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About NREF Fellowships

As the premier funder of neurological studies and education, the Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) provides fellowship funding for basic and clinical neuroscience for neurosurgical programs in North America.

Collaborating with reviewers from the AANS/CNS Sections, the NREF awards the fellowships based on established program eligibility criteria and the needs of the requesting institution.

Fully-funded fellowship grants are awarded at $75,000, but may be awarded in lesser amounts, depending on available support.

Prospective applicants and industry partners interested in learning more about these post-residency clinical fellowships can contact NREF at info@nref.org or 847.378.0500.

Below, you’ll find a listing of fellowships as well as links to the NREF fellowship portal for all the details about NREF fellowships.

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NREF Fellowship Application

Clinical Fellowship Grants | Academic Year 2022–2023

Spine Fellowships Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Duke University Johns Hopkins Massachusetts General Hospital Medical College of Wisconsin Memorial Sloan Kettering Rush University Medical Center Thomas Jefferson University University of California, San Francisco University of Cincinnati College of Medicine University of Louisville University of...More>

Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships

The NREF has offered the Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (MSSRF) program annually since 2008. Next Generation Neurosurgeons The NREF launched the MSSRF program as an investment in the future of neurosurgery. These fellowships are provided to students whose research projects are aimed at the better understanding, treatment and prevention of neurological...More>

2023-24 NREF Research Fellowship Grant & Young Clinician Investigator Award

Application Open: September 1, 2022 Deadline Date: November 1, 2022 Award Notification: April 15, 2023 See further details. After you begin the online application, your work will be saved and you will be able to access the application as often as you like. Once an application is submitted, the application or...More>

2023-24 NREF Clinical Fellowship Grants

Application Open: September 1, 2022 Deadline Date: November 1, 2022 Award Notification: April 15, 2023 See further details. After you begin the online application, your work will be saved and you will be able to access the application as often as you like. Once an application is submitted, the application or...More>

2023 NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship

Application Open: September 1, 2022 Deadline Date: November 1, 2022 Award Notification: April 15, 2023 See further details. After you begin the online application, your work will be saved and you will be able to access the application as often as you like. Once an application is submitted, the application or...More>

2024-25 William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship

Application Open: August 1, 2022 Deadline Date: October 1, 2022 Award Notification:  January 15, 2023 See further details. After you begin the online application, your work will be saved and you will be able to access the application as often as you like. Once an application is submitted, the application or...More>

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