Shelly D. Timmons Leadership Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: United States (IL-based)
Focus Areas: Leadership development in neurosurgery
Eligibility: Early career neurosurgeons
Award Details: Awardee receives opportunity to develop leadership skills through mentoring sessions with Dr. Timmons
Contact:
- Phone: 847.378.0500
- Email: info@nref.org
- Address: 5550 Meadowbrook Industrial Ct, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3852
Background: The Shelly D. Timmons Honor Your Mentor Fund was established to support leadership development for all young neurosurgeons.
How to Apply
Application Process
Applications are accepted through the NREF. Contact NREF for specific application procedures and deadlines.
What Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 24
- Total given
- $1.8M
- Median grant
- $60K
- Range
- $27K–$144K
- By dollars: Florida 15%, Illinois 11%, Ohio 11%. Top recipient cities: St. Louis, MO; Coral Gables, FL; San Francisco, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis · St Louis, MO
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$130K
University of Washington · Seattle, WA
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$120K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Professional development
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