FIENS award for Pakistani neurosurgeons to spend 3-6 months at a host centre.
Observation at a neurosurgical service with an established relationship with FIENS; applicant secures the host.
Travelling fellowshipContact programme
General & multi-subspecialty →FIENS Kassam Family Fellowship (Pakistan)
Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS)
⌖ Madison · Pakistan
Profile completeness48%13 decision fields need confirmation
Key facts at a glance
Source reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
No exact application window is recorded. Check the host's current call before applying. Recorded status: Rolling / contact programme; source review 12 Nov 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
- Eligibility
- Pakistani citizens only
- Funding
- Covers travel and living expenses up to a maximum of $7,000.
- Deadline
- Rolling; review periods in May and November
- Duration
- Three to six months of observation at a host neurosurgical service
- Hands-on status
- Observation of a host neurosurgery service affiliated with FIENS.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the recorded evidence supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
3/6recorded without scope caveatNot an admission decision
International eligibility
Pakistani citizens only
Training level & pathway
Travelling fellowship · General & multi-subspecialty
Participation / hands-on scope
Observation of a host neurosurgery service affiliated with FIENS.
Medical registration & licensing
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
Language requirement
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
Visa & work authorisation
FIENS does not sponsor visas; recipient arranges visas, travel documents and insurance.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Data quality & missing information · 48% of decision fields recorded
48% of tracked decision fields are recorded
Checked 12 Nov 2026. Unresolved fields are missing, qualified or awaiting confirmation in this record. They may be available from the host; a missing field does not mean that a requirement or cost does not apply.
✓ Duration✓ Eligibility✓ Funding✓ Training exposure✓ Official source✓ Deadline✓ Participation level✓ International eligibility✓ Visa / work authorisation✓ Insurance✓ Application documents✓ Application route— Current status: confirm directly— Commencement: confirm directly— Positions: confirm directly— Training level: confirm directly— Medical registration: confirm directly— Examinations: confirm directly— Language: confirm directly— Benefits: confirm directly— Fees: confirm directly— Accommodation: confirm directly— Official contact: confirm directly— Programme director: confirm directly— Accreditation: confirm directly
Recheck cited source ↗Plan the application.
- Status at last source review
- Rolling / contact programme
Rolling applications with review periods in May and November each year.
- Commencement
- Not recorded · confirm the intended intake
- Duration
- Three to six months of observation at a host neurosurgical service
- Positions
- Not recorded · ask about places for the intended intake
- Application route
- Submit the online form. FIENS reviews applications in May and November and states that it notifies applicants within four to six weeks of the relevant cycle closing.
- Standalone deadline
- Rolling; review periods in May and November
- Official contact
- Not published in this profile
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
Pakistani citizen working in Pakistan, in neurosurgery residency or within five years of finishing residency, who intends to return to practise in Pakistan.
Funding and support
Covers travel and living expenses up to a maximum of $7,000.
Benefits, fees & relocation
- Programme and application fees
- Not recorded. Confirm tuition, application and placement fees; missing fees do not mean the placement is free.
- Benefits
- FIENS issues an award letter confirming selection, the approved host, the award purpose and the approved dates.
- Insurance
- Recipients arrange any required travel, medical or health insurance.
- Accommodation
- Not recorded. Confirm whether housing is arranged or funded, and which costs remain yours.
Application documents
- Statement of purpose including intention to return to Pakistan
- Letter of recommendation from program director or a neurosurgeon
- Letter of acceptance from host institution describing planned activities
- Current CV
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not recorded in this profile. Language requirements are not recorded in this profile. FIENS does not sponsor visas; recipient arranges visas, travel documents and insurance.
FIELD-LEVEL EVIDENCE
What was checked, and when.
These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.
- Entry requirements · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Stated on the official page read on 12 Nov 2026.
- International graduates · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Stated on the official page read on 12 Nov 2026.
- Application documents · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Stated on the official page read on 12 Nov 2026.
- How to apply · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Kassam Family Fellowship, application and review timing
- application Url · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Stated on the official page read on 12 Nov 2026.
- Application deadline · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Stated on the official page read on 12 Nov 2026.
- Visa / work authorisation · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Stated on the official page read on 12 Nov 2026.
- Hands-on / observation scope · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Programme source · published — Kassam Family Fellowship, paragraph on award duration and scope
- Benefits · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Scheme requirements · published — Visa, Immigration, Travel, and Host Institution Responsibility Disclaimer, opening paragraph
- Insurance · 2026-11-12 ↗ — Scheme requirements · published — Visa, Immigration, Travel, and Host Institution Responsibility Disclaimer, recipient responsibilities
HOST INSTITUTION
Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS)
5 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.
SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- FIENS Kassam Family Fellowship page
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 12 Nov 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
- Programme lead
- Not recorded
- Accreditation / recognition
- Not recorded · confirm with the host or accreditor
- Planned editorial review
- 12 May 2027
KEEP EXPLORING
View all General & multi-subspecialty pathways →Related fellowship profiles.
- Duration
- Individual Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgery fellowships set their own lengths (typically 1 year for clinical CAST tracks)
- Deadline
- Varies per fellowship. Example: International Sonntag Spine Research Fellowship deadline September 15, 2026 (academic year 2027-2028; now closed).
- Funding
- Salary and benefits are set by each individual Barrow fellowship programme.
- Exposure
- Cerebrovascular and skull base, complex spine, global neurosurgery, research, neuroendovascular, oncology and functional neurosurgery.
Source reviewed 13 Oct 202660% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (10)
Funding: Salary and benefits are set by each individual Barrow fellowship programme.
Exposure: Cerebrovascular and skull base, complex spine, global neurosurgery, research, neuroendovascular, oncology and functional neurosurgery.
Eligibility: Varies per fellowship: Complex Spine Surgery requires, for foreign-trained applicants, a valid ECFMG certificate and at least 36 months of accredited US postgraduate training; Sonntag Spine Research Fellowship is for international spine surgeons / residents from low- and middle-income countries.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director
Source: Official Barrow directory. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
General & multi-subspecialty →
Neurosurgical International Fellowship
Rochester, Minnesota · United States
Listed lead Jamie Van Gompel, MD, FAANS
- Duration
- 2 years
- Deadline
- 2029–2031 cohort: 1 February 2027. 2030–2032 cohort: 1 February 2028. The 2028–2030 deadline (1 February 2026) has passed.
- 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.
Source reviewed 12 Oct 202688% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (3)
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.
General & multi-subspecialty →
Academic Fellowship Directory
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Multiple locations · North America
- Duration
- Varies by programme
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Programme-specific.
- Exposure
- A broad official starting point for academic and clinical neurosurgical fellowship discovery.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202624% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (19)
Application status: The AANS directory currently carries an under-construction notice warning that listed data may be inaccurate. Use individual official programme pages to confirm requirements and availability.
Funding: Programme-specific.
Exposure: A broad official starting point for academic and clinical neurosurgical fellowship discovery.
Eligibility: Programme-specific.
Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director
Source: Official AANS directory. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
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- Which medical registration and immigration route apply, and what support does the host provide?
- Which intake is recruiting, when do applications close, and when would the placement start?
- What stipend or salary is offered, and which tuition, application or placement fees would I pay?
- Who arranges and pays for insurance and accommodation?
- Which language evidence and examinations apply to this programme and my training background?
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