Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation, The Brain Prize ("The Brain Prize") | |
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Awarded for | The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to European neuroscience and who are still active in research. |
Country | Denmark |
Presented by | A Royal Highness and the Chairman of the board |
Reward(s) | €1 million |
First awarded | 2011 |
Official website | http://www.thebrainprize.org |
The Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Prize, also known as The Brain Prize, is an international scientific award honouring "one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to European neuroscience and who are still active in research". Founded in 2011 by the Lundbeck Foundation, the prize is associated with a €1 million award to the nominees, who can be of any nationality although, according to the Prize criteria, "the research for which they are nominated must have been in Europe or in collaboration with researchers in Europe".