You can help progress our research
You don't have to be a scientist to get involved with QBI. We offer a range of opportunities for everyday people to connect and progress our research and discoveries.
The foundation for all of our work is the funding we receive through a range of sources, including philanthropic donations from our generous supporters. There are many ways to give to QBI: directly, through planned giving, or holding fundraising events that entertain or challenge supporters as they dig deep to help us better understand the brain.
We also offer opportunities for students to learn directly from our inspiring researchers through lab placements, and for community members to tour our facilities and attend events. Finally, you can give one of the greatest gifts of all by volunteering for studies to advance treatments and diagnostics for brain diseases and disorders.
How you can support us
What your donations fund
Through your support you are helping QBI solve the major neurological health challenges facing our community today

World leading research

Brightest scientific minds

Solutions to global health challenges
Discovery Research Endowment Fund
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QBI’s Discovery Research Endowment Fund supports scientists exploring the unknown, which will guide new research on finding cures for diseases or improving quality of life.
Community & school programs
Australian Brain Bee
The Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) is a competition for high school students in year 10 to learn about the brain and its functions, learn about neuroscience research, find out about careers in neuroscience and to dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses.
Volunteer for a research study
QBI offers the public the opportunity to become involved in our research
through volunteering in a range of our human studies.
Your help may be vital to solving some of humanity's greatest ailments
and answering some of the biggest questions we face.
Events
Research in action
- 22 April 2022There's an ANZAC and his group of mates we would particularly like you to remember.
- A new collaborative project could see many neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions managed at home.
- A Queensland Brain Institute researcher will be heading to the US after their work into how anaesthesia disrupts brain function was awarded a Fulbright scholarship.