The NREF is pleased to announce that grant applications for two prestigious awards are now open on the NREF Online Grant Portal: the Post-Residency Clinical Fellowships and the William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship.
Awarded annually since 1968, the William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship is offered for post-residency study in a foreign country for twelve months. The Van Wagenen Fellowship was designed to provide freedom in scientific development without the restrictive limitations usually imposed by many research grants and fellowships.
To allow more flexibility and planning time for both residents and their institutions of employment, the NREF will be accepting Van Wagenen applications for both the 2017-2018 academic year and the 2018-2019 academic year. Candidacy is open to all senior neurosurgical residents (PGY6 & PGY7) in approved neurosurgery residency programs and whose intent is to pursue an academic career in neurological surgery.
The NREF encourages institutions to apply for funding via the Post-Residency Clinical Fellowship for clinical neurosurgical fellowships. After review by an impartial committee this fall, the NREF will award fellowship grants based upon eligibility criteria and the needs of the requesting institution.
Fully funded fellowship grants will be awarded in the amount of $75,000 for spine surgery and $50,000 for all others. Depending on available support, grants may be awarded in lesser amounts. The grant is intended to cover the salary and benefits for the fellow first and some, if not all, related non-salary direct costs. Fellowship funds may not be used for indirect fellowship costs.
The deadline to submit online applications for the Post-Residency Clinical Fellowship and the William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship is October 1, 2016.
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