Research & academic

Funding: Up to USD 120,000 stipend for living and travel expenses abroad for 12 months; USD 15,000 research support for the sponsoring institution.

Exposure: Independent research and academic development at a host institution outside the applicant's training environment.

Eligibility: Open only to residents in approved North American programmes; the fellowship itself must be hosted outside North America.

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

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

Funding: Up to $50,000 for one year per award; may be awarded in lesser amounts; NREF does not pay indirect costs.

Exposure: Protected neuroscience and neurosurgical research time: 100% of the resident's research effort for the Research Fellowship Grant and 50% effort for the Young Clinician Investigator Award (exceptions can be considered).

Eligibility: US citizenship is not required; applicants must be in (or accepted into) a North American neurosurgery residency (RFG) or hold a North American faculty post (YCI).

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

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

Funding: Fellows should not depend on Canadian funding; very limited funds may be available for partial support.

Exposure: Public health research as the major component, optional Master's coursework, educational rounds and practical teaching within the St. Michael's neurosurgery division.

Eligibility: Applicants must provide proof of self-funding for the full term; those seeking a Master's must apply separately for coursework.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · 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: Fellows should not depend on funding from Canadian sources; limited partial support may be available.

Exposure: Education research, optional Master's coursework, educational administration, rounds and practical teaching; the page does not describe clinical neurosurgical training as part of the fellowship.

Eligibility: Proof of self-funding for the full duration; applicants seeking a Master's in Education must also apply to OISE.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · International eligibility · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · 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: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Clinical or translational research environment at the University of Tokyo Hospital.

Eligibility: Aimed at foreign faculty members; requires an official invitation and approval by a Graduate School of Medicine committee.

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

Source: Official University of Tokyo Hospital education and training page. Reviewed 13 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: Mentor-led one-month placement in a single subspecialty ward, without rotation.

Eligibility: Neurosurgeons with over 15 years in tertiary-hospital neurosurgery who are department heads, deputy heads or subspecialty leads; prior Tiantan visiting physicians preferred.

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

Funding: One non-repayable award per year (2023–2033) of USD 1,000, or the Turkish lira equivalent, funded by the İsmail and Fatma Bozkuş family.

Exposure: Laboratory/experimental neurosurgical research.

Eligibility: Restricted to Turkish citizens.

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

Source: Official Turkish Neurosurgical Society scholarship rules (2026). Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Research scholarship; the public page does not state the amount.

Exposure: Support for a research project in neurosurgery.

Eligibility: Limited to DGNC members (excluding student members); applications must be written in German; nationality not addressed

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

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

Funding: €10,000 seed grant.

Exposure: Seed funding for an early-career neurosurgical research project.

Eligibility: Young researchers across all neurosurgical subspecialties who are EANS Individual Members.

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

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

Funding: One year equivalent of salary (based on a 40–44.9 hour New Zealand clinical post) plus salary-associated costs; separate travel grants up to NZD 4,500 in total.

Exposure: Clinical or biomedical research, which may be combined with advanced clinical training; fellows are encouraged to undertake a higher degree (MD or PhD).

Eligibility: New Zealand citizens or permanent residents only.

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 Neurological Foundation grants portal guidelines. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: One year equivalent of salary support plus salary-associated costs, spread over up to five years; travel grants up to NZD 4,500 in total. Overheads, equipment and working expenses not funded.

Exposure: Protected research time for practising clinicians (including neurosurgeons) to conduct clinical neurological research in New Zealand.

Eligibility: Medically qualified clinicians practising in a neurological discipline who are already established as independent researchers, undertaking neurological research at a New Zealand healthcare organisation.

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

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

Funding: A paid research fellowship; the amount is not published.

Exposure: Clinical research across spine, neuro-oncology, cerebrovascular, paediatric and functional neurosurgery under faculty mentorship (Miguel Mayol): study design, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation and conference presentations.

Eligibility: Motivated medical graduates and aspiring neurosurgeons seeking advanced academic and clinical research experience.

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

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

Funding: Up to 4 grants of EUR 15,000 each.

Exposure: Experimental, translational or clinical neurosurgery-related research at an experienced, well-funded centre; the research may take place in a non-neurosurgical department.

Eligibility: Neurosurgical trainees or junior consultants appointed within the past 5 years (residency completed no more than 5 years before the visit), under 40, trained or practising in a WIDERA-listed country; individual EANS member; host centre in an EANS member society; one submission per applicant.

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

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