IBRO and the Dana Foundation are delighted to announce the selected projects to receive an IBRO/Dana Foundation Brain Awareness Week Grant for 2024! The grants aim to support activities and events intended to educate the public about the benefits of neuroscience research and increase awareness about the wonders of the brain through outreach and awareness campaigns, especially in regions challenged by a lack of resources, support and/or public understanding about the brain. These grants are generously supported by funding from the Dana Foundation.
Among 325 applications received from countries all over the world, 103 projects have been selected to receive funding for 2024! IBRO and the Dana Foundation warmly congratulate all the awardees and look forward to an exciting Brain Awareness Week between 11-17 March 2024!
The 2024 recipients of the Brain Awareness Grants are:
Africa
Botswana
| Afri Creative Brain Week | Gaborone | 15/05/2024 | 19/05/2024 |
Burundi
| Brain Awareness Week- Project proposal | Bujumbura Mairie | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Cameroon
| Buea BrainFest: A journey into the wonders of the Mind | Buea, South West Region | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Demystifying Epilepsy and other Brain Disorders through Brain Awareness. | Bamenda, North West Region | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Challenges of the aging brain a matter of reflection | Buea, South West Region | 12/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Moyo Care | Kisantu | 14/03/2024 | 16/03/2024 |
Egypt
| Brain Awareness Week | Cairo | 11/02/2024 | 15/02/2024 |
| A journey in our brain | Tanta, El Garbia | 20/02/2024 | 26/02/2024 |
| Egyptian Brain Awareness Week 2024 – Benha University | Benha, Qalubiya | 20/04/2024 | 28/04/2024 |
Ethiopia
| Role of surgery to cure of Epilepsy (aka ‘disease of Satan’ by some LMIC) | Addis Ababa | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Neuroscience class for Ethiopian school children | Addis Ababa | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Ghana
| What Can My Brain Do? | Accra | 02/03/2024 | 30/03/2024 |
| Epilepsy Awareness Outreach in Kumasi, Ghana | Kumasi, Ashanti | 15/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Kenya
| Building and sustaining brain-healthy community through Community engagement | Kisumu | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2024 |
| Ubongo Brain Awareness Campaign | Nairobi | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Libya
| Brain Awareness Week Grants 2024 | Tripoli | 11/03/2024 | 01/12/2024 |
Malawi
| Parkinson’s disease awareness in Malawi | Blantyre, Southern Region | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Morocco
| The 2nd Moroccan Brain Awareness Week MBAW 2024: Unlocking Brain & Memory | Kenitra | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Nigeria
| Exploring Brain Function in Health and Disease: A Call for Public Awareness | Gombe | 11/03/2024 | 16/03/2024 |
| Unraveling the mystic of the brain at the niger delta creek | Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Neuro-G Club Inter-School Exhibitions | Awka, Anambra | 19/03/2024 | 23/03/2024 |
Rwanda
| Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease Awareness in Rwanda | Kigali | 01/03/2024 | 01/04/2024 |
Sierra Leone
| Brain Awareness week 2024 Among Junior Doctors in Sierra Leone | Freetown | 12/03/2024 | 13/03/2024 |
South Africa
| Brain Awareness Week 2024 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | 11/03/2024 | 16/03/2024 |
| Boptimize Online Summit | Ekurhuleni, Gauteng | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Tanzania
| Benefits of Exercising To Brain Health | Ilala, Dar es Salaam | 16/05/2024 | 18/05/2024 |
Uganda
| Brain Awareness Week 2024 | Bushenyi, Western Region | 13/03/2024 | 14/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness – An Approach To Increasing Helmet Use | Kampala | 15/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 |
Zambia
| Zambia National Public Health Institute Brain Awareness Debate | Lusaka | 15/01/2024 | 30/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness Week 2024 | Ndola | 20/05/2024 | 24/05/2024 |
Asia-Pacific
Afghanistan
| Brain Awareness Program | Herat City | 01/03/2024 | 30/03/2024 |
| Mental Health Awareness | Kabul City | 01/03/2024 | 31/03/2024 |
Bangladesh
| Promoting Autism And Other Brain-Related Awareness In Bangladesh | Sirajgonj, Chouhali | 01/02/2024 | 08/02/2024 |
India
| Healthy Brain, Happy You: Invest In Brain Health | Jodhpur, Rajasthan | 12/02/2024 | 17/02/2024 |
| Awareness On Brain Development, Addiction And Meditation (ABAM) | Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh | 01/03/2024 | 03/03/2024 |
| Coffee, Cinema And Community: Mental Health Redefined | Bengaluru, Karnataka | 01/03/2024 | 31/03/2024 |
| The Battle Within: Unraveling The Science Of Addiction And Mental Well-Being | Sangat, Bathinda, Punjab | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Indonesia
| Otak Atik Otak: A Journey To The Wonderful Brain | Lhokseumawe, Nakhon Pathom | 15/07/2024 | 19/07/2024 |
Iran
| Your Brain Is Your Everything | Islamshahr, Tehran | 21/01/2024 | 16/01/2024 |
Israel
| The Reading Brain | Haifa | 01/04/2024 | 30/04/2024 |
Jordan
| Train Your Brain Get Smarter | Amman | 01/03/2024 | 31/03/2024 |
Kyrgyzstan
| Neural Networks Vs. The Brain: Can Machines Replace Natural Intelligence? | Bishkek, Chuy | 11/03/2024 | 16/03/2024 |
Lebanon
| Mind Matters: Understanding Brain Health | Tripoli, North Lebanon | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Malaysia
| Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Awareness Week | Shah Alam, Selangor | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness Among Adolescents In Northeast Peninsular Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu And Kota Bharu, Terengganu and Kelantan | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Nepal
| Global Brain Awareness Week- Taking Brain Awareness At Grassroot Level | Yangshila Village Development Committee, Koshi | 04/03/2024 | 11/03/2024 |
| Neurons In Action: A Week Of Brain Exploration | Biratnagar, Koshi | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness Week 2024: Brain Stroke : Adapting After Brain Attack | Pokahra, Gandaki province, state 4 | 12/10/2024 | 16/10/2024 |
Pakistan
| Brain Awareness Week 2024 | Mianwali, Punjab | 26/02/2024 | 01/03/2024 |
| Psychosocial Rehabilitation | Lahore, Punjab | 18/03/2024 | 24/03/2024 |
| The Global Brain Awareness Week Campaign | Karachi | 01/10/2024 | 07/10/2024 |
Philippines
| Empyrean Exit | Pasig City, National Capital Region | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Saudi Arabia
| Brain Wonders With Oliver Sacks-Digital Storytelling | Virtual Platforms | 01/03/2024 | 31/03/2024 |
Thailand
| Adolescents, Sleep, And Brain Health | Salaya, Nakhon Pathom | 13/05/2024 | 17/05/2024 |
Latin America
Argentina
| Universo De Cerebros | Rivadavia, San Juan | 12/03/2024 | 14/10/2024 |
| Brain Awareness Week Campaign 2024: Does Our Brain Feel? | Uspallata, Las Heras, Mendoza | 15/04/2024 | 21/04/2024 |
| BAW In Argentine: One Brain At A Time | Córdoba | 16/03/2024 | 16/03/2024 |
| Sharing Science | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires | 18/03/2024 | 25/03/2024 |
| BAW In Buenos Aires, Argentina: From Neuroscience Labs To The People | Victoria, Buenos Aires | 07/05/2024 | 10/05/2024 |
Brazil
| Neuroeduca | São Bernardo Do Campo, São Paulo | 12/02/2024 | 30/09/2024 |
| Neuroscience Olympiad In The Amazon | Belém, Pará | 04/03/2024 | 23/04/2024 |
| Neuroengineering: Connecting Brains And Technology | Macaiba, Rio Grande do Norte | 11/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 |
| Discover Your Brain: Brain Awareness Week | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina | 11/03/2024 | 30/03/2024 |
| Semana Do Cérebro – Universidade Federal De São Paulo | São Paulo, São Paulo | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| The Traveling Brain: A Strategy For Popularization Of Neuroscience | Araripina, Pernambuco | 11/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 |
| Brain Exploration Week | Criciuma, Santa Catarina | 18/03/2024 | 22/03/2024 |
| Neuroparque Ecológico | Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte | 20/04/2024 | 28/04/2024 |
Chile
| BAW-Concepcion 2024 At Concepcion | Concepcion, Biobio | 11/03/2024 | 24/03/2024 |
| Strengthening Granada-Coquimbo Synapses | Coquimbo, IV region | 12/08/2024 | 09/09/2024 |
| Brain Fair: Neuroscience For Everyone | Santiago | 16/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
Colombia
| Brain Awareness Week 2024, Colombia: Brain In Motion | Cali, Valle del Cauca | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
El Salvador
| Semana Del Cerebro UCA 2024 | San Salvador | 11/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 |
Mexico
| Semana Del Cerebro En La UMSNH (BAW At UMSNH) | Morelia, Michoacán | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| You Are Your Brain, Know It! | Mexico City | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Semana Del Cerebro Cinvestav 2024 | Mexico City | 13/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 |
| Healthy Lifestyle At Early Age, Lead To Have A Healthy Brain At Late Life | Ensenada, Baja California | 15/04/2024 | 19/04/2024 |
| Neuroscience For Everyone: How To Reach Rural Comunities | Amealco De Bonfil, Queretaro | 06/06/2024 | 08/06/2024 |
Uruguay
| ANT | Montevideo | 11/03/2024 | 16/03/2024 |
US/Canada
Canada
| London Brain Awareness Week 2024 | London, ON | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| UBC-Okanagan Brain Awareness Week | Kelowna, BC | 15/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness Mcgill University Health Centre Research Institute | Montreal, Quebec | 19/03/2024 | 20/03/2024 |
United States of America
| GSU BAW Outreach | Atlanta, GA | 01/01/2024 | 01/01/2025 |
| Umass Boston Neuroexpress Brain Awareness Day | Dorchester, MA | 01/02/2024 | 31/05/2024 |
| Baw Vr Nog | Denver, CO | 05/02/2024 | 05/02/2024 |
| Southern Indiana Baw 2024 | New Albany, Indiana | 01/03/2024 | 01/04/2024 |
| Brain Health Initiative Training – Brain Awareness Week | Union City, NJ | 01/03/2024 | 31/03/2024 |
| Brains In Aiken: Brain Awareness Week Community Event | Aiken, South Carolina | 02/03/2024 | 03/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness Week Suny Empire | Brooklyn, NY | 07/03/2024 | 28/06/2024 |
| TJHSST Brain Awareness Week Hosted By TJHSST Neuroscience Society | Alexandria, Virginia | 08/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 |
| Brain Health from Research to Running: A Night of Neuroscience | Richmond, Virginia | 08/03/2024 | 23/03/2024 |
| Brain Zoo For The Center For Neurosciences Foundation’s Brain Bus | Tucson, AZ | 09/03/2024 | 10/03/2024 |
| Virtual Brain Health Center | Cleveland Heights, OH | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness Week_Davinci Science Center | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 11/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| The Art Of The Brain | New York, NY | 12/03/2024 | 12/03/2024 |
| Pelham-Einstein Brain Awareness Day | Bronx, NY | 13/03/2024 | 14/03/2024 |
| Brain Awareness And Discovery Through Literacy | Cottage Grove, WI | 14/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| Exploring The Wonders Of The Brain At Sanford Elementary | Newport News, Virginia | 14/03/2024 | 14/03/2024 |
| Neuroscience Unwrapped | Logan, Utah | 15/03/2024 | 16/03/2024 |
| Wake Forest Brain Awareness Day | Winston-Salem, NC | 17/03/2024 | 17/03/2024 |
| UAB Neuroscience For All | Birmingham, AL | 25/03/2024 | 01/04/2024 |
| Reaching Your Potential: A Student Driven Brain Awareness Demonstration | Mankato, Minnesota | 11/04/2024 | 11/04/2024 |
| Helmet Heads | Denver And Aurora, CO | 27/05/2024 | 01/06/2024 |
| Nogginfest 2024! | Portland, Oregon | 31/05/2024 | 31/05/2024 |