The #BrainLifeGoals campaign is an initiative of the European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA] that aims to raise awareness of the impact of neurological disorders.

In 2020, in the framework of our #BrainLifeGoals campaign, EFNA is once again providing grants to support work on one of our chosen advocacy themes. This years focus is on:

Ensuring Equitable Access to Treatment, Services and Support for Neurology Patients and their Carers

Access to treatment is one of the central #BrainLifeGoals of many neurology patients, and we want to help make that a reality across Europe! EFNA will provide 10 grants of €3,000 each to selected organisations, working to address this theme.

26 applications were received from across Europe, all featuring exciting projects.

We are delighted to announce that the projects as #BrainLifeGoals Project Grant recipients in 2020 are:

• Dystonia Europe – #JumpforDystonia2020
   
• ADHS Deutschland e.V. – Raising Awareness about Undiagnosed ADHD in Women
   
• European Huntington Association – Healthe-rnd communication
   
• The Brain & Spine Foundation (UK) –  #BrainCareNow
   
• Neurological Alliance Of Ireland – ‘Making Our Asks A Reality’ – A Three part Documentary Series
   
• EPIONI – Greek Carers Network – Caring for Carers: Access to services and support for family caregivers of people with mental health needs
   
• European Parkinson Disease Association (EPDA) – EDUCATION & AWARENESS INITIATIVE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: Global Proliferation of Motor-cognitive exercise with Limited Evidence and Expertise – Safety Implications
   
• ADHD Ireland – ADHD Understanding for Educators
   
• Federacion Espanola de Parkinson – Training programme for engagement in research for people living with Parkinson’s disease
   
• Hellenic Alliance/Action for Stroke – FAST 112 HEROES: Patient engagement in educational stroke awareness for kids in the Greek language.
   

Click on any of the winning projects listed for further detail.

Congratulations to all awardees!

We’ll keep you updated on the projects’ progress throughout the year.
EFNA would like to extend sincere thanks to our judging panel for giving their time to assessing all applications. They are:

• David Vodusek, European Academy of Neurology
  
• Neil Betteridge, European Alliance for Patient Access
• Vinciane Quoidbach, European Brain Council
  
• Stephanie Ludwig, Roche
• David Elvira, Sanofi
• Jenny Baker, EFNA Secretary General