2026 Hill Prizes Application

The Hill Prizes, funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, recognize and advance top Texas innovators and researchers whose work could have significant impact on science and society. The prizes propel high-risk, high-reward ideas and innovations that demonstrate very significant potential for real-world impact and can lead to new, paradigm-shifting paths in research.

The Hill Prizes have six categories: medicine, public health, engineering, biological sciences, physical sciences and technology. The medicine, public health, engineering, biological sciences and physical sciences prizes will be given to researchers at academic and medical institutions. The Hill Prize in technology will be given to individuals in the private sector and government in applied sciences and engineering.

Each prize recipient’s institution or organization will receive $500,000 in direct funding from Lyda Hill Philanthropies to accelerate their work. Prize recipients will be announced in January 2026 and recognized on February 2, 2026, at the opening reception of the TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

For more information regarding eligibility guidelines and application components, please visit: https://tamest.org/hill-prizes/