Awards & Prizes

BNA Awards and Prizes

The BNA recognises, promotes and supports neuroscientific excellence via a number of award and prize schemes. You must be a BNA member in order to apply for our awards and prizes. Explore all BNA award categories and find all the information you need to apply and nominate. The annual deadline for nominations is 31st October (unless otherwise stated).

Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience

Our most prestigious prize

Undergraduate Prize

Each year, the BNA awards a prize to an undergraduate BNA member

Postgraduate Prize

For postgraduates wishing to submit their thesis for the award

Public Engagement

Recognising scientists that make an outstanding contribution to engaging the public in neuroscience

Credibility in Neuroscience

Recognising exceptional effort to enhance robustness, reliability, replicability, and reproducibility of neuroscience research

Green Neuroscience

Recognising efforts to reduce the environmental impact of neuroscience research

Neuroscience Communication

This new BNA award is designed to celebrate and amplify the voices of those who help make neuroscience more accessible, inclusive, and impactful beyond the scientific community.