The Brain Prize

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Grant Name

The Brain Prize

Funder

Lundbeckfonden

Country or Region

Denmark

Research Field

Brain

Clinical Research or Studies

Health and Medicine

Nervous System

Neurology

Deadline

September 1, 2021 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper 10,000,000 kr.DKK Each year, the foundation awards 10 million DKK (approx. 1,3 million €) to one or more brain researchers.

Contact Info

thebrainprize@lundbeckfonden.com

Eligibility

Nominees can be of any nationality and working in any part of the world.Nominations under active consideration by the Selection Committee will be retained for a further 2 years, unless specifically withdrawn by the nominator. Renomination of previous nominees is possible and encouraged.Anyone can nominate. Self-nomination is not accepted.

Description

The Brain Prize recognizes highly original and influential advances in research on the nervous system, covering all aspects from fundamental studies to research related to understanding and treatment of diseases of the brain and other parts of the nervous system.The Brain Prize recognises highly original and influential advances in any area of brain research, defined as research on any aspects of the brain and the nervous system in health and disease. It is a broad research field, encompassing a wide range of disciplines from basic neuroscience to applied clinical research aimed at producing new scientific knowledge on aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of diseases affecting the brain and the nervous system.The Prize may be awarded to one or more scientists, who have distinguished themselves through publication of outstanding results in the field of brain research.This Prize is intended to raise the visibility of neuroscience and to be a stimulus to this important field of research.Prize winners are expected to interact with Danish brain researchers e.g. through lectures, conferences, site-visits or other activities agreed with and financially supported by the Lundbeck Foundation. Eligibility Nominees can be of any nationality and working in any part of the world.Nominations under active consideration by the Selection Committee will be retained for a further 2 years, unless specifically withdrawn by the nominator. Renomination of previous nominees is possible and encouraged.Anyone can nominate. Self-nomination is not accepted.

Website

https://www.lundbeckfonden.com/en/thebrainprize/nominations/

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link