Requirements
Minimum Criteria: Be currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies in a neuroscience related field.
Requirement: Submit a 1000-2000 word essay on neuroscience and behavior and your ideas for how behavioral health can be improved in science.
Deadline: Submissions should be sent before July 1st, 2020
Essay Prompts
- How does behavioral neuroscience affect you?
- How can behavioral neuroscience be used to make the world a better place? For example, “nudging” is a term used in behavioral economics to describe subtle modifications in people’s behaviors for good.
- How can behavioral neuroscience be used to find new drugs and therapies?
- What are the biggest issues facing neuroscience and how can behavior affect these challenges? Some examples might be concussion, traumatic brain injuries, strokes, alzheimers and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Previous Winners
2018: Scientific Scholarship in Digital Health
Greg Krzywicki
2019:
Nabeeha Toufiq
“Long queues, patients running late, echoing coughs, sneezes and wheezes – Digital Health and Telemedicine”
