| Sponsor | CNS |
| Eligbility | Young neurosurgeon (no more than 5 years out from completion of training) |
| Criteria | Socioeconomic topic. The award will be chosen based on originality, merit, innovation, and scientific process. |
| Committee | The winning abstract is chosen by the CNS annual meeting Program Committee. |
| Frequency | Annually and presented at the CNS meeting. If it is decided that there is no abstract that deserves the award that year, the ad hoc committee may choose not to present the award that year. |
| Amount | $500 |
| Previous Recipients | | 2005 | Todd D. McCall |
| 2006 | None given |
| 2007 | None given |
| 2008 | Deepak Aggrawal, MBBS,MS,MCh |
| 2009 | Gregory J. Murad, MD |
| 2010 | Angela Spurgeon |
| 2011 | Kristopher Hooten, MD |
| 2012 | Kyle Fargen, MD |
| 2013 | Matthew J. McGirt, MD |
| 2014 | Matthew McGirt |
| 2015 | Raul Vasquez-Castellanos, MD |
| 2016 | Kimon Bekelis, MD |
| 2017 | Sumeet Vadera |
| 2018 | Bradley Dengler, MD |
| 2019 | Zachary A. Medress, MD |
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