per observership.

Exposure: Funded observership at a European neurosurgical centre.

Eligibility: Open to all EANS Individual Members

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

Source: Official EANS observerships and awards page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fee €5,016 including insurance. The university lists three merit-based scholarships of €5,000 covering the fee; the Besta announcement also mentions 10 scholarships funded by Fondazione ASINO ETS for young neurosurgeons and candidates from low- and middle-income countries.

Exposure: 216 hours of lectures, 180 hours of other training activities and 200 hours of internship, with advanced surgical simulation, cadaveric neuroanatomy and clinical placements at international centres according to the Besta announcement.

Eligibility: Holders of a master's or single-cycle master's degree under Italian D.M. 270/2004 (or equivalent) with good English; the Besta announcement describes the course as aimed at neurosurgeons who have completed specialist training.

Still to confirm: Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Milan master catalogue page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: USD 5,000 stipend for travel and living expenses.

Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgery research project at a host site in a low- or middle-income country; results presented at the following year's Section meeting.

Eligibility: Candidates must be currently enrolled in an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery or paediatric neurosurgery fellowship; research is carried out in a low- or middle-income country. No nationality requirement stated.

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

Source: Official FIENS page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: No stipend (bolsa-auxílio) is offered; a registration fee of R$ 200.00 applies.

Exposure: Training in spine neurosurgery in outpatient and surgical settings within an interdisciplinary context for adults and children with disabilities, covering degenerative disease, tumour, trauma, amputations and brain injuries.

Eligibility: Foreign candidates need a revalidated medical diploma, a residence visa and a Portuguese proficiency certificate

Still to confirm: Training level · Medical registration · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official AACD Ensino e Pesquisa page and edital for the 2027 spine neurosurgery aperfeiçoamento. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: For the 2027 cohort, admitted and enrolled trainees receive a Fundação Antônio Prudente scholarship equivalent to the Ministry of Health medical-residency scholarship, subject to applicable tax/social-security deductions and government adjustments. The edital does not quote a fixed amount.

Exposure: Training in service in neurosurgical oncology at a cancer reference centre, with research-methodology classes and behavioural competency development as described for the centre's aprimoramento programmes. The 2027 course objectives include multidisciplinary CNS tumour care, perioperative management through ICU and outpatient follow-up, microsurgical neuroanatomy and cranial/skull-base approaches, tumour boards, weekly classes, and research using institutional retrospective and prospective databases.

Eligibility: The 2027 call permits foreign applicants and overseas graduates with medical degrees revalidated in Brazil by an MEC-accredited institution. Programme prerequisites, registration, immigration and Portuguese-language conditions also apply; foreign specialist training is not automatically accepted.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Training level · Language · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director

Source: Official A.C.Camargo Cancer Center teaching portal page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Listed as a salaried position; details via the programme director.

Exposure: About 80 percent of workload is skull base; about 250 operative skull base cases per year including posterior fossa, endonasal, Gamma Knife and cerebrovascular cases; Center for Surgical Arts dissection facility.

Eligibility: Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada): No; Residency Training in US/Canada Required: Yes

Still to confirm: Commencement · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official NASBS Fellowship Registry entry for Allegheny Health Network. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The application page lists 2027–2028, 2028–2029 and 2029–2030 as recruiting years; confirm the chosen year's remaining places.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Operative cases 2-3 days per week, spine clinics 1-2 days per week, roughly 80% clinical and 20% research, leadership of spine conference and faculty role in the Cahill Spine Symposium; at least one peer-reviewed manuscript expected.

Eligibility: Completed a chief-resident year in neurological or orthopaedic surgery at an accredited institution. Final-year concurrent applicants need their programme director to confirm ACGME graduation and case-log requirements are complete.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official USF Health complex spinal fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Selection of candidates for surgery, sEEG electrode planning, epilepsy surgery in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies and tuberous sclerosis, insula exploration, imaging, intraoperative ECoG, RF thermocoagulation, parallel case workshops, and hands-on sEEG analysis (Natus), electrode planning (Brainlab) and thermolesion (Alcis) workshops.

Eligibility: Not specified on the official page.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Hôpital Fondation Rothschild masterclass page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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.

Application status: Page lists an application deadline for the 2026/27 intake; earlier intakes are marked ended. The listed deadline date is as shown on the page and should be confirmed.

Funding: Fee-paying: tuition EUR 12,000 per year, plus EUR 150 application fee and EUR 350 deposit.

Exposure: Case analysis and presentations, ward rounds, outpatient clinics, seminars, journal clubs and observation of neurosurgical operations; optional night shifts; topics span trauma, spine, neuro-oncology, functional, paediatric, vascular, hydrocephalus and skull base.

Eligibility: Undergraduate diploma or higher (Master of Medicine listed); English B2 or equivalent; at least one reference; non-EU applicants may need education documents validated by SKVC.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Application status: Page lists 2027 observership blocks (July and September) with an application deadline of 16 April 2027.

Funding: Fee-paying: GBP 250 registration fee (once for consecutive weeks) plus GBP 50 per day; registration fee non-refundable.

Exposure: Observers learn from senior clinicians and watch neurosurgical procedures and techniques; no hands-on activities are allowed.

Eligibility: Must be qualified and registered in the home country; UK professional registration not required.

Still to confirm: Positions · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Queen Square Simulation Centre (UCLH) observership page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Page gives a November 1, 2026 deadline for the 2027 EANS Course Award, with awardees notified in December 2026.

Funding: AANS sponsors the EANS course cost and twin-room accommodation; applicants pay airfare and travel documents.

Exposure: Attendance at an EANS European Training Course with plenary lectures, breakout sessions and discussion groups.

Eligibility: Residents in good standing at a US ACGME-accredited neurosurgery programme, PGY3 or higher, with a programme director letter of support.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official AANS AANS/EANS Resident Course Exchange page. Reviewed 29 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: Page gives an application deadline of 7 January 2027 with the window opening in mid-October 2026 and start on 1 July 2027. Aimed at spine/musculoskeletal researchers, not neurosurgeons specifically.

Funding: USD 44,905 for living expenses and related costs.

Exposure: Research placement in one of four BMRC-affiliated laboratories (Biodynamics, Ferguson Spine Research, Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Spine Research, BMRC BioBank).

Eligibility: For EUROSPINE members residing in Europe or the UK.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official EUROSPINE BMRC visiting research scholarship page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Application window listed as November 13, 2026 to January 31, 2027, winners announced March 31, 2027.

Funding: Up to $10,000 for pilot project expenses.

Exposure: An active study to implement, test and report an intervention to correct a known healthcare disparity or improve diversity in the neurosurgery workforce.

Eligibility: US-based residents/neurosurgeons only; the project must be implemented within the United States.

Still to confirm: Positions · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official CNS Foundation Community, Culture & Engagement awards page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Application window listed as November 13, 2026 to January 31, 2027, winners announced March 31, 2027.

Funding: Up to $5,000 for project expenses.

Exposure: A scholar project examining the presence or causes of healthcare disparities in neurosurgery.

Eligibility: US-based applicants only; project must be implemented within the United States.

Still to confirm: Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official CNS Foundation Community, Culture & Engagement awards page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Spring cycle opens November 6, 2026 and closes February 1, 2027; fall cycle April 1 - July 1, 2027.

Funding: $7,500 to support research in traumatic brain injury/neurocritical care and travel to the CNS/AANS meeting.

Exposure: Research support for early-career neurosurgeons committed to neurotrauma and neurocritical care; awardee presents at the following year's meeting.

Eligibility: Limited to practicing neurosurgeons in the US, Mexico or Canada.

Still to confirm: Duration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official CNS Foundation Clinical Scientist Career Development page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: NREF deadline calendar lists the 2027 cycle: application available September 1, 2026, deadline November 8, 2026, notification April 15, 2027.

Funding: $2,500 fellowship.

Exposure: Mentored summer research project with a neurosurgical investigator sponsor.

Eligibility: Medical students in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

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

Source: Official NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship page (deadline from NREF Deadline Calendar). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: NREF deadline calendar lists the 2027-28 cycle: application available October 1, 2026, deadline December 15, 2026; interviews March 2027; start July 1, 2027.

Funding: Year 1 Travel & Mentorship Grant and Year 2 Research Grant (amounts not stated on this page). Research funds cannot be used for resident salary support.

Exposure: Support for residents becoming independent neurosurgeon-scientists, with Year 2 aimed at transitioning to a K award application.

Eligibility: Neurosurgery residents. Year 1 is for residents doing a dedicated research year; Year 2 is for those who have completed a dedicated research year.

Still to confirm: Funding · Commencement · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Application status: The October 2026 selection notice lists registration from 19/10/2026 to 01/02/2027, with training starting March 2027.

Funding: Monthly study stipend of R$ 6,772.50, health insurance, library access and research support; optional housing support for non-residents of Brasília. Registration fee R$ 60.

Exposure: Supervised in-service training in the SARAH neurosurgery programme (one place in peripheral nerve surgery); pathologies listed include spinal disease, craniovertebral junction, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries, spinal cord tumours and spasticity, with rehabilitation emphasis.

Eligibility: Completed neurosurgery residency (MEC-accredited service) by February 2027, fluent English, recommendation letter from the residency head, letter of interest and Lattes CV. Out-of-state doctors need secondary CRM-DF registration.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official SARAH Network fellowship selection notice (October 2026). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The October 2026 selection notice lists registration from 19/10/2026 to 01/02/2027, with training starting March 2027.

Funding: Monthly study stipend of R$ 6,772.50, health insurance, library access and research support; optional housing support for non-residents of Brasília. Registration fee R$ 60.

Exposure: Supervised in-service training in the SARAH neurosurgery programme (one place in spine surgery); pathologies listed include spinal disease, craniovertebral junction, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries, spinal cord tumours and spasticity, with rehabilitation emphasis.

Eligibility: Completed neurosurgery residency (MEC-accredited service) by February 2027, fluent English, recommendation letter from the residency head, letter of interest and Lattes CV. Out-of-state doctors need secondary CRM-DF registration.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official SARAH Network fellowship selection notice (October 2026). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The 2027 call accepts applications 28 October–4 December 2026; checked 7 November 2026. This is a dated application window, not a guarantee that the single place remains available.

Funding: No stipend; no monthly tuition. Separate application and enrolment fees apply.

Exposure: Therapeutic neuroradiology training across Prevent Senior hospital, outpatient and diagnostic services, including Sancta Maggiore hospitals; the assigned unit will be communicated later.

Eligibility: The enrolment checklist includes RNE identification for foreign applicants; recognition of overseas specialty training and other foreign-applicant conditions are not stated.

Still to confirm: Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Instituto Prevent Senior 2027 announcement and linked Edital 03/2027. Reviewed 7 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Page asks for materials by 1 January, 18 months before the fellowship start date.

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

Exposure: Research and clinical training in the diagnosis and treatment of patients using stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, with special expertise in deep brain stimulation.

Eligibility: Page states only J-1 visas sponsored by ECFMG are accepted.

Still to confirm: Funding · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: UF Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery - Fellowship: Functional and Stereotactic. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Page states applications are accepted September through March.

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

Exposure: Fellow is involved in every emergent and elective cerebrovascular case, scrubs on open vascular, skull base and endoscopic skull base cases, attends the outpatient cerebrovascular/skull base clinic, and may rotate electively at Lenox Hill Hospital (bypass, skull base, interventional); about 10 concurrent academic projects per year.

Eligibility: Postgraduate residency applicants and senior neurosurgical residents in ACGME-approved US neurosurgery programmes (enfolded option).

Still to confirm: Funding · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Northwell Health GME - Independent Clinical Fellowship in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery (CAST-accredited). Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Course 9-12 March 2027; registration closes 15 January 2027.

Funding: Participation fee of EUR 1,200; travel and accommodation not stated on the official page.

Exposure: Entire spectrum of peripheral nerve surgery with anatomical dissections, microsuture exercises and live operations.

Eligibility: Neurosurgery colleagues; for the second time the course is interdisciplinary and plastic surgeons and hand surgeons are also welcome. Registration must be approved by the director of the applicant's clinic.

Still to confirm: Funding · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Bezirkskliniken Schwaben - 23. Kurs Periphere Nerven in Günzburg. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Page states applications are currently being accepted for positions starting 1 July 2028.

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

Exposure: Neuro ICUs at Emory University Hospital, Midtown and Grady (including neurotrauma), plus Grady surgical trauma ICU, cardiovascular ICU and medical ICU; neurocritical care consultation service and triage of outside-hospital patients.

Eligibility: Board eligible and board certified neurologists/neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, surgical intensivists and medical intensivists; completion of an accredited training programme; relevant research, teaching, quality and publication history.

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

Source: Emory Department of Neurosurgery - Neurocritical Care fellowship. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Upcoming dates listed: 7-10 December 2026; 8-11 March, 10-13 May, 13-16 September and 6-9 December 2027. Registration is via the page.

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

Exposure: Frame application, GammaPlan treatment planning, Esprit mask-based simulation and treatment, physics, fractionated/distributed/staged radiosurgery; live-streamed patient observation for online participants.

Eligibility: Target audience: radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-otologists and medical physicists; new Gamma Knife users, or experienced users upgrading to Esprit.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official UT Southwestern Gamma Knife Training Program page. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: 2026 in-person dates listed on the page include 2-4 December 2026; 2027 dates are not shown on the page. The registration page states that preregistration is closed and attendees should register on site.

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

Exposure: Hands-on sessions on radiosurgery principles and biophysics, indications and outcomes, radiation safety, stereotactic frame application, imaging and treatment hardware; certificate of course attendance.

Eligibility: Introductory course target audience: neurosurgeons, medical physicists, radiation oncologists, neuro-otolaryngologists and dosimetrists with little or no radiosurgery experience.

Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education course page. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Registration closes 16 Feb 2027 per the 2027 brochure; the university may cancel if minimum places are not filled.

Funding: Self-funded; programme fees apply.

Exposure: Full-endoscopic and unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) techniques for lumbar, cervical and thoracic degenerative spine disease, with simulation and case-based teaching.

Eligibility: Specialist physicians and second-specialty trainees in Neurosurgery and Traumatology-Orthopaedics.

Still to confirm: International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: UPCH 2027 diploma brochure (PDF). Reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Registration stated as open; spaces limited; no deadline listed.

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

Exposure: Practical training on ZAP-X at IRCA, Gamma Knife at Ruber Internacional Hospital, CyberKnife at HM Hospitales, proton therapy at Quironsalud, and LINAC in the curriculum.

Eligibility: Aimed at physicians and healthcare professionals; specific admission requirements are not listed and applicants are directed to contact IRCA.

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

Source: IRCA Radiocirugia, International Master in Radiosurgery. Reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Page states the fellowship is open with no deadlines.

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

Exposure: DBS and movement disorders clinics, perioperative DBS programme and follow-up, patient selection, programming and adaptive DBS, and neuroscience research in both laboratories.

Eligibility: Neurological and neurosurgical residents, and early-career neurologists and neurosurgeons.

Still to confirm: Funding · Commencement · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Atlas University, DBS fellowship announcement. Reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.