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.
Applications open 11/1/2025 and close 1/31/2026
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.
2025 - 2026 Fellowship sites
Brown University
Brown University Health - Rhode Island Hospital
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic
Duke University
Hospital for Special Surgery
Houston Methodist
Indiana Spine Group
Mayo Clinic (Ortho)
Mayo Clinic Rochester (Neuro)
Medical University of South Carolina
Montefiore Medical Center
Mount Sinai
North Shore University Hospital/Northwell
Northwestern University
Och Spine at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Oregon Health & Science University
OrthoCarolina Spine Center
Rush University Medical Center
San Diego Spine Foundation
Swedish Neuroscience
The Medical College of Wisconsin
The University of Texas McGovern Medical School - Ortho
Toronto Western Hospital
University of California, Davis Ortho
Univeristy of California, Irvine
University of Alabama Birmingham
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of British Columbia
University of Buffalo Neurosurgery
University of Calgary
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Denver
University of Maryland
University of Miami/Jackson Health System
University of Minnesota - Ortho & Neuro
University of Missouri
University of Montreal
University of Utah Neurosurgery
University of Utah Ortho
University of Washington Orthopaedics