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	The '''Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award''', named after the [[List of Presidents of India\|11th President of India]] and aerospace scientist [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], is awarded by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in recognition of contributions on scientific development, humanities and students' welfare.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-to-institute-award-in-memory-of-Abdul-Kalam-celebrate-his-birth-anniversary-as-Youth-Awakening-Day/articleshow/48294006.cms \| title=Tamil Nadu to institute award in memory of Abdul Kalam, celebrate his birth anniversary as Youth Awakening Day \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=21 July 2015 \| accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/president-kalams-birthday-to-be-celebrated-with-youth-inspiration-day-in-tamil-nadu-1202495 \| title=President Kalam's Birthday to Be Celebrated as Youth Inspiration Day in Tamil Nadu \| publisher=[[NDTV]] \| date=31 July 2015 \| accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>		The '''Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award''', named after the [[List of Presidents of India\|11th President of India]] and aerospace scientist [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], is awarded by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in recognition of contributions on scientific development, humanities and students' welfare.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-to-institute-award-in-memory-of-Abdul-Kalam-celebrate-his-birth-anniversary-as-Youth-Awakening-Day/articleshow/48294006.cms \| title=Tamil Nadu to institute award in memory of Abdul Kalam, celebrate his birth anniversary as Youth Awakening Day \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=21 July 2015 \| accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/president-kalams-birthday-to-be-celebrated-with-youth-inspiration-day-in-tamil-nadu-1202495 \|title=President Kalam's Birthday to Be Celebrated as Youth Inspiration Day in Tamil Nadu \| publisher=[[NDTV]] \| date=31 July 2015 \| accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

	== Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award Announcement ==		== Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award Announcement ==
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	Since 2008, the [[National Innovation Foundation - India\|National Innovation Foundation]], a body of the Department of Science and Technology celebrates Children's Creativity and Innovation Day each year with "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE awards" in his name.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/NIF-dedicates-its-IGNITE-awards-in-memory-of-Dr-Kalam/articleshow/48442086.cms \| title=NIF dedicates its IGNITE awards in memory of Dr Kalam \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=11 August 2015 \| accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-31/news/65074490_1_innovation-award-national-innovation-foundation-chief-innovation-officer \| title=NIF's innovation award for schoolchildren named after A P J Abdul Kalam \| work=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=31 July 2015 \| accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>		Since 2008, the [[National Innovation Foundation - India\|National Innovation Foundation]], a body of the Department of Science and Technology celebrates Children's Creativity and Innovation Day each year with "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE awards" in his name.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/NIF-dedicates-its-IGNITE-awards-in-memory-of-Dr-Kalam/articleshow/48442086.cms \| title=NIF dedicates its IGNITE awards in memory of Dr Kalam \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=11 August 2015 \| accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-31/news/65074490_1_innovation-award-national-innovation-foundation-chief-innovation-officer \| title=NIF's innovation award for schoolchildren named after A P J Abdul Kalam \| work=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=31 July 2015 \| accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

	~~== List of awardess ==~~
	* 2014 – Ananya Jain, founder of FullCircle (USA), Georgia Institute of Technology's "Genius" Awardee for Research; Government of Switzerland, ETH Zurich researcher in Chemistry.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://nif.org.in/innovation/bio-fertiliser-from-cockroaches/737 \| title= India awards child prodigy with IGNITE award \| work=[[NIF, IGNITE India]] \| date = December 2014 \| accessdate= 26 May 2020}}</ref>		* 2014 – Ananya Jain, founder of FullCircle (USA), Georgia Institute of Technology's "Genius" Awardee for Research; Government of Switzerland, ETH Zurich researcher in Chemistry.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://nif.org.in/innovation/bio-fertiliser-from-cockroaches/737 \| title= India awards child prodigy with IGNITE award \| work=[[NIF, IGNITE India]] \| date = December 2014 \| accessdate= 26 May 2020}}</ref>
	* 2015 – [[N. Valarmathi]], scientist of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]], contributed to India's first home-developed radar imaging satellite [[RISAT-1]].<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-awards-heavy-cargo-woman-truck-driver-isro-scientist/articleshow/48494299.cms \| title=Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa awards heavy cargo woman truck driver, ISRO scientist \| work=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=15 August 2015 \| accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>		* 2015 – [[N. Valarmathi]], scientist of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]], contributed to India's first home-developed radar imaging satellite [[RISAT-1]].<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-awards-heavy-cargo-woman-truck-driver-isro-scientist/articleshow/48494299.cms \| title=Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa awards heavy cargo woman truck driver, ISRO scientist \| work=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=15 August 2015 \| accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>
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	* 2018 – K. Senthil Kumar (Director of Centre for Aerospace Research, Anna University), S. Thamaraiselvi, C. U. Hari and A. Mohammed Rasheed, contributed to avionics and research on UAV.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/aug/16/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-research-team-dhaksha-bags-apj-abdul-kalam-award-1858402.html \|title=Unmanned Aerial Vehicles research team 'Dhaksha' bags APJ Abdul Kalam award}}</ref>		* 2018 – K. Senthil Kumar (Director of Centre for Aerospace Research, Anna University), S. Thamaraiselvi, C. U. Hari and A. Mohammed Rasheed, contributed to avionics and research on UAV.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/aug/16/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-research-team-dhaksha-bags-apj-abdul-kalam-award-1858402.html \|title=Unmanned Aerial Vehicles research team 'Dhaksha' bags APJ Abdul Kalam award}}</ref>
	* 2019 – [[K. Sivan]], an eminent scientist and the chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/isro-chairman-sivan-gets-apj-abdul-kalam-award/article29099981.ece \| title=ISRO Chairman Sivan gets A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award\| newspaper=The Hindu\| date=15 August 2019}}</ref>		* 2019 – [[K. Sivan]], an eminent scientist and the chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/isro-chairman-sivan-gets-apj-abdul-kalam-award/article29099981.ece \| title=ISRO Chairman Sivan gets A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award\| newspaper=The Hindu\| date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
	* 2019 – [[National Innovation Foundation – India]] confers students with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2019<ref>https://ruralmarketing.in/industry/innovation/nif-confers-students-with-dr-apj-abdul-kalam-ignite-awards-2019</ref>		* 2019 – [[National Innovation Foundation – India]] confers students with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2019<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ruralmarketing.in/industry/innovation/nif-confers-students-with-dr-apj-abdul-kalam-ignite-awards-2019 \|title=NIF confers students with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2019 {{!}} Rural Marketing \|website=ruralmarketing.in \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205075623/https://ruralmarketing.in/industry/innovation/nif-confers-students-with-dr-apj-abdul-kalam-ignite-awards-2019 \|archive-date=2019-12-05}} </ref>

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The '''Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award''', named after the [[List of Presidents of India|11th President of India]] and aerospace scientist [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], is awarded by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in recognition of contributions on scientific development, humanities and students' welfare.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-to-institute-award-in-memory-of-Abdul-Kalam-celebrate-his-birth-anniversary-as-Youth-Awakening-Day/articleshow/48294006.cms | title=Tamil Nadu to institute award in memory of Abdul Kalam, celebrate his birth anniversary as Youth Awakening Day | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=21 July 2015 | accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/president-kalams-birthday-to-be-celebrated-with-youth-inspiration-day-in-tamil-nadu-1202495 | title=President Kalam's Birthday to Be Celebrated as Youth Inspiration Day in Tamil Nadu | publisher=[[NDTV]] | date=31 July 2015 | accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

== Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award Announcement ==
On 31 July 2015, Then [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[J. Jayalalithaa]] announced after the death of Kalam (27 July 2015)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/award-in-kalams-name-birthday-to-be-observed-as-youth-renaissance-day-1028295.html | title=Award in Kalam's name; birthday to be observed as 'Youth Renaissance Day' | publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] | date=31 July 2015 | accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref> that an award will be given annually in his name. The award prize will be five hundred thousand [[Indian rupee]]s (about US$7,700), a certificate and a gold medal weighing eight grams.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Jayalalithaa-Institutes-Award-in-the-Name-of-Abdul-Kalam-His-Birthday-to-be-Celebrated-as-Youth-Awakening-Day/2015/07/31/article2950079.ece | title=Jayalalithaa Institutes Award in the Name of Abdul Kalam; His Birthday to be celebrated as Youth Awakening Day |work=[[The New Indian Express]] | date=31 July 2015 | accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref> The Chief Minister stated "Vibrant India; Prosperous Tamil Nadu. To strengthen this, I have ordered to institute an award in memory of Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The award will be given away every year during Independence Day. It will carry a cash prize of {{INR}} 5 lakh, a gold medal weighing eight gram and a certificate."<ref name="timesofindia" /> In addition, the Government of Tamil Nadu would commemorate his birthday each year as "Youth Awakening Day", on 15 October.<ref name="timesofindia" /> He was born in [[Rameswaram]], Tamil Nadu on 15 October 1931.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Headlines/4969/tn-to-celebrate-kalam's-birthday-as-youth-inspiration-day.html | title=TN to celebrate Kalam's birthday as Youth Inspiration Day | work=The Weekend Leader | date=31 July 2015 | accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/tamil-nadu-celebrate-kalams-birthday-youth-inspiration-day-102620922.html | title=Tamil Nadu to celebrate Kalam's birthday as Youth Inspiration Day | publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] | date=31 July 2015 | accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

The award was scheduled to be given out every year on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day in India]] (15 August) starting with 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Award in Abdul Kalam's name; birthday to be observed as 'Youth Renaissance Day': TN government |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/award-in-abdul-kalams-name-birthday-to-be-observed-as-youth-renaissance-day-tn-government/articleshow/48294289.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=15 April 2020 |agency=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref> The first award was given to the Program Director of the Microwave Remote Sensing Program and scientist at the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]], N. Valarmathi, on the 69th Independence Day of India, 15 August 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kalam-award-for-isro-scientist/article7545450.ece | title=Kalam award for ISRO scientist | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=16 August 2015 | accessdate=16 August 2015| last1=Yamunan | first1=Sruthisagar }}</ref>

Since 2008, the [[National Innovation Foundation - India|National Innovation Foundation]], a body of the Department of Science and Technology celebrates Children's Creativity and Innovation Day each year with "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE awards" in his name.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/NIF-dedicates-its-IGNITE-awards-in-memory-of-Dr-Kalam/articleshow/48442086.cms | title=NIF dedicates its IGNITE awards in memory of Dr Kalam | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=11 August 2015 | accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-31/news/65074490_1_innovation-award-national-innovation-foundation-chief-innovation-officer | title=NIF's innovation award for schoolchildren named after A P J Abdul Kalam | work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=31 July 2015 | accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

== List of awardess ==
* 2014 – Ananya Jain, founder of FullCircle (USA), Georgia Institute of Technology's "Genius" Awardee for Research; Government of Switzerland, ETH Zurich researcher in Chemistry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nif.org.in/innovation/bio-fertiliser-from-cockroaches/737 | title= India awards child prodigy with IGNITE award | work=[[NIF, IGNITE India]] | date = December 2014 | accessdate= 26 May 2020}}</ref>
* 2015 – [[N. Valarmathi]], scientist of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]], contributed to India's first home-developed radar imaging satellite [[RISAT-1]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-awards-heavy-cargo-woman-truck-driver-isro-scientist/articleshow/48494299.cms | title=Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa awards heavy cargo woman truck driver, ISRO scientist | work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=15 August 2015 | accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>
* 2016 – P. Shanmugam, Central Leather Research Institute's Principal Scientist, contributed services in the Higher Education Department of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/clri-scientist-bags-a-p-j-abdul-kalam-award/articleshow/53708946.cms | title=CLRI scientist bags A P J Abdul Kalam award | newspaper=The Economic Times | accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref>
* 2017 – S. P. Thyagarajan, an eminent scientist, academic and former vice-chancellor of University of Madras.
* 2018 – K. Senthil Kumar (Director of Centre for Aerospace Research, Anna University), S. Thamaraiselvi, C. U. Hari and A. Mohammed Rasheed, contributed to avionics and research on UAV.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/aug/16/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-research-team-dhaksha-bags-apj-abdul-kalam-award-1858402.html |title=Unmanned Aerial Vehicles research team 'Dhaksha' bags APJ Abdul Kalam award}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[K. Sivan]], an eminent scientist and the chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/isro-chairman-sivan-gets-apj-abdul-kalam-award/article29099981.ece | title=ISRO Chairman Sivan gets A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award| newspaper=The Hindu| date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[National Innovation Foundation – India]] confers students with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2019<ref>https://ruralmarketing.in/industry/innovation/nif-confers-students-with-dr-apj-abdul-kalam-ignite-awards-2019</ref>

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