Positions

One fellow is recruited per year, with two fellows in the program at any given time.

Qualifications

Applicants for the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship must have completed a doctoral degree from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in one of the health service delivery areas of psychology, such as clinical psychology or counseling psychology.

All applicants also must complete an APA- or CPA-accredited internship with one or more rotations in clinical neuropsychology. All doctoral degree requirements, including successful dissertation defense, must be completed before the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship begins. The academic year begins July 8, 2026, though flexibility in the start date often can be arranged. 

• To verify requirements for doctoral degree: Doctoral Training Verification

Also see general admissions requirements.

Eligibility criteria

At a minimum, applicants must:

• Be in the process of completing, or already have completed, a doctoral degree from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in one of the health service delivery areas of psychology, such as clinical psychology or counseling psychology. This must be verified by submission of a Doctoral Training Verification Form. All doctoral degree requirements, including a successful dissertation defense, must be completed before the fellowship start date.
• As part of their graduate program, have completed core psychology coursework, including psychometric theory, assessment, psychopathology, diversity, and professional ethics.
• As part of their graduate program, have completed core clinical neuropsychology coursework in the foundations of brain-behavior relationships, neural systems, and/or neurological disorders.
• Be in the process of completing, or already have completed, an APA-approved predoctoral internship.
• Have received supervised clinical training in the practice of neuropsychology, including specialized assessment and intervention techniques.
• Have received supervised scholarly training in empirical research design and methodology, and statistics.
• Have one or more first-author publications in a peer-reviewed journal, or other evidence of scholarly productivity.

Competitive applicants will:

• At the graduate level, have completed the equivalent of one year of clinical neuropsychology practica in an academic medical center setting.
• At the graduate level, have completed (or be nearing completion of) a dissertation related to clinical neuropsychology.
• Have completed, or be nearing completion of, a predoctoral internship that has clinical neuropsychology as the major area of study or track.
• Have completed a course in structural and/or functional neuroanatomy that is sponsored by a graduate institution or professional neuropsychological society.
• Have leadership experiences at the local, regional, national, and/or international level.

How to apply

Applicants to this fellowship program apply through Recruit, a third-party online application service that is used by the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. Using the steps below, please submit a completed application with all supporting documents no later than Dec. 1, 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. Complete the following steps to apply:

1. First, create your account through Recruit. 
2. Upload all required materials in the "Supplemental Items and Documents" section. These include:
   • Cover letter: no more than 1-2 pages in length. Please include mention of any previous coursework in structural and/or functional neuroanatomy.
   • Doctoral diploma: a scanned copy of the diploma conferred by your graduate program.
   • Official final graduate program transcripts: this should include the degree earned and date conferred from each program you attended. Scanned copies are acceptable. If written in a language other than English, please provide certified or notarized English translations of the document(s).
   • Doctoral training verification: a doctoral training verification form completed by your dissertation advisor or graduate program’s director of clinical training. The doctorate degree must be conferred prior to July 1 of the year you begin your fellowship. If not conferred by then, please have the writer certify what date the degree will be officially conferred. Scanned copies are acceptable.
   • Curriculum vitae: this should outline your educational experience, clinical and scholarly training, publications, presentations, activities within professional societies, and any other relevant experience.
   • Sample publications: one to two reprints or pre-prints of publications in peer-reviewed academic journals.
3. Complete the "recommendation request" section. Our program requires three letters of recommendation from faculty experienced with your work. One of these must be from your dissertation chair. Each letter should include the writer's opinion of your professional, academic, and person qualifications, as well as an opinion of your potential success  in the field for which you are applying.

Note: The application program used by Mayo Clinic (Recruit) is applied across fellowship programs, including medical specialties. It may ask whether you have completed a PhD; please mark “Yes” for this question, and indicate the anticipated date of your degree conferral. You will see additional requirements that do not apply to our program, including the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)/Dean's letter and submission of official exam/test transcripts. These do not apply to our program, and the only required materials are listed above.

Match process

This fellowship uses the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) Resident Matching Program. To register, contact the APPCN Resident Matching Program and use program code number 9931 when ranking the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida.

All recruitment and notification procedures comply with the rules set forth by the APPCN and follow American Psychological Association ethical guidelines. Applicants are free to choose among fellowship offers without prejudice.

Interviews

Selected applicants will be notified by mid December of an invitation to interview. 

Interviews will take place on the morning of Jan. 4 and afternoon of Jan. 8, 2027. The interview will include an overview of the program with the Program Director and Associate Program Director, individual interviews with core fellowship faculty, a meeting with our current fellows, a campus tour, and one group luncheon or dinner courtesy of Mayo Clinic Florida. We are also able to reimburse for one night’s hotel stay. If an in-person interview is not possible, an invitee can schedule a personally tailored Zoom interview with Mayo Clinic Florida faculty and our current fellows.

Our fellowship begins July 8, so fellows have the benefit of onboarding and orientation with other medical center trainees. If needed, flexibility in the start date may be arranged.