The International Brain Bee World Championship is a high-level academic competition for national Brain Bee champions, with an IYNA Virtual Brain Bee winner route for students in countries without a National Brain Bee. The competition includes sections on Neuroanatomy/Neurohistology, a Written Test, Patient Diagnosis, and Live Judging. The material draws from university and medical school course content.
The official homepage confirms a virtual November 6–11, 2026 World Championship. Its association with Neuroscience 2026 is not a different attendance window or an in-person Washington requirement. The top five 2026 winners are offered the separate July 2027 NextGen experience in Chicago; this is not an announced date for the next World Championship.
The FAQ specifies that World Championship national champions may not be older than 19 and confirms the IYNA route for students in countries without a National Brain Bee. Local/national deadlines and detailed eligibility vary. No universal direct World Championship student application cutoff or current participation-fee policy was verified. The competition page lists US$3,000 / $2,000 / $1,000 winner prizes and a US$100 neuroanatomy/histology prize; those are awards after competing, not attendance aid. Checked November 4, 2026.