Awards
Award Opportunities for Neurosurgeons
Joint Cerebrovascular Section/CNS Foundation Young Investigator’s Award 
The purpose of this award is to provide sustained research startup funding for early-stage academic neurosurgeon-scientists in the field of cerebrovascular disease. Board-eligible cerebrovascular and/or endovascular fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, in the first three (3) years of full-time faculty position at the start of the funding period.
Applications close April 30, 2024. Read more about the application here.
TAAF 2024 Cerebrovascular Research Grant Award
The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation (TAAF) seeks applications for scientific research projects that will significantly move the field forward toward effective understanding of the mechanisms of cerebrovascular disease as they relate to aneurysms, AVMs and complex vascular malformations. The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation Grants respond to the cerebrovascular community’s need for projects that highlight innovative research strategies that will support the development of novel therapies, clinical management and recovery for adult and/or pediatric patients.
The application period for the 2024 grant season is CLOSED. Applications due no later than March 19th, 2024. All applicants will be alerted of results on or before May 31st, 2024
Email [email protected] to receive your TAAF 2023 Cerebrovascular Research Grant Application today!
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr. Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research
The purpose of this award is to highlight the importance of cerebrovascular research to our specialty, foster scientific investigation in the areas of stroke and cerebrovascular disease, and recognize neurological surgeons who have made novel, outstanding, and continuous contributions to the basic, translational, and/or clinical understanding of cerebrovascular disease. The award recipient will receive an engraved brass medal and a $1000 cash prize.
The Joint Cerebrovascular Section has established a committee composed of neurosurgeons and neuroscientists to evaluate candidates and select an annual awardee. We invite you and your colleagues to submit nominations. Please note that the goal of The Dacey Medal is to recognize accomplished and active neurosurgeon investigators, and not to honor individuals whose career, however distinguished, is emeritus. Active membership in the Joint Cerebrovascular Section is not required to be considered for this award.
Nominations for The Dacey Medal must be accompanied by:
- A letter containing a short summary of the nominee’s significant scientific accomplishments and contributions.
- A current CV
- PDF’s of three to five papers, which the nominee feels represent their most significant and substantial research contributions.
This information should be sent electronically to Mark Bain at [email protected] by April 30, 2024.
Joint Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship 
The fellowship is a funded travel experience designed to allow mid-career trained cerebrovascular/endovascular specialists to match with a host institution for 5 days to gain targeted experience in an area of significant interest to them.
Applicant requirements:
- CAST certified individual OR demonstrable, significant open cerebrovascular practice
- JVCS section member OR SNIS member
- Board-certified in specialty
- (not restricted to Neurosurgeons)
Host Requirements:
- CAST approved fellowship program OR demonstrable significant cerebrovascular/endovascular expertise in the area the applicant is seeking
- Appropriate case volume pertaining to the specific project
Application Deadline – November 2023
Grant Amount – $5,000 plus up to $2,500 for travel and lodging
Brain Aneurysm Foundation 
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation invites applications for basic scientific research directed at early detection, improved treatment modalities, and technological advances that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms, as well as projects that are translational, clinical/outcome, early detection, imaging, and SAH/SAH complications focused. Any project with the potential to advance basic scientific, translational, and clinical brain aneurysm research will be considered.
Grants will be awarded this year in varying amounts ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 each. Funds may be used for start-up projects or supplementary funding. Funds will not be granted for indirect costs.
Grant Amount – $10.000 to $50,000. Salaries, including graduate student or postdoctoral fellows, may be requested at the principal investigator’s discretion.
The Bee Foundation
The Bee Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of brain aneurysms and increase funding for innovative research involving brain aneurysms.
Annual research awards totaling $25,000-50,000 are distributed at the annual Honey Bash Gala (applicants may request up to $50,000; awards not limited to a single applicant)
Additional details regarding this opportunity and the complete application
Award Opportunities for Residents/Fellows
Robert J. Dempsey, MD, Cerebrovascular Research Award
This award was established to honor Dr. Dempsey for his mentoring of young physicians. Two trainees (resident or fellow) per year from North American training programs will be awarded $15,000 to support the study of cerebrovascular disease. Deadline March 15th, 2024.
Special thanks to the past sponsors of this award: Toshiba, Edge Therapeutics, Microvention and KLS Martin
2024-2025 Dempsey Cerebrovascular Fellowship Application Form
2024-2025 Dempsey CV Research Award Flyer
William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship 
The Van Wagenen Fellowship was designed to give freedom in scientific development without the restrictive limitations usually imposed by many research grants and fellowships.
William P. Van Wagenen fellows are provided with:
Up to $120,000 stipend for living and travel expenses to a foreign country for a period of 12 months;
A family travel and living allowance of $6,000 if spouse and/or children are accompanying the fellow;
$15,000 of research support for the university, hospital or laboratory sponsoring the fellow; and
If needed, $5,000 for medical insurance.
The next application cycle for the William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship will commence in August 2024 for the 2026-2027 academic year. The fellowship is open to all senior neurosurgical residents (PGY5, PGY6 & PGY7) in approved neurosurgery residency programs in North America and whose intent is to pursue an academic career in neurological surgery. The host institution must be outside of North America. When the application become available, you may apply here.
Award Opportunities for Medical Students
NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships (MSSRF)
The NREF has offered the Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (MSSRF) program annually since 2008. 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).
Application Deadline – November 1, 2023
Grant Amount – $2,500
CNS/CSNS Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Socioeconomic Research
The CNS/CSNS Medical Student Fellowship in Socioeconomic Research is meant to assist a medical student conducting research on a socioeconomic issue impacting neurosurgical practice. This fellowship award is sponsored by the Council of State Neurological Societies. The fellowship is open to all medical students in the United States or Canada. The fellow will spend 8 to 10 weeks conducting supervised research on a socioeconomic topic of importance to neurosurgery.
Application Deadline – April 14, 2023
Grant Amount – $2,500