2022 Triangle Brain Bee Competition

When: Sat. March 12, 2022 12-3pm

Where: UNC Chapel Hill – Howell Hall, Room 205 (235 E. Cameron Ave. Chapel Hill, NC 27599)

Check out photos from the 2022 Triangle Brain Bee competition here!

Competition Format: Questions will cover content taught in our weekly lessons from the BrainFacts book. Questions will be free-response format. After the first round, contestants will be eliminated if they incorrectly answered three questions. After the second round, contestants will be eliminated if they incorrectly answer two questions. For the third and final round, contestants will be eliminated once they incorrectly answer one question. Contestants will write their responses on a white board and our panel of judges (graduate students and postdocs) will help determine scoring for each question.  In addition to our graduate student judges, a moderator/MC will read the questions and yield potential follow-up questions/clarifications.

Schedule:

11:30-12: Contestants check-in

12-12:15: Competition Introduction

12:15-12:45: Keynote Speaker (Dr. Rosa Li)

12:45-1: Break

1-2: Brain Bee Competition

2-2:10: Break

2:10-2:15: Awards Ceremony & Final Remarks

Prizes:

• 1st Place: $200 gift card + brain trophy + advance onto 2022 National Brain Bee
• 2nd Place: $100 gift card + brain trophy
• 3rd Place: $50 gift card + brain trophy
• Everyone: t-shirts, brain stress balls…

2022 USA National Brain Bee Championship Information:

When: Sat. April 9, 2022 4PM ET

Where: Administered in-person individually by chapter (UNC Campus: Location TBD)

Format: The competition will be a 2 hour paper and pencil multiple-choice exam, which will be sent confidentially to Brain Bee chapter coordinators. The exam will be administered to each Brain Bee chapter winner on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The completed answer sheet will be returned for grading. On April 19, there will be a Zoom awards ceremony and social activity for the students. Awards will then be sent to the competitors by mail.

Prizes:

• 1st Place: $1,500 + advance onto 2022 International Brain Bee
• 2nd Place: $1000
• 3rd Place: $500
• Top 10: trophies
• Everyone: participation certificate

2022 International Brain Bee Championship Information:

When: July 9-13, 2022 (Exact date TBD)

Where: Paris, France

More information on the International Brain Bee organization’s site here.

Format: In previous years, all competitors completed four separate tests (written exam, neuroanatomy, neurohistology, and patient diagnosis) under pre-arranged supervision within a 24-hour timeframe at the beginning of the World Championship. Based on their total combined scores, 24 finalists participated in the second part of the competition, a live question-and-answer round with four prominent neuroscientist judges.

Prizes:

• 1st Place: $3000 + paid summer internship
• 2nd Place: $2000 + paid summer internship
• 3rd Place: $1000 + mentorship calls with two neuroscience experts

Contact us at TriangleBrainBee@unc.edu if you have questions about the 2022 Triangle Brain Bee!