Bold Innovation for India and Beyond.

The Tata Transformation Prize recognizes scientists and engineers in India who are developing technological innovations that address three challenges of national importance: Food Security, Sustainability, and Healthcare.
Applicants must propose technologies that address one of the three categories with a focus on digital and technological transformation: innovations that re-imagine traditional practices and business models, transform technological paradigms, improve public trust, and enable an open and connected world.

Are you interested in learning more? If you're not already talking with our team, email nyas@nyas.org for more information.

Who Should Apply?

Employed at the time of application at an eligible institution based in India

Researchers with a focus on Food Security, Sustainability, or Healthcare.

We invite researchers who meet the following criteria to apply. Exceptions to these requirements may be made on a case-by-case basis.

Questions about eligibility can be sent directly to our team at tatatransformation@nyas.org.

Hold a doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.)

Hold a position as a Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty member, or Researcher/Scientist, with at least 50% full-time effort devoted to research.

Be resident in India or a person of Indian origin residing in India

The Tata Transformation Prize is open to applicants from over 450 institutions and universities in India.
A full list of these accepted institutions may be found within the Application portal and NYAS.org/tata website.

Financial Award

The Tata Transformation Prize awards one Winner in each of the three categories with INR 2 crores (approximately US$215,000). Each Winner will also receive a personalized medal inscribed with their name and Prize year.

Why Apply: Awards, Access, and Impact

Lifetime Membership

Each Winner will receive a lifetime membership to the New York Academy of Sciences, providing lifelong access to our Global Member Directory, a deep archive of digital content, and access to free or significantly discounted registrations to in-person and virtual symposia, webinars, and conferences.

Showcase Work

Winners will have an opportunity to share their work at the Tata Transformation Prize events in December 2026 in Mumbai.

Networking

Winners will be connected with other innovators in the Indian academic and business communities to accelerate the pace at which their innovations transform society.

Share Research Impacts

The Tata Transformation Prize accelerates innovative research toward real-world impact.”

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Prize Categories

The Tata Transformation Prize recognizes groundbreaking research and technologies in the following categories:

Food Security

Innovations that enhance nutritional quality, productivity, resilience, and efficiency across food systems, such as:

Sustainability

Technology innovations that enable large-scale reduction and recycling of resources, sustainable energy, and environmental protection, such as:

Healthcare

Innovations that improve access, effectiveness, and delivery of healthcare through advanced technologies and systems, such as:

Sensing & wearable technology

Clean energy

Precision agriculture

Supply chain management

Green chemistry

Telemedicine

Health informatics

Soil health management

Sustainable materials

Circular economy technologies

Electronic health records

Crop sensing

Genetic modification

Climate change modeling

Bioprinting

Food distribution

Battery & energy storage

Augmented reality

Food processing

Energy efficient vehicles & devices

Robotics

Aquaculture

Recycling & waste disposal

Medical training strategies

Smart irrigation systems

Environmentally-friendly infrastructure

Public health infrastructure

Drug development

Climate change-resistant agriculture practices

Biodiversity & natural resource conservation

Precision medicine

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Application Details and Timeline

April 27 - May 29, 2026 (11:59PM IST)

Applications accepted

June - August 2026

Applications reviewed & Winners selected

September 2026

Winners notified

November 2026

Public Winner announcement

December 4, 2026

Check out the highlights from the 2024 ceremony!

Award ceremony hosted in Mumbai, India.