Award Amount
$2,500

Number of Awards
1

Purpose
The CSNS/CNS Medical Student Socioeconomic Fellowship supports a medical student conducting research on a socioeconomic issue impacting neurosurgical practice. It is funded and overseen by the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies and administered through the Fellowship Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Eligibility
The fellowship is open to all medical students in the United States and Canada. The fellow will spend 8 to 10 weeks conducting supervised research on a socioeconomic topic of importance to neurosurgery.

Requirements
The fellow must submit a final report to the CNS Fellowships Committee by December 1 following completion of the summer fellowship. Any publications resulting from supported research must acknowledge the support.

Eligible Expenses
Financial support is exclusively for stipend support to the student.

Selection Criteria Fellowship applications will be judged on:

1. Originality of proposed project.
2. Significance to neurosurgery of project.
3. Feasibility of project completion.
4. Applicant’s qualifications.
5. Institutional resources.

Application Requirements
Complete the application requirements listed below:

1. Complete the online CSNS Medical Student Fellowship Application.
2. Two reference letters.
3. Curriculum vitae of applicant.
4. Curriculum vitae of proposed mentor.
5. Attach a headshot photograph.

2013-2014 Fellowship Application Deadline: November 30, 2012 at 11:00 PM CST.

Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD
Chairman, CNS Fellowships Committee
10 North Martingale Road, Suite 190
Schaumburg, IL 60173

Phone: 847 240 2500
Fax: 847 240 0804
Toll Free: 877 517 1CNS
E-mail: info@1CNS.org

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