Infosys Prize

The vision of the Infosys Science Foundation is to support and promote world class scientific research that impacts India and benefits the people of India and the world. It also aims to make scientific thinking a part of culture and society. One of the ways to fulfil this vision was instituting the Infosys Prize. The intent of the Prize is two-fold – firstly, to recognize and encourage extraordinary talent early so they may scale greater heights, and secondly, to create role models who inspire young researchers to pursue a career in the sciences. The award is given annually to honor outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six Prize Categories - Economics, Engineering & Computer Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. Each prize carries a prize of a gold medal, a citation and a purse of USD 100,000 (or its equivalent in Rupees). The prize purse is tax free in the hands of winners in India.