1206 source-linked profiles · 88 countries · 16 subspecialties.
Covers post-residency subspecialty training only: fellowships, observerships, travelling awards, research fellowships and subspecialty diplomas or courses. Primary neurosurgery residency and specialist-training programmes are not listed.
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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
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: 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.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; decisions generally made near June/July
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.
Source reviewed 17 Oct 202680% of decision fields recorded
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.
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery including neuromodulation and related open and stereotactic procedures for movement disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain and psychiatric disorders.
Source reviewed 13 Oct 202676% of decision fields recorded
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.
One year, 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028, 20 hours per week.
Deadline
Registration 30 September to 2 November 2026 (until 23:00); documents by email by 12:00 on 3 November 2026
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.
Source reviewed 15 Oct 202676% of decision fields recorded
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.
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.
12 months for the 2027 cohort, from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2028.
Deadline
Registration 02/10/2026 to 18/11/2026
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.
Source reviewed 17 Oct 202672% of decision fields recorded
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.
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.
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.
Listed lead Supervised by Geoffrey Manley, MD, PhD and Michael Huang, MD
Duration
1–2 years
Deadline
30 December 2026 (2027–2028 fellowship year)
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.
Source reviewed 14 Oct 202668% of decision fields recorded
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.
Research/training prize project; laureate must submit a report within 12 months of the award and project should be publishable within 12 months. No fixed duration stated.
Deadline
2026-12-15
Funding
Annual prize of EUR 7,000; the aim is to help the laureate pursue further training or research in a Belgian or foreign specialised institution.
Exposure
Prize for a research or training project in neurosurgery spanning fundamental, epidemiological, technological and clinical research.
Source reviewed 29 Oct 202668% of decision fields recorded
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.
Listed lead Dr. José Luis León Palacios (programme coordinator)
Duration
5 months (10 credits), distance modality
Deadline
16 Feb 2027 (registration)
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.
Source reviewed 12 Nov 202668% of decision fields recorded
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.
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