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Agami Prize 2027

Ideas that

serve justice.

Are you building an idea that could transform the field of law and justice in India?

Nominate an idea

Apply now

Nominate an idea

Agami

Agami Prize trophy

₹30 lakhPrize pool

₹30 lakhPrize pool

Agami Prize 2027

Ideas that

serve justice.

Are you building an idea that could transform the field of law and justice in India?

Nominate an idea

Apply now

Nominate an idea

Agami

Agami Prize trophy

₹30 lakhPrize pool

₹30 lakhPrize pool

Agami Prize 2027

Ideas that

serve justice.

Are you building an idea that could transform the field of law and justice in India?

Nominate an idea

Apply now

Nominate an idea

Agami

Agami Prize trophy

₹30 lakhPrize pool

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01

What is Agami Prize

The Agami Prize recognises and supports innovative ideas that can transform the field of law and justice in India.

Ideas paving the way for more people to participate in making justice.

See past winners

The right tailwind at an early stage can take an idea much further. Agami Prize creates an open space for new ways of making justice to emerge.

01 / AGAMI PRIZE

Two Winners

₹5 lakh each to outstanding early-stage initiatives.

02 / SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Cash Prizes

For promising ideas with standout potential.

03 / MENTORSHIP

Tailored Mentorship

A two-day, in-person interaction with leading innovators.

04 / SHOWCASE

National Showcase

Present your idea at Justicemakers Mela 2027.

05 / Connections

Visibility & Network

Visibility, community, connections to help your idea grow.

Agami Prize

Partners

Godrej Foundation

Tree of Life Foundation

Applications close on 30th October 2026Ideas in actionJURY DETAILS COMING SOONApplications close on 30th October 2026Ideas in actionJURY DETAILS COMING SOON

01

What is Agami Prize

The Agami Prize recognises and supports innovative ideas that can transform the field of law and justice in India.

Ideas paving the way for more people to participate in making justice.

See past winners

The right tailwind at an early stage can take an idea much further. Agami Prize creates an open space for new ways of making justice to emerge.

01 / AGAMI PRIZE

Two Winners

₹5 lakh each to outstanding early-stage initiatives.

02 / SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Cash Prizes

For promising ideas with standout potential.

03 / MENTORSHIP

Tailored Mentorship

A two-day, in-person interaction with leading innovators.

04 / SHOWCASE

National Showcase

Present your idea at Justicemakers Mela 2027.

05 / Connections

Visibility & Network

Visibility, community, connections to help your idea grow.

Agami Prize

Partners

Godrej Foundation

Tree of Life Foundation

Applications close on 30th October 2026Ideas in actionJURY DETAILS COMING SOONApplications close on 30th October 2026Ideas in actionJURY DETAILS COMING SOON

01

What is Agami Prize

Agami Prize recognises and supports innovative ideas that can transform the systems of law and justice.

Ideas paving the way for more people to participate in making justice.

See past winners

The right tailwind at an early stage can take an idea much further. Agami Prize creates an open space for new ways of making justice to emerge.

01 / AGAMI PRIZE

Two Winners

₹5 lakh each to outstanding early-stage initiatives.

02 / SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Cash Prizes

For promising ideas with standout potential.

03 / MENTORSHIP

Tailored Mentorship

A two-day, in-person interaction with leading innovators.

04 / SHOWCASE

National Showcase

Present your idea at Justicemakers Mela 2027.

05 / Connections

Visibility & Network

Visibility, community, connections to help your idea grow.

Agami Prize

Partners

Godrej Foundation

Tree of Life Foundation

02

Who should apply

We are looking for ideas that are reimagining:

How the legal industry works

New tools, models, processes and ways of working that make legal systems more efficient and responsive. This could look like:

Making legal compliance, research or processes simpler and frictionless.
Making legal knowledge easier to find, understand and use.
Improving the quality, reach or accessibility of legal services.

How the legal industry works

New tools, models, processes and ways of working that make legal systems more efficient and responsive. This could look like:

Making legal compliance, research or processes simpler and frictionless.
Making legal knowledge easier to find, understand and use.
Improving the quality, reach or accessibility of legal services.

How justice is experienced

New ways for people to understand, access, shape, and participate in justice. This could look like:

Bridging the gap between citizens and systems of law and justice.
Helping people better understand and exercise their rights.
Rethinking how laws and policies are made to better respond to people’s needs.

How justice is experienced

New ways for people to understand, access, shape, and participate in justice. This could look like:

Bridging the gap between citizens and systems of law and justice.
Helping people better understand and exercise their rights.
Rethinking how laws and policies are made to better respond to people’s needs.

03What is an early-stage idea?

An idea already moved into action.

The Agami Prize is open to different kinds of initiatives, including for-profits, not-for-profits, hybrids and unregistered entities. Your idea could be at any of the stages below.

01 /

Testing your idea

Prototyping an early version to test, learn and improve.

02 /

Proof of concept

Showing that an idea is feasible and has potential.

03 /

Piloting your idea

Trying your approach in a real-world setting.

04 /

Implementing

Putting your idea to work and beginning to demonstrate results.

04idea prize winners

Early-stage ideas we've supported in previous prize cycles.

2022 / POLICY CHANGE & ADVOCACY

ILFAT

Enabling trafficking survivors to shape policy, advocacy, and public narratives.

SURVIVOR-LED JUSTICE

2022 / LEGAL TECH SOLUTION

Lawyered

Expanding access to legal support for people underserved by the formal legal services.

Access to justice

2020 / COMMUNITY LEGAL AID

Zenith

Building community capacity to effectively claim rights, entitlements and justice.

LEGAL EMPOWERMENT

2018 / CIVIC TECH SOLUTION

Civis

Making it easier for citizens to understand and participate in shaping laws and public policy.

Civic participation

2018 / SENSITIVE REPORTING

Impulse Model Press Lab

Training journalists in the Northeast to report on human trafficking responsibly.

ETHICAL MEDIA & JUSTICE

2020 / LITIGATION & RESEARCH

CPAP

A litigation and research initiative challenging discriminatory policing and criminalisation of marginalised communities.

POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

04idea prize winners

Early-stage ideas we've supported in previous prize cycles.

2022 / POLICY CHANGE & ADVOCACY

ILFAT

Enabling trafficking survivors to shape policy, advocacy, and public narratives.

SURVIVOR-LED JUSTICE

2022 / LEGAL TECH SOLUTION

Lawyered

Expanding access to legal support for people underserved by the formal legal services.

Access to justice

2020 / COMMUNITY LEGAL AID

Zenith

Building community capacity to effectively claim rights, entitlements and justice.

LEGAL EMPOWERMENT

2018 / CIVIC TECH SOLUTION

Civis

Making it easier for citizens to understand and participate in shaping laws and public policy.

Civic participation

2018 / SENSITIVE REPORTING

Impulse Model Press Lab

Training journalists in the Northeast to report on human trafficking responsibly.

ETHICAL MEDIA & JUSTICE

2020 / LITIGATION & RESEARCH

CPAP

A litigation and research initiative challenging discriminatory policing and criminalisation of marginalised communities.

POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

04idea prize winners

Early-stage ideas we've supported in previous prize cycles.

2022 / POLICY CHANGE & ADVOCACY

ILFAT

Enabling trafficking survivors to shape policy, advocacy, and public narratives.

SURVIVOR-LED JUSTICE

2022 / LEGAL TECH SOLUTION

Lawyered

Expanding access to legal support for people underserved by the formal legal services.

Access to justice

2020 / COMMUNITY LEGAL AID

Zenith

Building community capacity to effectively claim rights, entitlements and justice.

LEGAL EMPOWERMENT

2018 / CIVIC TECH SOLUTION

Civis

Making it easier for citizens to understand and participate in shaping laws and public policy.

Civic participation

2018 / SENSITIVE REPORTING

Impulse Model Press Lab

Training journalists in the Northeast to report on human trafficking responsibly.

ETHICAL MEDIA & JUSTICE

2020 / LITIGATION & RESEARCH

CPAP

A litigation and research initiative challenging discriminatory policing and criminalisation of marginalised communities.

POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

05

eligibility criteria

Let's check if your idea is eligible!

Pro tip: The Prize is for young ideas, not necessarily young people. There is no age or career-stage limit.

1. Does your idea see law and justice as a site of change, transforming how legal systems work or how justice is experienced?

2. Is your initiative based in India, with India as an important target area?

3. Is at least one founder working on it full-time?

4. Is it a new or early-stage initiative that is less than 3 years old?

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Please Note

New programmes, products or verticals inside established organisations are not eligible.

06EVALUATION CRITERIA

How ideas are evaluated

Eligible initiatives are considered for their leadership, the agency they activate and the transformation they make possible.

01 / Is there entrepreneurial leadership?

Entrepreneurial Leadership

We look for deeply committed leaders who can formulate practical pathways, take people with them and choose the organising model needed to realise the idea’s full potential.

01 / Is there entrepreneurial leadership?

Entrepreneurial Leadership

We look for deeply committed leaders who can formulate practical pathways, take people with them and choose the organising model needed to realise the idea’s full potential.

02 / Does the idea activate agency?

Activating Agency

Strong ideas create roles for others to become players in making justice—not only recipients of services—and especially activate people traditionally denied agency.

02 / Does the idea activate agency?

Activating Agency

Strong ideas create roles for others to become players in making justice—not only recipients of services—and especially activate people traditionally denied agency.

03 / Is it transforming justice?

Transformative Innovation

We look for unique insight and new possibilities created by challenging existing roles, information flows, processes, relationships or structures. Technology may or may not be central.

03 / Is it transforming justice?

Transformative Innovation

We look for unique insight and new possibilities created by challenging existing roles, information flows, processes, relationships or structures. Technology may or may not be central.

07timeline

Your Prize Journey

Join a cohort of people reshaping justice.

15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Applications & nominations open

Apply for the Prize or nominate early-stage ideas you believe in.

30 OCTOBER 2026

Applications & nominations close

Last day to get your application or nominations in.

OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2026

Meet the Agami team

If your idea moves forward, we will have a short conversation to understand you, the idea and what you are building.

DECEMBER 2026–JANUARY 2027

Meet the Evaluation Council

Shortlisted applicants go deeper in a one-to-one conversation about the idea, its potential and impact.

JANUARY 2027

Join the Prize cohort

Up to 20 promising ideas become part of the Agami Prize 2027 cohort, followed by field visits to select the finalists.

FEBRUARY 2027

Take your idea to the Grand Jury

Finalists present their work, and the two winning ideas are announced.

MARCH 2027

After-Prize journey

Finalists come together for a two-day, in-person interaction with mentors, masterclasses and peer exchange.

MAY 2027

Take the national stage

Showcase your work at JusticeMakers Mela 2027 at Freedom Park, Bengaluru.

07timeline

Your Prize Journey

Join a cohort of people reshaping justice.

15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Applications & nominations open

Apply for the Prize or nominate early-stage ideas you believe in.

30 OCTOBER 2026

Applications & nominations close

Last day to get your application or nominations in.

OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2026

Meet the Agami team

If your idea moves forward, we will have a short conversation to understand you, the idea and what you are building.

DECEMBER 2026–JANUARY 2027

Meet the Evaluation Council

Shortlisted applicants go deeper in a one-to-one conversation about the idea, its potential and impact.

JANUARY 2027

Join the Prize cohort

Up to 20 promising ideas become part of the Agami Prize 2027 cohort, followed by field visits to select the finalists.

FEBRUARY 2027

Take your idea to the Grand Jury

Finalists present their work, and the two winning ideas are announced.

MARCH 2027

After-Prize journey

Finalists come together for a two-day, in-person interaction with mentors, masterclasses and peer exchange.

MAY 2027

Take the national stage

Showcase your work at JusticeMakers Mela 2027 at Freedom Park, Bengaluru.

07timeline

Your Prize Journey

Join a cohort of people reshaping justice.

15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Applications & nominations open

Apply for the Prize or nominate early-stage ideas you believe in.

30 OCTOBER 2026

Applications & nominations close

Last day to get your application or nominations in.

OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2026

Meet the Agami team

If your idea moves forward, we will have a short conversation to understand you, the idea and what you are building.

DECEMBER 2026–JANUARY 2027

Meet the Evaluation Council

Shortlisted applicants go deeper in a one-to-one conversation about the idea, its potential and impact.

JANUARY 2027

Join the Prize cohort

Up to 20 promising ideas become part of the Agami Prize 2027 cohort, followed by field visits to select the finalists.

FEBRUARY 2027

Take your idea to the Grand Jury

Finalists present their work, and the two winning ideas are announced.

MARCH 2027

After-Prize journey

Finalists come together for a two-day, in-person interaction with mentors, masterclasses and peer exchange.

MAY 2027

Take the national stage

Showcase your work at JusticeMakers Mela 2027 at Freedom Park, Bengaluru.

08

Walking through the years

A look back at the ideas, people and moments that have shaped the Agami Prize since 2018

The first Agami Prize jury, 2018
Impulse Model Press Lab being awarded the Prize in 2018
The 2018 Prize awarding ceremony
Civis being awarded the Prize in 2018
ProVakil being awarded the Prize in 2018
Indian Kanoon being awarded the Prize in 2018
The 2020 Prize memento
Winners Abhay and Swapnil from Zenith receive the Prize memento from Jury member Justice (retired) Prabha Sridevan.
In 2020, during the pandemic, Prize winners announced over a Zoom call
2022 Winners - Jawabdehi Andolan receiving the Prize at Agami Summit in Panchgani
Prize ceremony at the 2022 Agami Summit
Prize ceremony at the 2022 Agami Summit

Frequently asked questions.

Still have a question or need help applying?

Reach out to the Agami Prize team and we’ll help you find the right next step.

[email protected]

Frequently asked questions.

Still have a question or need help applying?

Reach out to the Agami Prize team and we’ll help you find the right next step.

[email protected]

Frequently asked questions.

Still have a question or need help applying?

Reach out to the Agami Prize team and we’ll help you find the right next step.

[email protected]

09explore past winners

Past Agami Prize winners.

Explore winning initiatives across legal innovation, community power, access, and public accountability.

2022

Aadiwasi Janjagruti

Equipping local leaders in Nandurbar to use video and community media as tools for justice.

2022

Indus Action

Closing the gap between welfare schemes on paper and the families entitled to them.

2022

Mobile Vaani

Community voice media reaching people where the internet does not.

2022

Jawabdehi Andolan

Campaigning for a state accountability law in Rajasthan, building on the RTI movement.

2022

ILFAT

A national collective of trafficking survivors organising for their rights and rehabilitation.

2022

Lawyered

Expanding access to legal support for people the formal legal market does not reach.

2020

Aajeevika Bureau

Helping migrant workers understand their rights and recover unpaid wages.

2020

Zenith Society for Socio-Legal Empowerment

Building community capacity to claim rights, entitlements and justice.

2020 / ACCESS

CPAP

Enabling marginalised communities to hold everyday policing to account.

2018

Indian Kanoon

Free, searchable access to Indian case law and legislation for anyone who needs it.

2018

Provakil

Technology that helps legal teams track litigation and manage case work at scale.

2018

Civis

Making it easier for citizens to read, understand and respond to draft laws and policies.

2018

Impulse Model Press Lab

Training journalists in the Northeast to report on human trafficking responsibly.

2020

Phoenix: A smart prison ERP

Technology and empathetic design making Indian prisons more humane.

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