Neuroscience Competition for High School Students
Welcome to the Ethiopian Brain Bee
Neuroscience Competition for High School Students
Welcome to the Ethiopian Brain Bee
Welcome to the Ethiopian Brain Bee
Welcome to the Ethiopian Brain Bee
The Ethiopian Brain Bee is Ethiopia's premier national neuroscience competition geared towards high school students in Gr 9 - 12 in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Brain Bee is apart of the International Brain Bee such that all National Brain Bee winners will compete for the International Brain Bee Championship.
The first round of competition will be an online competition for students across Ethiopia. The online phase will be in mid October consisting of multiple and short answer questions from the resources listed. Neuroanatomy questions will be included as well.
The top 3 students will then compete on a live final showdown to determine the winner to represent Ethiopia for the first time at the International Brain Bee in November.
The first phase of competition will be online and consist of 3 round of questions:
1. Multiple Choice & Short Answer questions
2. Patient Diagnosis
3. Neuroanatomy & Neurohistology
Top 3 Finalists will have a final showdown including:
1. Live Q&A from the study resources
Registration for Ethiopia's First National Brain bee will be open starting August 10th, 2025! It will be open until October 5th, 2025.
If you are interested in free neuroscience tutoring, there will be available weekend drop in sessions on Saturdays, starting September 6th from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. Registration for the tutoring drop in sessions is required to gain access to the conference call link and can be found below.
The Ethiopian Brain Bee is open to all high school students from grades 9 through 12 in Ethiopia, and who have an interest for the Brain!
All the material for preparation including weekend tutoring sessions, videos, and practice questions can be found here on the study resources page
There is no registration fee and the registration form for the Ethiopian Brain Bee will be open starting December 15th, 2023 until March 5th, 2024.
The competition will take place in April, 2024. Exact date and location will be announced soon.
The top three winners will receive monetary prizes including:
1st - $100 USD
2nd - $75 USD
3rd - $50 USD
The winner will also receive full preparation and tutoring to compete at the International Brain Bee and a neuroscience internship experience at Addis Ababa University.
The International Brain Bee (IBB) competition will takes place virtually from November 7th-12th, 2025 during the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego, USA. .
Assistant Prof. of Neurology, AA University,
Chair, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ethiopia
Ashbury College, Ottawa, Canada
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