General & multi-subspecialty

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: Applicants should review each individual Barrow fellowship page for eligibility, documents and application routes.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · 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.

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: 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 · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Scheme-wide: fellows are employed and usually salaried by the hosting NHS trust, but may face extra costs (accommodation, travel, courses); RCS England financial assistance is no longer available for post-CCT fellows (bursaries up to GBP 1,000 and specialty grants may help).

Exposure: RCS-approved epilepsy, functional, hydrocephalus, oncology, spine, trauma, vascular, pituitary and skull-base posts.

Eligibility: Scheme-wide: open to international candidates and SAS doctors with ST6–ST8-equivalent training; UK posts require GMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK on a temporary work visa.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Language · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official RCS England register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The current WFNS centre page no longer publishes stipend details; confirm with NNI.

Exposure: State-of-the-art management across multiple neurosurgical subspecialties at NNI campuses.

Eligibility: Explicitly intended for young neurosurgeons residing in developing countries.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official WFNS centre criteria. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director

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

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.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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.

Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.

Exposure: Subspecialty interests in cerebrovascular, spine, skull base, pituitary and neurotrauma surgery at The Alfred.

Eligibility: Alfred Health recruits international medical graduates and provides end-to-end relocation and registration support (institution-wide IMG page).

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

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

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.

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.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Employment and training-route specific.

Exposure: Advanced spine, epilepsy, microvascular decompression, pituitary, skull base, neurovascular and paediatric profile stages.

Eligibility: Embedded in the Dutch neurosurgery training pathway for UMC Utrecht aios at the profile/differentiation stage.

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

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

Funding: Full sponsorship by the nominating body is required.

Exposure: Structured postgraduate surgical specialty training in Ireland through approved RCSI and HSE training sites.

Eligibility: International medical graduates from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland who have been nominated by their employer or another sponsoring agency.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Application route · Programme director

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

Funding: Course-specific.

Exposure: Skull base and endoneurosurgery, spine, epilepsy surgery, vascular neurosurgery, neuro-oncology and radiosurgery among other advanced fields.

Eligibility: Designed for medical specialists; each course has its own institutional admission requirements.

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

Source: Official INNN postgraduate directory. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Stipend and salary figures are not listed on the NYU neurosurgery fellowships page; employed fellows follow NYU Langone house-staff / GME appointment terms.

Exposure: Department index covering stereotactic radiosurgery, interventional neuroradiology/endovascular surgery, neuromodulation, paediatric neurosurgery, skull-base surgery and radiosurgery, and spine surgery.

Eligibility: Detailed entry criteria are set by each fellowship director; the department directs applicants to Allison George Lucas for application information.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Accreditation

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

Funding: Not published on the official department page.

Exposure: Adult and paediatric brain tumours, degenerative and tumour spine surgery, functional neurosurgery and peripheral nerve disorders.

Eligibility: The department explicitly states that neurosurgeons from various parts of the world are accepted.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: The official international-training page states that SNUH financial support is not provided.

Exposure: Department-approved neurosurgery education through SNUH's international fellowship and observational medical-training framework.

Eligibility: International medical doctors are eligible, subject to departmental review and approval.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Self-funded; Inselspital states that travel and accommodation costs are not covered.

Exposure: Passive participation in ward rounds, operations and meetings to understand clinical processes and expand knowledge.

Eligibility: Foreign or domestic doctors, medical students and medical professionals may request a passive observership; a separate elective/internship track on the same page excludes applicants from non-EU/EFTA countries.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Inselspital jobs and careers page. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Unpaid and self-funded; Charité does not support visa, accommodation or travel expenses.

Exposure: Observer-level experience across Charité's adult and paediatric neurosurgical department, subject to capacity.

Eligibility: Offered to medical specialists; non-EU residents need a visa; department does not support visa, accommodation or travel costs; placement unpaid; English C1/C2 and German at least A2/B1 required

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Applicant-funded; financial support is not published on the official elective page.

Exposure: Short departmental exposure in neurosurgery within the university's international elective framework.

Eligibility: International-student elective requirements apply. This is a short elective, not a neurosurgical fellowship or independent clinical appointment.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Medicine and Pharmacy international elective page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Tuition, scholarship, salaried-post and sponsorship terms are not established by the cited neurosurgery result notice.

Exposure: University specialist training linked to Bamako teaching services including Hôpital Gabriel Touré and Hôpital du Mali.

Eligibility: Physicians must satisfy FMOS postgraduate registration and the competitive DES probatory examination within the available places.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official USTTB FMOS neurosurgery DES examination notice. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Employment, salary, benefits and sponsorship depend on the Ministry placement and are not established by the cited regulation.

Exposure: Structured hospital-based specialist training through national teaching poles, with supervised clinical rotations and competency progression.

Eligibility: Physicians must meet Angola's medical-internship admission, professional-registration, placement and Ministry requirements.

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

Source: Official Angola national medical-internship regulation. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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: Current status · 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.

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: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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: Current status · 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.

Funding: Programme-specific; CAST publishes accreditation status, not salaries or funding.

Exposure: Official subspecialty lists of CAST-accredited fellowships in cerebrovascular, neurocritical care, neuroendovascular, neurosurgical oncology, neurotrauma, peripheral nerve, skull base, spine and stereotactic & functional neurosurgery.

Eligibility: CAST FAQ: programmes may accept international fellows who graduated from the ACGME-equivalent residency in their home area; DO graduates may also be accepted. Where a subspecialty has an ABNS RFP pathway, RFP requirements are set by ABNS, not CAST.

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

Source: Official SNS CAST website. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

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

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

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

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

Funding: Not applicable.

Exposure: The certification the ACGME requires of IMGs entering ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship programmes, and a prerequisite for USMLE Step 3 and unrestricted US licensure.

Eligibility: For graduates of medical schools outside the United States, regardless of citizenship; graduates of Canadian schools from 1 July 2025 onwards are also treated as IMGs.

Still to confirm: Duration · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Supported through an NIH training grant. Institution-wide Mass General Brigham housestaff salary scale effective 1 Jul 2026 (residents and clinical fellows represented by CIR): PGY-6 USD 106,612; PGY-7 USD 112,535; PGY-8 USD 118,458. Most GME-approved programmes also pay a USD 10,500 lump-sum stipend for housing/childcare. The programme page does not state the fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Care of patients with brain tumours and functional disorders; neuro-navigation, intra-operative imaging and post-operative management; ordering and interpreting radiographic studies; research in functional brain mapping, intra-operative tissue characterisation, image-guided minimally invasive ablation, guidance and robotics.

Eligibility: Completion of an ACGME-accredited programme or the equivalent in the home country; senior neurosurgical residents may be considered on an individual basis. Applicants must be eligible for a valid limited Massachusetts State Medical License.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation

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

Funding: Funded post for one fellow per year; salary is described as commensurate with level and type of training. Applicants are asked for details of any self-funding.

Exposure: Cerebrovascular, neuro-oncology, skull base, pituitary, spinal, peripheral nerve, microvascular, trauma and cranial nerve surgery, with clinics, ICU, ward, emergency and operating-room work, in-hospital call for licensed fellows, research (at least two peer-reviewed manuscripts a year) and teaching.

Eligibility: International applicants who meet CPSO requirements for licensure as a clinical fellow contact the fellowship director; sponsored candidates from Gulf agreement countries must apply via their sponsoring agency to PGME.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

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

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Department-hosted observership or, under ministry-accredited Advanced Clinical Training, supervised hands-on training; the hospital's statistics list neurosurgery placements (observership and Advanced Clinical Training of 3 weeks to 8 months) between 2017 and 2019.

Eligibility: Offered to foreign medical graduates (four options: Advanced Clinical Training, clinical observership, visitorship and visiting research associate).

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Tokyo Hospital education and training 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 funding or salary details.

Exposure: Informal shadowing of conferences, rounds and seminars; neurosurgery is listed among departments currently accepting international trainees, subject to departmental availability.

Eligibility: Neurosurgery is listed as accepting international trainees; MD required; Korean or English (e.g. TOEFL iBT 64, IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 600); observerships usually one month, max 88 days; applications due 4-5 months before start

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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

Exposure: Department-approved visiting training at Asan Medical Center; neurosurgery placement depends on departmental approval and is not specifically listed on the programme page.

Eligibility: Physicians working at overseas hospitals.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Asan Medical Center physician training page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fee-paying: observership USD 2,000/month, hands-on practice USD 3,000/month plus SIF-PC tuition USD 3,000/month and an admin fee (USD 100 observation / USD 200 hands-on). Discounts or waivers may apply for MOU institutions, recommended physicians and OECD-DAC developing countries.

Exposure: Neurosurgery tracks listed: cerebrovascular surgery, spinal neurosurgery (Sinchon and Gangnam), brain tumour surgery, skull base surgery, and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery; basic science research training is also available.

Eligibility: Yonsei University Health System welcomes international physicians; availability subject to change according to department schedule and conditions (general statement, not neurosurgery-specific).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: SNUH provides KRW 60,000 per day (about KRW 1.8 million per month) during the stay; trainees cover lodging, meals, insurance and transport.

Exposure: Observational training in the Department of Neurosurgery under SNUH's sponsored fellowship framework.

Eligibility: Medical doctors; placements are reviewed and approved by the host department. Neurosurgery publishes its own education programme outline.

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

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

Funding: Partial support for the cost of stay is published only for physicians from developing countries.

Exposure: Observational training in SNUBH clinical departments; neurosurgery availability is not specified and must be confirmed with the department.

Eligibility: Foreign doctors with a medical licence or diploma; SNUBH financial support only for physicians from developing countries.

Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director

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

Funding: Training fee capped at NT$10,000 per month for physicians. A scholarship of NT$24,000 per month for one year (15 awards every six months) is open to trainees staying one year or more with at least one SCI publication.

Exposure: Learning skills listed for Linkou neurosurgery: brain tumour surgery, endovascular intervention and high cervical surgery.

Eligibility: Licensed physicians with at least one full year of clinical practice, recommended by their employing institution.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Chang Gung Memorial Hospital international training page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Training fee capped at NT$10,000 per month for physicians; a competitive one-year scholarship of NT$24,000 per month is published for qualifying trainees.

Exposure: Keelung's Division of Neurosurgery is listed as a host department in CGMH's 2026 training-department list; specific learning skills are not itemised.

Eligibility: Licensed physicians with at least one full year of clinical practice, recommended by their employing institution.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Chang Gung Memorial Hospital international training 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 funding or salary details.

Exposure: Observation of general and specialty medical care in the host clinical department (no direct patient care); neurosurgery placement depends on departmental review.

Eligibility: Foreign nationals with an MD/MB (or dental) degree and a licence to practise in their own country.

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

Source: Official NTUH observationship guidelines. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Accommodation costs in Hong Kong covered for up to 3 months.

Exposure: Teaching, research or training assigned by division chiefs; HKU's Neurosurgery Division at Queen Mary Hospital covers neuro-oncology, skull base, neurovascular (including 24/7 thrombectomy), functional and paediatric neurosurgery.

Eligibility: Incoming Visiting Fellowship is open to surgeons from overseas medical centres.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Travel, meals and accommodation are self-funded; accommodation must be arranged by the trainee.

Exposure: Two chosen subspecialty rotations of one month each, with the remaining four months allocated by the neurosurgery centre at China's largest neurosurgical service.

Eligibility: Attending-level (主治医师) or above neurosurgeons who have completed basic clinical training, working in grade-II or higher hospitals, generally aged 45 or under; selection by application review and online interview. Aimed at doctors from across China.

Still to confirm: Current status · International eligibility · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Beijing Tiantan Hospital 2026 visiting-physician prospectus. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Travel, meals and accommodation are self-funded.

Exposure: Placement in one subspecialty ward without rotation: cerebrovascular, neuroendoscopy, paediatric neurosurgery, functional, skull base, spine and spinal cord, neurotrauma, glioma, epilepsy, peripheral nerve or disorders of consciousness.

Eligibility: Licensed neurosurgeons who are associate chief physician or above, or attending for at least 3 years, normally from grade-II A or higher hospitals; selection by document review and online interview.

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

Source: Official Beijing Tiantan Hospital 2026 visiting-physician prospectus. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fellows receive free meals and lodging; travel to and from China is at the candidate's own expense. Advanced developing-country trainees receive free boarding/lodging plus pocket money of 500 yuan per month.

Exposure: Cerebrovascular, brain tumours, endoscopic, spine and interventional neuroradiology observation options; centre also runs Interventional Neuroradiology, General Neurosurgery, Yasargil Microneurosurgery, Samii Skull Base, Neuro-endoscopic and Spinal Surgery training courses.

Eligibility: Two developing-country trainees accepted each year for advanced learning; previous shorter-term trainees have included doctors from Malaysia, Thailand and Pakistan.

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

Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Routine training fee CNY 800 per month (restricted-technology training CNY 1,500 per month); a subsidy is paid to fee-paying trainees staying 3 months or longer.

Exposure: Hospital-wide visiting-physician scheme; neurosurgery placement and content must be confirmed in the hospital's training-management system.

Eligibility: Registered Chinese practising physicians whose registered scope matches the requested specialty, normally with a bachelor's degree (or five years' clinical work with a diploma), sent by provincial, municipal or county health institutions.

Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official ZJU First Hospital visiting-physician notice. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: A non-repayable monthly scholarship; the monthly amount, number of awards, application method and dates are announced by the society each December for the following year.

Exposure: Training at an established centre abroad in a field that will contribute to Turkish neurosurgery; awards are spread across different neurosurgical subspecialties.

Eligibility: Restricted to Turkish citizens who are TNDer members.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Turkish Neurosurgical Society scholarship guideline (2026). Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Non-repayable scholarship of TRY 35,000 per month for 2026–2027, paid monthly.

Exposure: Overseas training in designated priority fields: algological (pain) procedures, spinal deformity surgery, spinal endoscopic surgery, epilepsy surgery and neuro-endovascular interventions.

Eligibility: Restricted to Turkish citizens who are TNDer members.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Turkish Neurosurgical Society scholarship guideline (2026). Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Vascular, spinal, functional, neuro-oncological and paediatric neurosurgery in a department with 4 operating theatres, a 44-bed ward, a 12-bed ICU and paediatric neurosurgery research, 3D surgical planning and microsurgical neuroanatomy laboratories.

Eligibility: The department explicitly states it accepts fellows from abroad (yurtdışı).

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official Ege University neurosurgery education programme (2024–2025). 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 funding or salary details.

Exposure: Clinical neurosurgery including congenital skull and spine malformations, metastatic disease to brain and spine, craniotomy and spine surgery as published on the TASMC neurosurgery unit page.

Eligibility: The service educates numerous neurosurgical fellows from abroad, including Europe, China, India, Africa and the Palestinian Authority.

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

Source: Official Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center department page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Fee-paying: neurosurgical subspecialty internships cost RUB 39,000 (36 h) or RUB 156,000 (144 h).

Exposure: Paediatric, functional, spinal and vascular neurosurgery, neuro-oncology and traumatic brain injury, plus neuroradiology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuroanaesthesiology, neurocritical care and functional diagnostics.

Eligibility: The page does not publish admission criteria; enrolment is via the centre's internship booking.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Burdenko Center continuing-education page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Some 2026 courses are budget-funded and others fee-based; prices are not published on the page.

Exposure: 2026 topics included vascular neurosurgery, aneurysm and AVM microsurgery basics, pain and spasticity surgery, deep brain stimulation programming and extrapyramidal disorder surgery.

Eligibility: Courses are listed for the neurosurgery or vascular neurosurgery training field; further admission requirements are not published.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Burdenko Center refresher-course page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Placement in the chosen clinic; FNO's Neurosurgery Clinic (joint with the University of Ostrava Faculty of Medicine) is headed by prof. MUDr. Radim Lipina, Ph.D.

Eligibility: EU doctors may join as practising trainees (with Ministry permission) or as non-practising observers; non-EU doctors must use the Ministry permission route.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official University Hospital Ostrava foreign-doctor internship procedure. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Paid by bank transfer under a training contract arranged with the scientific-organisational department.

Exposure: Internship cycles covering endovascular neurosurgery, endoscopic neurosurgery for brain tumours and developmental anomalies, functional neurosurgery, functional diagnostics in neurosurgery, intraoperative monitoring, otoneurology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuropathomorphology, stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy, CNS radiology and radiotherapy, and brain CT.

Eligibility: Qualified specialists referred by their workplace (a request letter, passport, diploma and specialist certificate are required).

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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

Exposure: Operating theatre, intensive care unit, wards, outpatient clinics and functional diagnostics, plus teaching sessions and internal training; each participant is assigned a mentor from the medical team. Practical procedures and supervised neurosurgical diagnostics are excluded for observers.

Eligibility: Licensed physicians from Germany or abroad may apply; foreign applicants must hold a valid visa/residence permit and German B2.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Hospitation pathway is an observational placement; PJ students receive EUR 720 per month during a PJ tertial (separate track).

Exposure: Broad neurosurgery spectrum including tumour and skull-base surgery, functional neurosurgery (deep brain stimulation), spine surgery, neurotrauma, vascular neurosurgery, paediatric neurosurgery and neurosurgical intensive care, plus specialty boards (tumour, pain, neurovascular, neurofibromatosis).

Eligibility: Medical students and interested physicians of any age.

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

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

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

Exposure: Clinical neurosurgery service and research laboratory at University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Magdeburg University Hospital.

Eligibility: Open to students and medical colleagues from Germany and abroad as published on the Magdeburg University Hospital neurosurgery page.

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

Source: Official Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Traumatic brain injury management, neurosurgical intensive care, skull base and vascular surgery, micro- and radiosurgery, multimodal monitoring, navigation, intraoperative imaging and Gamma Knife (observation only), outpatient and inpatient management.

Eligibility: Open to physicians from around the world.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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

Exposure: Observers perform no medical acts and have no direct individual patient contact; specialist trainees work under a contract with a language clause until Dutch B2 is proven.

Eligibility: EEA/Swiss citizens can travel and work freely in Belgium but still need Belgian procedures to exercise a (para)medical profession; non-EEA healthcare professionals need federal language proficiency (Dutch, French or German) for a practice visa.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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

Exposure: Trainees are integrated into the service and treat patients under the supervision of their training supervisor; courses and practical workshops are offered by CHL physicians and the medical teaching and research unit.

Eligibility: Physicians in specialist training (médecins en voie de spécialisation) and qualified specialists who wish to refresh their knowledge or observe experts; CHL lists neurosurgery among specialties with approved training supervisors (as at 1 January 2026).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg 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 fees, funding or stipends; Fleni does not provide transport or meals.

Exposure: Full-month rotations in the requested service and area of interest; rotations have no set curriculum and require at least 80% attendance and prior mandatory infection-control training.

Eligibility: Open to health professionals and students from Argentine or foreign institutions.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Fleni rotations 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 funding or salary details.

Exposure: Observership within KFMC departments, which include the National Neurosciences Institute; observers do not hold independent clinical roles.

Eligibility: Non-Saudi applicants may apply (SAR 1,000 fee) but must provide a copy of their Saudi residence permit (Iqama), implying residence in Saudi Arabia.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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

Exposure: Strictly observational attendance at clinical rounds, huddles and academic activities in a host department; SSMC's Department of Surgery includes a Neurosurgery division and its Department of Medicine an Interventional Neuroradiology service.

Eligibility: Medical students, nursing and allied health students or graduates, and healthcare graduates or professionals seeking observational experience; applications must be complete and submitted within the published window.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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: 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 profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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: Current status · 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.

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 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Self-funded overseas fellowship pathway under NNI application rules (processing fee applies after acceptance on the NNI application pages).

Exposure: State-of-the-art management across neuro-oncology, neurovascular surgery, spine surgery, skull base surgery, traumatic brain injury and neurocritical care.

Eligibility: Overseas doctors registered and in good standing at home, with 3 years' post-housemanship practice or a postgraduate qualification, sponsored by their government, regional health authority or employing institution.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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: Current status · 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.

Funding: About five bursaries a year of £2,000 each; additional bursaries may be awarded case by case, with a maximum of one bursary per year from any neurosurgical unit.

Exposure: Observation in a British neurosurgical department.

Eligibility: Open to trainee neurosurgeons from outside the UK; requires reference from head of department confirming good spoken English and a reference from a UK consultant neurosurgeon; visit lasts 4-6 weeks.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Two bursaries of £2,000 each for travel abroad for fellowships of at least 6 weeks, awarded annually on merit.

Exposure: Supports a fellowship abroad of at least six weeks chosen by the trainee.

Eligibility: Open to UK and Eire trainees who have been SBNS members for at least two years

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

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

Funding: A College Medal, stipend and travel allowance of up to €20,000; additional travel grants of up to €30,000 may also be awarded.

Exposure: A full-time year at an overseas centre to acquire additional surgical skills and knowledge; conference trips are not funded.

Eligibility: Nationality/residency not addressed; applicants must be RCSI Fellows or Members in good standing, in or within two years of completing a higher surgical training programme in Ireland

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

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

Funding: Fee-paying course; fees include tuition, subsistence and five nights' shared accommodation.

Exposure: Annual courses in vascular neurosurgery/peripheral nerves, tumour, functional neurosurgery/head injury and spine, culminating in the European Examination in the fourth year.

Eligibility: Trainees ideally in their third or fourth year of specialist training with a high level of written and spoken English; 15 places a year are reserved for trainees from outside EANS member countries.

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

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

Funding: €3,000 stipend per observership.

Exposure: Funded observership at a European neurosurgical centre.

Eligibility: Open to all EANS Individual Members

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

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

Funding: Funding is the responsibility of the applicant.

Exposure: Neurosurgical units in EANS member countries that have agreed to host short-term observers from other countries.

Eligibility: Foreign observers from outside the host country, arranged directly with centres in EANS member countries that have agreed to host.

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

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

Funding: Set by each training centre.

Exposure: Fellowships at WFNS-certified postgraduate training centres worldwide, each with its own duration, funding and paperwork.

Eligibility: Intended especially for young neurosurgeons from developing countries; Rabat Reference Center track has an additional country neurosurgeon-to-population criterion.

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

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

Funding: The hospital provides no financial support; trainees fund living, travel and insurance themselves.

Exposure: Clinical or laboratory training in a chosen specialty or subspecialty, including neurosurgery (one of the departments that has provided international training programmes); applicants may name the TVGH doctors they wish to follow.

Eligibility: Overseas residents, fellows and specialists who are healthy, in good standing and have at least one consecutive year of relevant clinical experience (residency counts) and are still practising; Mandarin or Taiwanese fluency preferred but not essential.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Taipei Veterans General Hospital Department of Medical Education page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: No scholarships or financial aid; residents and doctors pay a fee.

Exposure: Observation of neurosurgical operations, ward rounds and conferences in a department covering brain tumours, cerebrovascular disease, functional neurosurgery, spine and paediatric neurosurgery, with intraoperative MRI.

Eligibility: International medical students, residents and doctors meeting the programme's application requirements; observers cannot perform any procedure affecting patients because they do not hold a Japanese medical licence.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: No supporting funds are available.

Exposure: Observation of procedures and surgeries, patient rounds and teaching conferences in the chosen department; Neurosurgery is among Kyushu University Hospital's clinical departments, though availability depends on each department.

Eligibility: Open to foreign medical staff with medical qualifications; medical students are not eligible.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

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

Exposure: Three-month courses in surgery for traumatic brain injury, lumbar and cervical disc herniation, minimally invasive spine surgery, thoracolumbar spinal fixation, microsurgery for cerebellopontine-angle and extramedullary tumours, intracranial tumour surgery, ventricular drainage, endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery and neuroendoscopy.

Eligibility: Doctors with a general medical degree (bác sĩ đa khoa); candidates are admitted in order of application up to the course quota, with priority for candidates sent by their institution.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official Viet Duc University Hospital 2024 continuing-training plan. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Self-funded tuition of 3,000,000 VND per month, plus card and certificate fees.

Exposure: Supervised attachment in Viet Duc's Neurosurgery specialty (also offered in Spine Surgery and Neuro-intensive care) with a completion certificate.

Eligibility: Health professionals holding a degree relevant to the chosen specialty; self-funded or institution-sponsored trainees.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Viet Duc University Hospital 2024 training plan (advanced professional attachment guide). 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 funding or salary details.

Exposure: Hospital-based neurosurgical fellowship at Indonesia's national referral hospital, which also hosts the Sp1 Bedah Saraf specialist programme.

Eligibility: Not published; confirm with RSCM's Education and Training team (Diklat).

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official RSCM education and training 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 funding or salary details.

Exposure: University master's-level clinical training in neurosurgery.

Eligibility: MBBS graduates who have served in the Myanmar Ministry of Health for at least two years are eligible to sit the postgraduate selection examination.

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

Source: Official University of Medicine 2, Yangon postgraduate page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Neurosurgical clinical service at the Neurozentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.

Eligibility: The page does not publish eligibility criteria for hospitations; enquiries go to the department secretariat.

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

Source: Official University of Freiburg Medical Center neurosurgery training page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Observation in the receiving department; the Neurosurgery Department at Hospital de Santa Maria has inpatient wards and operating theatres on floors 8 and 9 (including a neurosurgical intensive care unit) with 24-hour on-site medical cover.

Eligibility: Residents (internos) training outside Portugal who obtain prior confirmation from the receiving department.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation

Source: Official ULS Santa Maria resident handbook (2024, PDF). Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salaried NSW Health postgraduate fellow position under applicable NSW award conditions (salary band stated on each advertisement cycle).

Exposure: Post-fellowship neurosurgical practice at a major Northern Sydney tertiary hospital, with teaching of junior medical staff, research and scholarly project work.

Eligibility: MBBS or equivalent, registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia; FRACS or other specialist recognition by the Medical Board of Australia (applicants expecting FRACS within 3 months of commencement considered; alternative higher qualifications may be considered); teaching and research experience.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Temporary full-time, 38 hours per week; remuneration AUD 117,745 to 147,664 with salary packaging.

Exposure: Clinical neurosurgical service at Liverpool Hospital, the principal referral and teaching hospital for south-western Sydney (877 beds, 23 operating theatres, statewide critical care and trauma services), with teaching and neurosurgical research.

Eligibility: MBBS or equivalent, registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia; FRACS (Neurosurgery), completion of SET neurosurgery training, or assessment as substantially or partially comparable; competence in performing most neurosurgical operations independently; participation in the on-call neurosurgery roster.

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

Source: Official NSW Health Careers advertisement. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: OMSB scholarship subject to approval by the Higher National Committee for Advanced Medical Training and availability of funds.

Exposure: Sponsored clinical residency or subspecialty fellowship in Canada, the USA, New Zealand, the UK, Australia, Ireland or France, with OMSB follow-up of progress and evaluation reports.

Eligibility: Omani nationals only.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: AUD 30,000 grant

Exposure: Educational or research activity that benefits the applicant's development and contributes to improving neurosurgery in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand; activity must start after the closing date and before the end of the grant year.

Eligibility: Overseas-based early-career non-RACS neurosurgeons registered to practise in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand may apply; they must not have commenced travel or arrived before the closing date.

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

Source: Official RACS Scholarships and Grants page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: A service performing more than 600 operations a year, covering cranial and spinal neurosurgery, skull base, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, vascular neurosurgery, awake glioma surgery, pituitary surgery, functional neurosurgery (DBS, vagal and spinal cord stimulation), paediatric and fetal intrauterine surgery, neurotrauma and neurointervention, with an intraoperative O-arm CT and a neurocritical care ICU.

Eligibility: The service brochure does not publish eligibility criteria; contact the Neurosurgery Service.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba neurosurgery service brochure. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Subspecialty programmes in cerebrovascular/stroke surgery, endovascular therapy, brain-tumour surgery, benign tumour and skull-base surgery, diencephalic-pituitary surgery, epilepsy surgery, functional and stereotactic surgery, spinal surgery, paediatric neurosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy.

Eligibility: Neurosurgeons who have obtained Japanese neurosurgery board certification (専門医) and wish to pursue subspecialty training.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Tohoku University Department of Neurosurgery page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Observation of neurosurgical operations in a department whose clinical focus includes multimodal malignant brain-tumour treatment, function-preserving surgery with brain mapping, skull-base surgery, cerebrovascular (open and endovascular) surgery, neuroendoscopy and paediatric neurosurgery.

Eligibility: Neurosurgeons, doctors from other specialties and co-medical staff.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Kanazawa University Department of Neurosurgery page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: At least six months at Kagoshima University Hospital (core facility) and the remainder at partner hospitals with two or more supervising neurosurgeons; up to one year may be spent in other specialties, research (including overseas study) or another university.

Eligibility: Doctors who have completed two years of initial clinical training and register in the Japan Neurosurgical Society specialist programme.

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

Source: Official Kagoshima University Department of Neurosurgery page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Neuro-oncology fellowship: 5-ALA (Gliolan) guided glioblastoma resection, endoscopic skull base surgery, awake craniotomy and responsibility for the weekly neuro-oncology MDT. Complex spinal fellowship: minimally invasive spinal surgery and instrumentation for fractures and tumours, with participation in the weekly complex spinal MDT and learning alongside spinal orthopaedic surgeons.

Eligibility: The official page does not publish eligibility criteria; confirm requirements (including GMC registration) with the department.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: A comprehensive, supervised full-time educational experience in the care of neurosurgical cases, including surgical procedures and the clinical management of patients with life-threatening neurological illnesses.

Eligibility: Designed for international neurosurgeons; specific eligibility criteria are not published and must be confirmed with the education programme director.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Inova Neurosciences academic programmes page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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

Exposure: Interaction with Inova's neuroscience experts and participation in clinical and educational activities, including conferences, medical grand rounds and seminars.

Eligibility: Neurosurgeons seeking an observational experience; detailed criteria are not published.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

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

Funding: Depends on the practitioner's legal status, which determines the salary rate; published rates include salary, administrative fees and hospital fees.

Exposure: Mentorship-driven clinical training in a highly specialised department, with refinement of clinical skills and the possibility of involvement in research and teaching; neurosurgery is listed among the surgical specialties able to host fellows.

Eligibility: Designed for international physicians; the hospital reports hosting more than 10 physicians from GCC countries each year for five years.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official CHU de Nice fellowship programme brochure (2026). Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Extended award: five awards of GBP 2,000; Short award: three awards of GBP 1,000.

Exposure: Funds travel for fellowship or short training visits; no specific subspecialty is stated.

Eligibility: Applicants must be neurosurgical trainees; the Extended award is aimed mainly at senior trainees who have recently started or are about to start a fellowship.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official SBNS specialty trainees page describing BNTA awards. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: No observership fee; no salary, travel, living expenses or other financial support is provided. Accommodation is not provided.

Exposure: Observation of the neurosurgery team (Dr. Tanikawa's team) of the Department of Neurosurgery, Stroke Center; the page does not list subspecialty content for observers.

Eligibility: Programmes offered to foreign neurosurgeons; applicants whose first language is not English (or without study/work in an English-speaking country) must submit IELTS min 6.0 or TOEFL iBT min 80; ACT requires verified 3+ years' experience as a doctor.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: The department's English page states it welcomes physicians from around the world for observation and study; subspecialty content is not described on the page.

Eligibility: Department "actively welcome[s] physicians from around the world for observation and study"; most staff can communicate in English

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation

Source: Official Jikei University Department of Neurosurgery English page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Up to USD 12,500 per scholar for travel, observership, training, research and related expenses.

Exposure: Observation in the host institution's operating rooms, clinics and patient care, plus at least one research project; hosts named are the University of Florida (Dr. Maryam Rahman) and Barrow Neurological Institute (Dr. Laura Snyder).

Eligibility: Female neurosurgery residents and junior faculty.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: Travelling expenses are borne by the candidate; the page does not publish other funding details.

Exposure: Attendance and assistance at surgeries, conferences, workshops, ward rounds and neurointensive care, with participation in research; staff cover all neurosurgical fields with emphasis on skull base surgery, brain tumours, functional neurosurgery, neuroendoscopy, spine and vascular pathology. Fellows may assist but are not permitted to perform surgery.

Eligibility: Young neurosurgeons and senior or chief residents in neurosurgery residency programmes; applicants send a recommendation letter, a detailed CV and a letter to the programme contacts.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Hospital INC fellowship page (INC/WFNS). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: A salary is possible with WFNS or FLANC support; accommodation is provided.

Exposure: The listing reports about 600 neurosurgical procedures a year with 12 faculty and 10 residents; subspecialty content is not described.

Eligibility: Medical graduation and neurosurgical residency.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation

Source: ISPN International Fellowships page for Hospital da Restauração, Recife (page dated September 2024). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Up to Rs 1,00,000 per award; twelve awards each year; each person may receive the grant only once.

Exposure: Funds travel to conferences or training abroad; no subspecialty restriction stated.

Eligibility: NSI life members for at least 2 years, under 40 or within 7 years of MCh/DNB completion; attended at least 2 of the last 5 NSICONs; invited speaker or platform presenter at a world or continental neuroscience conference.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Short-term attachment at a WFNS Training Centre; the page does not name a single subspecialty.

Eligibility: Applicants must have finished medical studies and hold an M.D. or equivalent diploma, commit to returning to their home country, and have a recommendation letter from university or hospital authorities; the citizen-of-a-country-with-fewer-than-1-neurosurgeon-per-million rule applies to the Rabat programme.

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

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

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Divisions: spine and peripheral nerve; cerebrovascular and neurointerventional; neuro-oncology; stereotactic and functional.

Eligibility: International physicians, researchers and students who meet eligibility requirements are invited to apply; approved participants typically enter on J-1 visas, some observing 3 months or less may enter on B-1 as permitted; health coverage of at least $50,000 per accident/illness required.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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