Global neurosurgery

Funding: Salary and benefits, plus travel and international housing costs.

Exposure: Global health leadership, clinical practice, teaching and research across Arizona and northern Tanzania.

Eligibility: The published clinical fellowship is directed to an ACGME-trained neurosurgeon; international applicants should verify credentialing eligibility before applying.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Deadline · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation

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

Funding: Grants of up to £7,000, set by the SBNS global neurological surgery committee.

Exposure: A six-week observer placement in a UK or Ireland neurosurgical centre.

Eligibility: Applicants from low-income or lower-middle-income countries.

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

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

Funding: Grants of up to £10,000, set by the SBNS global neurological surgery committee.

Exposure: A three-month training visit to a neurosurgical centre in a low- or lower-middle-income country.

Eligibility: SBNS members of at least 2 years in good standing holding a UK or Irish national training number, at least ST3 in run-through training; normally phase 2 (ST3–ST7), with more senior applicants at committee discretion.

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

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

Funding: No automatic funding; the SBNS normally provides sufficient financial support and applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding.

Exposure: A three-month outbound training fellowship in Kathmandu for UK and Irish trainees.

Eligibility: UK or Irish neurosurgical trainees at ST3 or equivalent (with or without an NTN), SBNS members for at least 2 years in good standing, with an Outcome 1 at the most recent ARCP; NTN holders need deanery and TPD support.

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

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

Funding: No automatic funding; the SBNS normally provides sufficient financial support and applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding.

Exposure: A three-month outbound training fellowship in Kingston, Jamaica, focused on the trainee's own training needs rather than medical aid alone.

Eligibility: UK or Irish trainees at ST3 or equivalent (with or without an NTN), continuous SBNS members for at least 2 years, at least phase 2 training and an Outcome 1 at the most recent ARCP; NTN holders need deanery and TPD support.

Still to confirm: Current status · 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 Caribbean fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Covers travel and living expenses; maximum stipend USD 7,000.

Exposure: Observation of the activities of a neurosurgical service with an established FIENS relationship (recent fellows have trained at centres such as Barrow Neurological Institute).

Eligibility: Neurosurgeons who are training in a residency programme in a low- or middle-income country, or who completed residency in a low- or middle-income country within the past five years, and who intend to return to their home country.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

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

Funding: International scholarship funding toward completion of neurosurgical training; amount not published.

Exposure: Supports completion of neurosurgical residency in the trainee's home country rather than travel abroad.

Eligibility: Neurosurgical trainees in developing countries who need funding to finish their neurosurgical training.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official FIENS Clack Family Scholarship 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 salary or funding details.

Exposure: High-volume complex cranial and spinal surgery alongside Tanzanian neurosurgeons at MOI, training local providers, programme management between the Tanzania-based team and international faculty, and leadership of IRB-approved spine and trauma databases.

Eligibility: Advertised for US or European board-certified/eligible candidates.

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

Source: Official FIENS partner 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; volunteer placements.

Exposure: Teaching and clinical support at FIENS project sites; African sites listed include Kenya (Nairobi), Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco and Guinea (Zimbabwe temporarily inactive), plus partner work such as the Kisumu Neuroscience Initiative and support of neurosurgical training at KUTRRH in Nairobi.

Eligibility: Volunteer neurosurgeons and specialists; placement criteria are arranged with the FIENS Volunteer Coordinator and regional coordinators.

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

Source: Official FIENS volunteer 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 for fellows; Project Medishare states the programme is funded by Haiti Healthy Kids.

Exposure: Formal didactic sessions and hands-on apprenticeship at Hospital Bernard Mevs covering basic neurosurgical principles and emergency management of brain trauma, supported by visiting North American neurosurgeons who serve one week at a time.

Eligibility: Trainee places are for Haitian general surgeons; fully trained US and Canadian neurosurgeons may volunteer as one-week visiting faculty.

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

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