Tata Transformation Prize
Forecasted
Tata Transformation Prize supports scientists and engineers in India to implement and scale technologies in food security, sustainability, and healthcare that improve quality of life.
Funder: The New York Academy of Sciences
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline) | June 2027 (Letters of Reference)
Funding Amounts: INR 2 crores (approximately US$215,000) per winner; one winner in each of three categories
Summary: Supports scientists and engineers in India to implement and scale technological innovations in food security, sustainability, and healthcare.
Key Information: Applicants must hold a doctorate and an eligible research position in India, with institutional pre-approval.
Description
The Tata Transformation Prize, administered by The New York Academy of Sciences in partnership with Tata Sons, supports the implementation at scale of high-impact research addressing India’s critical challenges. It recognizes scientists and engineers developing technologies in food security, sustainability, and healthcare, with the goal of improving quality of life across India and beyond while advancing national economic competitiveness.
The prize focuses on digital and technological transformation: innovations that reimagine traditional practices and business models, transform technological paradigms, improve public trust, and enable an open and connected world. Supported work can improve food productivity and resource efficiency, reduce waste, protect the environment, or make healthcare more accessible, affordable, accountable, and effective. Evaluation emphasizes scientific rigor, credible preliminary evidence, original approaches, realistic implementation plans, and measurable, lasting impact, particularly for underserved populations in India.
