Welcome to the NREF Grant and Fellowship Portal.

As a premier funder of neurosurgical studies, the Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF), philanthropic arm of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), focuses on providing fellowship funding in basic neuroscience and neurosurgical programs in North America.

Here’s the NREF Grant & Fellowship Application Schedule for the coming year:

2026-27 William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship

Application Open:          September 1, 2024    

Deadline Date:              November 1, 2024        

Award Notification:        January 15, 2025

2025-26 NREF Research Fellowship Grant & Young Clinician Investigator Award

Application Open:          September 1, 2024    

Deadline Date:              November 1, 2024        

Award Notification:        April 15, 2025

2025-26 NREF Clinical Fellowship Grants

Application Open:          September 1, 2024      

Deadline Date:              November 1, 2024        

Award Notification:        April 15, 2025

 2025 NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship 

Application Open:          September 1, 2024   

Deadline Date:              November 1, 2024       

Award Notification:        April 15, 2025

2024 AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship

Application Open:          September 1, 2024    

Deadline Date:              November 1, 2024    

Award Notification:        April 15, 2025

2025-26 American Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Research Grant

Application Open:          September 15, 2024    

Deadline Date:              November 15, 2024    

Award Notification:        April 15, 2025

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 your application is submitted, however, the application or any part of it cannot be modified or deleted through the online system.

If you find that you need to make an important change after the application is submitted, please contact us directly by calling NREF 847.378.0500 or by email at info@nref.org. A staff member will be in touch with you if there are any questions about your grant application.

Thank you for your interest in the NREF Grant and Fellowship program.