6 Indian Americans named Davidson Fellows 2026
Six Indian American students have been awarded the prestigious 2026 Davidson Fellows Scholarship, which honors exceptional achievements by gifted young individuals. The recipients will receive scholarships ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 for their groundbreaking projects in various fields. Aditya Sengupta, an 18-year-old from Bellevue, Washington, was awarded the top $100,000 prize for developing ForeCAT, a machine-learning system that enhances predictions of clear-air turbulence.
Tanishka Aglave, Hitaishi Chillara, Praadhyumn Indaana, and Rajarshi Mandal each received the $50,000 award for their innovative work in combating citrus greening disease, studying the relationship between galaxies and black holes, improving predictions of critical heat flux in nuclear reactors, and creating a model for malaria prevention, respectively.
The scholarship, administered by the Davidson Institute, supports profoundly gifted students aged 18 or younger who demonstrate significant achievements in their projects. The projects, which span science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literature, music, philosophy, and unconventional fields, are evaluated based on their quality, significance, and potential impact on society.
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