Mridha Spirit of Neurology Award
Sponsored by the American Brain Foundation and endowed by gifts to the Dr. Debasish and Chinu Mridha Endowment Fund.
The application period is closed.
About
The Mridha Spirit of Neurology Award is a humanitarian award that recognizes the work of a neurologist or neuroscientist who has demonstrated altruism, compassion, integrity, and leadership while providing quality neurological health care to a destitute, distressed, or marginalized population or in impoverished communities of the world. Also referred to as a humanitarian award, this non-scientific award is open to current AAN members in practice, academics, or retired that have demonstrated these attributes while serving a distressed population or impoverished community in the world.
The award is sponsored by the American Brain Foundation and endowed by gifts to the Dr. Debasish and Chinu Mridha Endowment Fund. Debasish Mridha, MD, and his wife, Chinu, are dedicated to improving the lives of others and recognizing others, through this award, who do the same.
Timeline
- Applications open: August 5, 2025
- Applications close: October 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT
- Notifications sent: By end of January 2026
Benefits
- Certificate of recognition
- $1,000 prize
Eligibility
- Nominee must be an AAN member
- Must be nominated by an AAN member
Nominators should submit one complete set of the following materials:
- Completed application form
- Personal statement summarizing the nominee's qualifications for the award and reasons why the nominee should receive the award
- Current curriculum vitae of the nominee
- Letter of support from the nominee's department chair
Questions?
For more information or questions, please contact Samantha Ross at grants@americanbrainfoundation.org.