- Duration
- Confirm with programme
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- The current WFNS centre page no longer publishes stipend details; confirm with NNI.
- Exposure
- Neuro-oncology, neurovascular, spine, skull base, peripheral nerve, functional neurosurgery, trauma, neurocritical care and supervised research.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Funding: The current WFNS centre page no longer publishes stipend details; confirm with NNI.
Exposure: Neuro-oncology, neurovascular, spine, skull base, peripheral nerve, functional neurosurgery, trauma, neurocritical care and supervised research.
Eligibility: Explicitly intended for young neurosurgeons residing in developing countries.
Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS centre criteria. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
International training →Keio University
Tokyo · Japan
Listed lead Prof. Kazunari Yoshida (Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, as named on the WFNS centre page)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Unpaid visiting fellowship; travel expenses are borne by the candidate.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: Unpaid visiting fellowship; travel expenses are borne by the candidate.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center
Tokyo · Japan
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline; grant-funded so apply well in advance. WFNS vacancy update: no short programmes, waiting list 2–3 years.
- Funding
- Stipend for daily expenses, funded by specific grants; travel to and from Tokyo not covered.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training at a WFNS-listed Japanese centre; current scope, duration and vacancy must be confirmed through the official registry.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: Stipend for daily expenses, funded by specific grants; travel to and from Tokyo not covered.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training at a WFNS-listed Japanese centre; current scope, duration and vacancy must be confirmed through the official registry.
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: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Hyogo College of Medicine
Hyogo · Japan
Listed lead Prof. Shinichi Yoshimura (Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery)
- Duration
- 1–12 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Travel expenses paid by fellows; free accommodation and three meals provided.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: Travel expenses paid by fellows; free accommodation and three meals provided.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 3–6 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Free accommodation and a USD 600 monthly meal stipend; travel to and from China at the candidate's expense.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Funding: Free accommodation and a USD 600 monthly meal stipend; travel to and from China at the candidate's expense.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai · China
Listed lead Prof. Ying Mao (Deputy Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery) – contact for further information
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate training at a WFNS-listed neurosurgical centre; current vacancy, subspecialty placement and participation level require direct confirmation.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202640% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (15)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate training at a WFNS-listed neurosurgical centre; current vacancy, subspecialty placement and participation level require direct confirmation.
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: Eligibility · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
Multi-specialty →Taipei Neuroscience Institute, Taipei Medical University
Taipei · Taiwan
- Duration
- Full training 4–5 years; postgraduate fellowship 1 year; short-term observership 1–3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Full training and fellowship: shared resident dormitory (about USD 500/month) plus USD 500/month food allowance provided by Professor Tu's private foundation; travel at the trainee's expense. Observership: no accommodation, living or travel support.
- Exposure
- Short-term fellowship training within a high-volume integrated neuroscience service.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: Full training and fellowship: shared resident dormitory (about USD 500/month) plus USD 500/month food allowance provided by Professor Tu's private foundation; travel at the trainee's expense. Observership: no accommodation, living or travel support.
Exposure: Short-term fellowship training within a high-volume integrated neuroscience service.
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 · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director
Source: Official WFNS centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital
Kathmandu · Nepal
Listed lead Prof. Dr Amit Thapa (Head of Department, Neurosurgery)
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Stipend of NPR 25,000 per month (about USD 200); travel expenses not provided.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202656% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (11)
Funding: Stipend of NPR 25,000 per month (about USD 200); travel expenses not provided.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- Short-term 4–8 weeks or long-term 6 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: Offered to young neurosurgeons from underprivileged developing countries.
Still to confirm: Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Northwest General Hospital & Research Centre
Peshawar · Pakistan
Listed lead Prof. Tariq Khan
- Duration
- 4 years (full postgraduate programme); a separate 3–6-month neurotrauma fellowship is also offered
- Deadline
- 30 June each year (full programme); the 2026 round has closed.
- Funding
- Full programme: free shared accommodation and a monthly stipend of PKR 50,000. Neurotrauma fellowship: free shared accommodation, food vouchers and PKR 10,000 per month.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202664% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (9)
Funding: Full programme: free shared accommodation and a monthly stipend of PKR 50,000. Neurotrauma fellowship: free shared accommodation, food vouchers and PKR 10,000 per month.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: Full programme: Afghan trainees (WFNS four-year postgraduate training in neurosurgery for Afghanistan).
Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
Multi-specialty →Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
- Duration
- Confirm with programme
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Travel expenses not provided.
- Exposure
- Complex spine, epilepsy, oncology, vascular and interdisciplinary skull-base neurosurgery.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Funding: Travel expenses not provided.
Exposure: Complex spine, epilepsy, oncology, vascular and interdisciplinary skull-base 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: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- Confirm with programme
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- USD 400 monthly contribution for applicants from developing countries, plus accommodation.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202636% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (16)
Funding: USD 400 monthly contribution for applicants from developing countries, plus accommodation.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: The USD 400 monthly contribution and accommodation are offered to applicants from developing countries.
Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- WFNS vacancy update: no available positions, waiting list until 2027.
- Funding
- Scholarship of €1,250 per month; travel expenses not provided.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Funding: Scholarship of €1,250 per month; travel expenses not provided.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- WFNS vacancy update: no available positions, waiting list until 2027.
- Funding
- Scholarship of €1,250 per month minus apartment costs; travel expenses not provided.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202656% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (11)
Funding: Scholarship of €1,250 per month minus apartment costs; travel expenses not provided.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 1 month (one focus, already-trained neurosurgeons) or 3 months (two focuses, also open to neurosurgeons in training)
- Deadline
- WFNS vacancy update: waiting list below 3 months.
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Medical University of Vienna
Vienna · Austria
Listed lead Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery (programme contact: karl.roessler@meduniwien.ac.at)
- Duration
- 1 month
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Travel, visa and passport costs are the fellow's responsibility.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: Travel, visa and passport costs are the fellow's responsibility.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Grenoble Alpes University Hospital
Grenoble · France
Listed lead Pr E. Gay (Chief of Neurosurgery)
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: Aimed at young neurosurgeons from African countries with basic surgical skills and fluency in French.
Still to confirm: Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 3–12 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- No salary and no travel expenses covered.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Funding: No salary and no travel expenses covered.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 6–12 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202632% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (17)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Cairo University
Cairo · Egypt
Listed lead Prof. Nasser El-Ghandour (Chairman, Egypt/Africa Medical Training Programme)
- Duration
- 4 years (full programme)
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202640% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (15)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →FANN National University Hospital Center
Dakar · Senegal
Listed lead Professor Momar Code Ba (Head of Department, Mamadou Gueye Clinic of Neurosurgery)
- Duration
- 4 years with an annual examination, plus a planned one-year internship in a European country subject to availability (5 years in total)
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202628% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (18)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →WFNS Rabat Reference Centre
Rabat · Morocco
Listed lead Prof. Abdeslam El Khamlichi (Director, Rabat WFNS Reference Centre)
- Duration
- 5-year complete training; short-term training of 6 months to 1 year also offered
- Deadline
- Send the complete file one year before the intended start date.
- Funding
- WFNS Foundation fellowship of USD 4,200 per year per trainee, paid via the Hassan II Foundation, which also supports congress attendance, visa issuance and sickness costs.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: WFNS Foundation fellowship of USD 4,200 per year per trainee, paid via the Hassan II Foundation, which also supports congress attendance, visa issuance and sickness costs.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: Citizens of countries with fewer than 1 neurosurgeon per million inhabitants, recommended by home university authorities and committed to return home.
Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 4-year neurosurgical training (1 year at base centre, then 3 years at external centres)
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- WFNS stipend of USD 5,400 per year for each of 3 trainee scholarships.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Funding: WFNS stipend of USD 5,400 per year for each of 3 trainee scholarships.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →University of Zimbabwe, Neurosurgery Division
Harare · Zimbabwe
Listed lead Professor Kazadi K. N. Kalangu (Director of the training programme)
- Duration
- 5 years (MMed Neurological Surgery, normally starting each January) plus a mandatory supervised senior-residency year, during which a fellowship abroad is encouraged
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not clearly published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Listed lead Paulo Niemeyer Soares Filho, MD, PhD (Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery)
- Duration
- 4 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Paid fellowship: USD 1,000 grant for the stay, donated by the Centro de Estudo e Pesquisa Paulo Niemeyer.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202644% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (14)
Funding: Paid fellowship: USD 1,000 grant for the stay, donated by the Centro de Estudo e Pesquisa Paulo Niemeyer.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
Cerebrovascular →Universidade Federal de São Paulo
São Paulo · Brazil
Listed lead Prof. Feres Chaddad
- Duration
- 12 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Fellows pay their own travel expenses.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (12)
Funding: Fellows pay their own travel expenses.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: Programme-specific. Confirm specialist registration, licensing, language and visa requirements with the official centre.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Official contact · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Neurological Institute of Curitiba
Curitiba · Brazil
Listed lead Prof. Dr Ricardo Ramina (Chairman; Director, WFNS Foundation Training Program)
- Duration
- 5-year medical residency programme; 3-month fellowships also offered
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Salary as for Brazilian residents (about R$3,000 per month, sponsored by the Institute) with free meals.
- Exposure
- Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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Funding: Salary as for Brazilian residents (about R$3,000 per month, sponsored by the Institute) with free meals.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
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: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Deadline · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
Regional neurosurgical training →WFNS Recife Reference Centre
Recife · Brazil
Listed lead Prof. Hildo Azevedo-Filho (Chairman of Neurological Surgery, Hospital da Restauração)
- Duration
- 5 years (residency programme starting 1 February each year)
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Resident salary of about USD 800 net per month plus around USD 4,000 per year from WFNS (figures from the centre's 2007 letter).
- Exposure
- Full-programme neurosurgical training support for Portuguese-speaking African trainees at a WFNS Foundation reference centre.
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Funding: Resident salary of about USD 800 net per month plus around USD 4,000 per year from WFNS (figures from the centre's 2007 letter).
Exposure: Full-programme neurosurgical training support for Portuguese-speaking African trainees at a WFNS Foundation reference centre.
Eligibility: Intended for young doctors from Portuguese-speaking African countries; residents must speak Portuguese.
Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Official contact
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalContact programme
General neurosurgery →Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences
Kathmandu · Nepal
Listed lead Prof. Dr Basant Pant
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- The official WFNS profile publishes a stipend of NPR 25,000 per month plus complimentary accommodation and food.
- Exposure
- Observation of neurosurgical care with hands-on work or surgical assistance only when permitted by local registration and the host centre.
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Funding: The official WFNS profile publishes a stipend of NPR 25,000 per month plus complimentary accommodation and food.
Exposure: Observation of neurosurgical care with hands-on work or surgical assistance only when permitted by local registration and the host centre.
Eligibility: Applicants from developing and developed countries are explicitly eligible.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- Up to 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- The official WFNS profile publishes a stipend of INR 60,000 per month and assistance in securing subsidised accommodation.
- Exposure
- Observation across a major academic neurosurgery service, with possible surgical assistance only after temporary National Medical Commission registration and host approval.
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Funding: The official WFNS profile publishes a stipend of INR 60,000 per month and assistance in securing subsidised accommodation.
Exposure: Observation across a major academic neurosurgery service, with possible surgical assistance only after temporary National Medical Commission registration and host approval.
Eligibility: The published pathway is directed to young neurosurgeons from developing countries.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalContact programme
General neurosurgery →National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Bengaluru · India
Listed lead Dr Dwarakanath Srinivas (Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery)
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- The official WFNS profile publishes INR 50,000 per month inclusive of accommodation support.
- Exposure
- Predominantly observational exposure within a national neuroscience institute; surgical assistance is conditional on temporary registration and host approval.
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Funding: The official WFNS profile publishes INR 50,000 per month inclusive of accommodation support.
Exposure: Predominantly observational exposure within a national neuroscience institute; surgical assistance is conditional on temporary registration and host approval.
Eligibility: The published pathway is directed to young neurosurgeons from developing countries.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Official contact · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
DirectoryStatus unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Ibadan, Lagos, Ife, Ilorin, Benin, Sokoto, Zaria, Jos, Abuja, Gwagwalada and Enugu · Nigeria
- Duration
- About 7 years (3 years general surgical rotations plus 4 years core neurosurgery)
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
- Exposure
- Thirteen accredited centres: UCH Ibadan, LUTH, OAUTHC Ife, LASUTH, UITH Ilorin, UBTH Benin, UDUTH Sokoto, ABUTH Zaria, JUTH Jos, National Hospital Abuja, UATH Gwagwalada, Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery Enugu and UNTH Enugu; most centres require six months of training abroad in the penultimate or final year.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202628% of decision fields recorded
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Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: Thirteen accredited centres: UCH Ibadan, LUTH, OAUTHC Ife, LASUTH, UITH Ilorin, UBTH Benin, UDUTH Sokoto, ABUTH Zaria, JUTH Jos, National Hospital Abuja, UATH Gwagwalada, Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery Enugu and UNTH Enugu; most centres require six months of training abroad in the penultimate or final year.
Eligibility: Entry after passing the Primary examination of the West African College of Surgeons or National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria; Part One is taken after three years of general surgical rotations.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS newsletter (Neurosurgery in Nigeria, 20 Jan 2026). Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
Cerebrovascular →Nippon Medical School Hospital
Tokyo · Japan
Listed lead Prof. Akio Morita
- Duration
- 3–12 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- A stipend of JPY 100,000 per month is published for applicants who apply between July and September of the previous year, subject to available funds; the scholarship reference dates from 2019 and must be reconfirmed.
- Exposure
- Surgical observation, off-the-job training in microscopic vascular anastomosis and writing clinical research papers.
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Funding: A stipend of JPY 100,000 per month is published for applicants who apply between July and September of the previous year, subject to available funds; the scholarship reference dates from 2019 and must be reconfirmed.
Exposure: Surgical observation, off-the-job training in microscopic vascular anastomosis and writing clinical research papers.
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: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Application route · Official contact · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
Multi-specialty →National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center
Nagoya · Japan
- Duration
- 1–6 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Accommodation is provided; meals and travel expenses are not covered. No stipend is published.
- Exposure
- Observation across cerebrovascular, endovascular, brain tumour, spine, trauma and functional surgery (deep brain stimulation and epilepsy surgery), case conferences, ward and neuro-intensive care rounds, at a 740-bed hospital performing more than 600 neurosurgical operations per year.
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Funding: Accommodation is provided; meals and travel expenses are not covered. No stipend is published.
Exposure: Observation across cerebrovascular, endovascular, brain tumour, spine, trauma and functional surgery (deep brain stimulation and epilepsy surgery), case conferences, ward and neuro-intensive care rounds, at a 740-bed hospital performing more than 600 neurosurgical operations per year.
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 · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
Skull base →Chiba Tokushukai Hospital
Funabashi (Chiba) · Japan
Listed lead Isao Kitahara, MD, PhD (Deputy Director, Department of Neurosurgery)
- Duration
- Up to 6 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Three meals and accommodation are provided and a monthly living stipend is paid; travel expenses are not covered.
- Exposure
- Observation of surgery for brain tumours, acoustic neuroma, trigeminal neuralgia, cerebral aneurysm and internal carotid stenosis, facility tours and clinical meetings, in a 391-bed hospital with 60 neurosurgical beds and TrueBeam STx radiosurgery.
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Funding: Three meals and accommodation are provided and a monthly living stipend is paid; travel expenses are not covered.
Exposure: Observation of surgery for brain tumours, acoustic neuroma, trigeminal neuralgia, cerebral aneurysm and internal carotid stenosis, facility tours and clinical meetings, in a 391-bed hospital with 60 neurosurgical beds and TrueBeam STx radiosurgery.
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 · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalStatus unconfirmed
International training →Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University (Beijing Post-Graduate Training Center)
Beijing · China
- Duration
- 6 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Free meals and lodging; travel to and from China at the candidate's own expense.
- Exposure
- Observation in a chosen subspecialty (cerebrovascular, brain tumour, endoscopic, spine, interventional neuroradiology), ward and neuro-ICU rounds and hospital educational activities; fellows may not operate.
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Funding: Free meals and lodging; travel to and from China at the candidate's own expense.
Exposure: Observation in a chosen subspecialty (cerebrovascular, brain tumour, endoscopic, spine, interventional neuroradiology), ward and neuro-ICU rounds and hospital educational activities; fellows may not operate.
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 · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Travelling fellowshipContact programme
Multi-specialty →Riyadh Military Hospital (Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital)
Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Paid fellowship with a monthly stipend of US$1,500 intended to cover meals; lodging is provided by the hospital and travel costs are borne by the fellow.
- Exposure
- Observation in any neurosurgical subspecialty of the fellow's choice, including cerebrovascular, brain tumours, spine, epilepsy and functional surgery, paediatric neurosurgery, radiosurgery and interventional neuroradiology; fellows are encouraged to write a paper with attending staff.
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Funding: Paid fellowship with a monthly stipend of US$1,500 intended to cover meals; lodging is provided by the hospital and travel costs are borne by the fellow.
Exposure: Observation in any neurosurgical subspecialty of the fellow's choice, including cerebrovascular, brain tumours, spine, epilepsy and functional surgery, paediatric neurosurgery, radiosurgery and interventional neuroradiology; fellows are encouraged to write a paper with attending staff.
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: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Monthly stipend of Rs. 60,000 (about US$1,000) plus complimentary accommodation.
- Exposure
- Observation and patient contact, with assisting possible after temporary Indian registration; acoustic neuroma, skull base, cerebrovascular, neuro-oncology, pituitary, neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive surgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
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Funding: Monthly stipend of Rs. 60,000 (about US$1,000) plus complimentary accommodation.
Exposure: Observation and patient contact, with assisting possible after temporary Indian registration; acoustic neuroma, skull base, cerebrovascular, neuro-oncology, pituitary, neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive surgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
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: Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
- Duration
- 3 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Stipend of Rs. 50,000 per month including accommodation.
- Exposure
- Mainly observational exposure across neurosurgical subspecialties including emergency surgery, ward rounds, neuro ICU and journal club; assisting possible with temporary Indian registration. An 11-month university-recognised fellowship is also mentioned.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
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Funding: Stipend of Rs. 50,000 per month including accommodation.
Exposure: Mainly observational exposure across neurosurgical subspecialties including emergency surgery, ward rounds, neuro ICU and journal club; assisting possible with temporary Indian registration. An 11-month university-recognised fellowship is also mentioned.
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 · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
ClinicalContact programme
International training →Siloam Hospitals / Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan
Tangerang (Lippo Karawaci) · Indonesia
Listed lead Prof. Eka Wahjoepramono, MD, PhD
- Duration
- 3 to 6 months
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Local accommodation, a monthly pocket allowance of IDR 2,500,000 (about US$250) and hospital meal coupons.
- Exposure
- Clinical rotation mainly at Siloam Hospital Lippo Village, with access to interesting cases at other Siloam hospitals; trainees are encouraged to produce 1–2 papers.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202652% of decision fields recorded
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Funding: Local accommodation, a monthly pocket allowance of IDR 2,500,000 (about US$250) and hospital meal coupons.
Exposure: Clinical rotation mainly at Siloam Hospital Lippo Village, with access to interesting cases at other Siloam hospitals; trainees are encouraged to produce 1–2 papers.
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: Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
DirectoryDirectory maintained
International training →World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Foundation
International placement · Worldwide
- Duration
- Confirm with programme
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Set by each training centre.
- Exposure
- Fellowships at WFNS-certified postgraduate training centres worldwide, each with its own duration, funding and paperwork.
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Funding: Set by each training centre.
Exposure: Fellowships at WFNS-certified postgraduate training centres worldwide, each with its own duration, funding and paperwork.
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: Duration · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS fellowship criteria page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
