Global Scholars and Future Ambassadors Scholarship to the Annual Meeting
Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Global Strategies Subcommittee.
The application period is closed.
About
The Global Scholars and Future Ambassadors Scholarship to the Annual Meeting is a prestigious award given to early career neurologists and neurology trainees outside the US. Awardees will be selected based on their leadership potential and a strong commitment to academic, clinical, or advocacy advancement in their home regions.
The award aims to ensure lasting Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» engagement beyond the Annual Meeting through alumni networks, mentorship, and visible contributions to the global neurology community.
Timeline
- Applications open: August 19, 2025
- Applications close: October 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT
Benefits
Recipients will receive: 
- Meeting registration
- Airfare and hotel (up to six nights), arranged by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» travel service, to attend the 2026 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL
- Customized training and networking events offered virtually prior to the Annual Meeting and onsite during the conference, designed to build skills and community among scholars
Eligibility
- Applicant must be a member of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
- Membership fees vary based on your qualifying member type and country location. View membership rates. Reduced dues rates for early-career physicians (applicable only to members completing post-graduate year studies) and individuals in lower middle- and low-income countries are available as applicable.
- Physicians/ clinicians who hold an MD, DO, MBBS/MBChB, and/or are currently enrolled in a postgraduate clinical neurology training program (residency or subspecialty fellowship)
- Early career neurologists (5 years or less from completing postgraduate clinical neurology training)
- Age 40 or under
- Must reside/practice in a country outside the United States
- Applicant must submit an abstract to the Annual Meeting
- Applicant must NOT have previously received the International Scholarship to the Annual Meeting
- Applicant must be available to attend required virtual and onsite training and networking sessions
- Applicant must express an interest in active involvement in the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and must include a brief plan to disseminate research and/or Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»-related knowledge findings locally after the Annual Meeting in their application
Application requirements
Completed applications must include the following: 
- Completed online application form with responses to required questions
- Current curriculum vitae
- Letter of recommendation/support from training program director, research supervisor, head of hospital, chair of clinical department, or mentor (single-spaced, one-page, on official letterhead)
Please note: Applicant may not receive or accept more than one Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» scholarship to the Annual Meeting. Please apply for the scholarship that best fits your interests.
Questions?
For more information, please contact Sophie Durbin, Global Engagement Manager, at sdurbin@aan.com.