Application Criteria:

• Submit the online application form with the following supporting documents:
  • Completion of brief statement of interest (100-200 words)
  • CV
  • Letter of support from Program Director
    • Each program director may nominate only one early stage resident from their program (PGY1 or PGY2 for adult neurology, PGY1, PGY2, or PGY3 for child neurology, but if no such candidate is available a PGY3 adult neurology or PGY4 child neurology resident would be considered).
• Applicant must be a resident in a US adult or pediatric neurology training program. We will also consider applications from trainees in other residency programs, including but not limited to internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, physiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and orofacial pain. International applications are not eligible at this time.

Accepted participants will receive the following:

• Reimbursement up to $1,500 for eligible travel expenses and lodging
• Complimentary one-year Trainee membership to the American Headache Society or extension of an existing AHS Trainee membership

2026 Application Timeline:

• Wednesday, July 1: Applications open
• Sunday, August 16: Applications due
• On or about Monday, August 24: Final decisions to be distributed