Spine fellowships

The AO Spine North America Fellowship Award is intended to provide funding to an institution to support its post-graduate fellowship program, including such direct costs as stipends and benefits, research expenses, educational expenses, etc.

Application deadline: January 31, 2025

Prerequisites & eligibility

The Fellowship Award is intended to provide funding to an institution to support its post-graduate fellowship program including such direct costs as stipends and benefits, research expenses, educational expenses, etc. The fellowship award may not be used for indirect costs.

  • Applications will be reviewed and scored based on established criteria set by the AO Spine NA Fellowship Committee
  • AO Spine membership and engagement of the Fellowship Director and all faculty members will be evaluated and taken into consideration as part of the selection process
  • Applications will only be accepted from applying institutions that are not “disqualified persons” with respect to AO Spine NA, as that term is defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 4946(a)

Funding

A limited number of fellowships are available. The number of awards granted is based on the allocations of funds determined by the AO Spine North America Board and the maximum amount per award is at the discretion of the AO Spine NA Fellowship Committee.

Funding may not be used for indirect costs.

2024 - 2025 Fellowship sites


Augusta University
 Brown University
 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 
Cleveland Clinic
Hospital for Special Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Indiana Spine Group
 Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic (Neurosurgery Enfolded Spine Fellowship)
McGill University
North Shore University Hospital 
Northwestern University
OrthoCarolina Spine Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Rush University - Neurosurgery
San Diego Spine Foundation
Scientific Education & Research Foundation
Swedish Neuroscience
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc
The Ohio State University
 The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Toronto Western Hospital
University at Buffalo Neurosurgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham 
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of California San Francisco Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, Davis Health Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery- Spine Service
University of Cincinnati
University of Maryland
University of Minnesota, Combined Orthopedic & Neurological Surgery Spine Fellowship
University of Missouri
University of Montréal 
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Utah Orthopaedics 
University of Washington
UPMC, Department of Neurological Surgery
USC Spine Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Washington University - Orthopedics
Washington University in St. Louis
Weill Cornell Medical College  New York Presbyterian Hospital-Och Spine
West Virginia University

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