The Ghana National Brain Bee is a nationwide neuroscience quiz for junior-high and senior-high students. Ghana Neuroscience Society and IBRO sponsored the last publicly documented cycle.
Applicants first joined an online preparatory session and test; sixteen advanced to a three-day final in Accra. The documented 2021 schedule ran from the first preparatory session on 14 October through the final on 27 October. The Ghana chapter is not hosting a competition in 2026, and no next registration date has been announced.
Benefits & funding
- The published 2021 notice did not state an application or participation fee.
- All sixteen finalists received souvenirs and certificates.
- Winners received additional awards at the 2021 Society of Neuroscientists of Africa conference.
- Finalists could meet and receive career tutoring from Ghana Neuroscience Society members.
Eligibility
- The 2021 nationwide call accepted junior-high and senior-high students.
- IBB rules require students to participate in the Brain Bee for their country of residence; Ghana chapter applicants must therefore reside in Ghana.
- The Ghana notice did not publish a local age limit or nationality rule.
- IBB rules cap World Championship eligibility at age 19, but national chapters set their own participation rules.
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Residence required
Ghana
Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Complete the Ghana cycle’s online application form before the published deadline.
- 2Attend the online preparatory session assigned to junior-high or senior-high applicants.
- 3Take the online selection test on brain function in health and disease.
- 4If ranked among the top sixteen, attend the three-day final in Accra.
Program timeline
Application deadline
Oct 8, 2021
Junior-high online preparatory session
Oct 14, 2021
Senior-high online preparatory session
Oct 15, 2021
Three-day final began in Accra
Oct 25, 2021
Final ended and winners received awards
Oct 27, 2021
Ghana is not hosting a competition
2026
Next cycle
Not announced