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Completed application due no later than 1 February, 24 months before the July start (2028–2030 applications due 1 February 2026)
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
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.
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 13 Oct 202668% 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: Applicants seeking advanced cerebrovascular training after core neurosurgery residency; selections are made about two years ahead.
Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance
Source: Official Stanford Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 13 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 202668% 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: Applicants seeking advanced stereotactic and functional training after core neurosurgery residency; selections are made about two years ahead; the page states applications are open for 2028 and beyond.
Still to confirm: Funding · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · 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.
Eligibility: Foreign doctors must be authorised to practise medicine in France.
Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official Sorbonne Université programme page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Listed lead Shuichi Suzuki, MD, PhD (co-director Kiarash Golshani, MD)
Duration
24 months
Deadline
Not recorded · check official call
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.
Source reviewed 12 Oct 202668% of decision fields recorded
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: 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.
Listed lead Georgios Zenonos, MD (neurosurgical director, Center for Cranial Base Surgery)
Duration
Skull base fellowship via NASBS match (appointment length per match/programme)
Deadline
Not recorded · check official call
Funding
Institution-wide UPMC Medical Education GME stipend scale for AY 2026–27: PGY-6 USD 84,281; PGY-7 USD 87,231; PGY-8 USD 90,284 (AY 2027–28: PGY-7 USD 92,034; PGY-8 USD 95,716) per the official UPMC GME stipends page; the fellowship pages do not state each fellow's PGY level.
Exposure
Endoscopic and open skull-base surgery at the Center for Cranial Base Surgery (about 30–50 cases a month; about half endoscopic endonasal with otolaryngology colleagues), plus lateral skull-base, vascular, brain-tumour, minimally invasive transorbital and selected general cranial surgery.
Source reviewed 12 Oct 202664% of decision fields recorded
Funding: Institution-wide UPMC Medical Education GME stipend scale for AY 2026–27: PGY-6 USD 84,281; PGY-7 USD 87,231; PGY-8 USD 90,284 (AY 2027–28: PGY-7 USD 92,034; PGY-8 USD 95,716) per the official UPMC GME stipends page; the fellowship pages do not state each fellow's PGY level.
Exposure: Endoscopic and open skull-base surgery at the Center for Cranial Base Surgery (about 30–50 cases a month; about half endoscopic endonasal with otolaryngology colleagues), plus lateral skull-base, vascular, brain-tumour, minimally invasive transorbital and selected general cranial surgery.
Eligibility: Applicants enter through the NASBS Neurosurgery Skull Base Fellowship Match; detailed criteria follow NASBS match rules.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents
Source: Official University of Pittsburgh Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 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 8 Oct 202664% 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: Current and recent graduates of US neurosurgery residency programmes; applicants must be eligible for a California medical licence.
Still to confirm: Participation level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation
Source: Official UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery 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: 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.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School
Athens · Greece
Listed lead Prof. M. Piagkou (per the 2026–2027 call)
Duration
2 years (4 semesters)
Deadline
15 November 2026
Funding
The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure
Lectures, laboratory practicals and clinical case presentations in neurosurgery, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology/pathology, with related training in neurology, neuroimaging, neurotraumatology/intensive care, neuro-oncology and neuropsychology.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202664% of decision fields recorded
Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: Lectures, laboratory practicals and clinical case presentations in neurosurgery, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology/pathology, with related training in neurology, neuroimaging, neurotraumatology/intensive care, neuro-oncology and neuropsychology.
Still to confirm: Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation
Source: Official NKUA Medical School programme page and 2026–2027 call. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Funding: Tuition and funding are applicant-specific.
Exposure: Structured clinical progression through basic, intermediate and advanced neurosurgery with a research project.
Eligibility: Open to local and international applicants under the same entry requirements, subject to Malaysian registration eligibility and English requirements.
Still to confirm: Positions · Training level · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official Universiti Malaya programme. Reviewed 8 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.
