For nearly 30 years, the Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons has offered an international traveling fellowship for neurosurgeons who at the time of their application are either training in a residency program outside the United States and Canada, or who have completed residency training outside the United States and Canada within the past five years.

The fellowship will cover the traveling and living expenses for a three-month period to be spent observing the activities of an established Pediatric Neurosurgical service of the applicant’s choosing in the United States or Canada.

Four fellowships per year are awarded on the basis of a competitive evaluation by a committee of the Joint Pediatric Section. Each award will cover up to $7,500 of travel and living expenses for the experience.

The application must include:

1. A statement defining the purpose/aims of the proposed fellowship
2. Written permission from the applicant’s residency program director (if a trainee) or department chair/chief (if within five years of residency training) to pursue the three-month fellowship if it is awarded
3. A letter of acceptance from the Pediatric Neurosurgical host program where the applicant will complete the fellowship
4. The applicant’s current CV

The strict deadline for application submission is November 15, 2025. The completed application should be emailed to the selection committee at pedssectionfellowships@gmail.com.