Fellowships in the amount of $2,500 are awarded to medical students in the United States, Canada or Mexico who have completed one or more years of medical school and wish to spend a summer mentored by a neurosurgical investigator sponsor who is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
Supported by direct funding from the NREF and the generosity of Cushing Circle member, Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, FAANS, 20 fellowships were awarded in 2020. Applications for the summer of 2021 will open on November 1, 2020. Upon review by NREF committee members, awardees will be announced in the spring of 2021.
Deadline: February 28, 2021
For more information about the fellowship and application process, please visit the website at:
Neurosurgical Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships (nref.org)