In the spirit of reconciliation the Brain Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
What we do
The Brain Foundation is a nationally registered charity dedicated to funding world-class research Australia-wide into neurological disorders, brain disease and brain injuries.
FUND RESEARCH
Brain Foundation is the largest non-government funder of neurological and neuroscientific research in Australia, supporting the highest quality research into a wide range of brain disorders.
COMMUNITY
Brain Foundation provides information about disorders to help family and friends understand the prognosis facing those affected. We provide guidelines to maintain a healthy brain.
How you can help
There are many ways you can help; participate in an Event, Fundraise or Donate.
Either way, your support will make a difference – now and for generations to come.
PARTICIPATE
Join a community based event such as Sydney's City2Surf or get a team together and create your own fundraising campaign.
DONATE
Your donation helps to advance our mission and achieve breakthroughs, in both labs and in lives.
Current Research Grants
In 2023 we awarded 14 research grants.
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2023 Brain Foundation Research Gift awards.
Read more and watch acceptance speeches, and see all previous years’ research.
Our Funding Process
The primary objective of the Brain Foundation Research Gifts is to support individual researchers and research teams to conduct the highest quality research into brain disease and neurological disorders as well as brain and spinal injuries.
The Brain Foundation invites applications nationally for research gifts to support research projects in clinical neurosciences.
DURING THE PAST TEN YEARS, THE BRAIN FOUNDATION HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER $5,000,000 TO FUND RESEARCH BY NEUROLOGISTS, NEUROSURGEONS AND NEUROSCIENTISTS
The Brain Foundation is the largest, independent funder of brain and spinal injury research in Australia. We believe research is the pathway to recovery.PLEASE HELP US BY DONATING TO OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM.
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