BRACE Champions

Who are BRACE Champions? 

As a small charity we are so fortunate to have incredible supporters that make dementia research possible. Supporters who regularly donate to dementia research automatically become a BRACE Champion. 

Regular donors are those who give the same amount each month, quarter, or year usually by standing order or direct debit.

When you become a BRACE Champion you will receive: 

• A letter of thanks and welcome from our CEO
• An annual update on the impact of your donation, also directly from the CEO
• A discount code for our online shop 
• A BRACE pin badge to wear with pride 

Regular donors provide BRACE with...

Long term impact

Dementia research takes time. By giving to BRACE over a longer period there is a higher chance that any breakthrough that occurs will have been partly funded by you. Your gift can last the length of one or more studies, or at least one stage of it. 

Better financial planning

With a stable income, we can make informed decisions about which projects to fund and for how long. This stability is crucial in our search to find a cure for dementia.

No missed opportunities

Last year we received grant applications costing £3 million and could only award £700,000. Your sustained support will mean we can say yes to more research projects.

What could your regular donation do? 

£4 a month/£48 a year could pay for a tissue sample to be prepared for research at the BRACE funded South West Dementia Brain Bank. 

£10 a month/£120 a year could support a research project developing a new dementia treatment. 

£50 a month/£600 a year could fund 30 hours of work by a Dementia Research Nurse. 

We are a small charity committed to funding as much research as possible with donations from kind supporters, like you. In 2023, BRACE received £3 million of research grant requests. We could only fund £700,000.  Thank you to every single person who supports BRACE and dementia research.

Together we will defeat dementia. 

Are you interested in becoming a BRACE Champion? Please email [email protected] to find out more, or set up a regular donation here. Thank you.

Examples of what BRACE donors have funded: 

• Important trials to get an Alzheimer’s disease drug (galantamine) clinically approved. 
• A dementia research nurse supporting people living with dementia to take part in research studies. 
• Improving MRI equipment to detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier. 
• Developed an assessment tool that is used worldwide in the diagnosis and monitoring of dementia. 
• Research into less well known and researched areas of dementia such as emotional processing, movement and balance problems, and quality of life. 

• The Brain Centre - BRACE made a major contribution to the cost of developing the Bristol Brain Centre at Southmead Hospital, a world class clinical research centre.  
• The South West Dementia Brain Bank (SWDBB) - an important platform for both UK and international dementia researchers providing tissue samples for thousands of researchers each year. 
• More than 35 PhD students, ensuring the future of dementia research.   
• A pilot project that developed the world's first early Alzheimer's EEG test. It is so successful the NHS are now investigating for their use.