The Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS) Mukhtar A. Sheikh Fellowship offers an international traveling fellowship for neurosurgeons who are both citizens of Pakistan and working in Pakistan. They may either be training in a residency program or have completed residency training within the past five years. Upon the completion of this fellowship they must be returning to practice in their home country of Pakistan.
The fellowship will cover the traveling and living expenses for a three-six-month period to be spent observing the activities of a neurosurgical service that has an established relationship with FIENS. The fellowship will be awarded yearly on the basis of a competitive evaluation by a committee composed of FIENS members. The maximum fellowship stipend is $7,000.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with a review period occurring in August of each year. Applicants will receive notification of their application results within 4-6 weeks of the cycle closing date.
Your application must include:
● A statement defining the purpose of your proposed fellowship that includes a statement of your intention to return to Pakistan after completion of the fellowship.
● A letter of recommendation from your neurosurgical program director or other neurosurgeon with whom you have worked closely with.
● A letter of acceptance from the institution where you intend to pursue the fellowship, confirming the description of your planned activities during the period of the award.
● Your current curriculum vitae.
*If no eligible applicants exist per funding year, young neurosurgeons for other low-middle-income-countries may be considered.