We are so happy to announce the return of the Guelph Brain Bee for students in high schools within Guelph and surrounding areas! This fun-filled competition is for students from grade 9 through 12 and will be hosted at the University of Guelph by several neuroscience-focused departments across the university, including the departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Psychology and Biomedical Sciences. Competing students, guardians and teachers are all welcome! This competition will allow participating students to demonstrate their knowledge of different aspects of neuroscience and gain a truly valuable experience that they can add to their resume — not to mention the possibility of winning cash prizes and a trip! Most importantly, we hope that the Brain Bee will spark student’s interest in neuroscience and mental health and help to cultivate the next generation of neuroscientists.

You can get more detailed and updated information at our website.

Competition Date

The 2024 Guelph Brain Bee will be held in person at the University of Guelph in the Summerlee Science Complex on Saturday, March 23, 2024. 
Time: Check-in will be at 11:30am – 12pm.
Competition and festivities will begin at 12pm and finish by 5:00pm.

Registration

Registration is now open!
To register, please complete the registration form at the following link:
2024 Guelph Brain Bee registration
We will reach out to all registrants to confirm your registration, and again in early March with more information. Please email guelph@brainbee.ca if you have any issues with the registration link.
The registration deadline is 11:59pm on March 16, 2024.

Please note that there are nearby local brain bee competitions held in London, Hamilton, Waterloo, Windsor, and Toronto. Students may not compete in more than one local brain bee competition each year, and must compete at the location that is closest geographically to their high school.

Prizes

There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners (details will be posted closer to the event). The 1st place winner will represent Guelph at the Annual CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee competition. Additional exciting prizes are awarded at the Canadian National competition, and the winner of the Canadian National Brain Bee will represent Canada at the International Brain Bee competition.

Study Materials

The following two study resources will be used for the 2024 Guelph Brain Bee competition.
1. https://www.austinlim.com/open-neuroscience-initiative (online resource)
2. Brain Facts 2018 (80 Mb PDF)
(If we add new study resources, we will list them here.)

*Note: the local Guelph Brain Bee competition will primarily focus on material presented in the Brain Facts 2018 (resource 2 listed above). The additional study materials will be important for subsequent preparation for the Canadian National Brain Bee and the International Brain Bee.

Tutorial Sessions

We are willing to arrange tutor sessions upon request. If we have a large number of requests, online sessions will be scheduled for interested participants. If you have questions regarding this, please reach out to guelph@brainbee.ca.