AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship
AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship supports mid-career specialists with observerships at high-volume cerebrovascular centers to build experience and exchange professional knowledge.
Funder: Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Guidelines deadline) | November 8, 2026 (Portal deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 stipend, up to $2,500 for travel and lodging, and $1,000 for the host institution; five-day observership
Summary: Supports mid-career cerebrovascular/endovascular specialists visiting high-volume centers for observational learning and professional knowledge exchange.
Key Information: Applicants need at least five years of independent practice and good-standing, dues-paying membership in the AANS/CNS Joint Cerebrovascular Section or SNIS.
Description
The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) offers this fellowship with the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section to support a one-week observership at a high-volume cerebrovascular center. It funds fellowship-trained, mid-career cerebrovascular/endovascular specialists visiting another institution for five consecutive days. The focus is observational learning and professional exchange rather than a separate research project.
The program responds to the rapid evolution of cerebrovascular practice and the growing number of centers, which have increased the need for knowledge sharing. These short visits restore an exchange opportunity that was once common but has become harder to arrange. Applicants propose a host with substantial volumes and outcomes in the area where they seek experience; the Section’s selection committee and/or officers review applications and determine applicant and host eligibility.
