The “Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Awards” were instituted on 02 May 2000 by Melpadom Attumalil Mr. A. V. Jones alias Georgekutty, under an endowment named “Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Endowment,” which is entrusted with the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church.
The Merit Award is an esteemed philanthropic endeavour with a noble vision to honour illustrious personalities renowned both nationally and internationally in the fields of science, technology, medicine and peace, every year.
Mr. A. V. Jones, who instituted the award, was born in Melpadom, a village in Alleppey District, Kerala State, India. After completing his education, he migrated to Singapore in the year 1953 and worked there in different capacities till 1994. Mr. Jones has always been interested in, promoting scientific and technical studies and was also helping bright children among weaker sections of society to continue their studies, particularly in the field of scientific research. He is a philanthropist and has set up apart a substantial portion of his savings towards these charitable purposes. The purposes of setting up the endowment were the following:
Merit Award: Grant of awards to worthy individuals who have achieved unique and outstanding success and made significant contributions in the field of Medicine, Science, Technical Sciences, Science and Technology, and Peace, irrespective of caste, creed, sex, or colour. The Merit Award consists of Rupees One lakh (Rs. 1,00.000/-) and a Citation.
Young Scientist Award & Scholarships: Grant Awards to Young Scientists who have achieved unique and outstanding success and made significant contributions in the field of Medicine, Science, Technical Sciences, Science and Technology, and also Scholarships to deserving students, irrespective of caste, creed, sex, or colour. The Young Scientist Award consists of Rupees Fifty Thousand (Rs. 50000/-) and a Citation.
Philanthropic Purpose: Grant donations and contributions for Philanthropic Purposes.
Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Merit Award
The Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Merit Awards were given to the following individuals:
| S.No. | Year | Name of Recipient | Field of Excellence |
| 1 | 08 Nov 2003 |
Dr M. S. Valiathan
|
Heart Surgeon; Padma Bhushan |
| 2 | 08 Nov 2004 |
Dr G. Madhavan Nair
|
Space Commission Chairman; Padma Bhushan |
| 3 | 03 Feb 2006 |
Dr M. S. Swaminathan
|
Father of Green Revolution; Chairman – National Commission on Farmers; Padma Vibhushan |
| 4 | 26 Jan 2007 |
Dr George Joseph
|
Director- Center for Space Science & Technology, Dehradun; Padma Bhushan |
| 5 | 18 Oct 2008 |
Dr Varghese Kurien
|
Father of White Revolution; Padma Vibhushan |
| 6 | 29 Nov 2010 |
Dr E. Sreedharan
|
“Metro Man” of India; Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan |
| 7 | 22 Dec 2011 |
Dr P. K. Warrier
|
Managing Trustee, Aryavaidyasala, Kottakkal, Kerala; Padma Bhushan |
| 8 | 22 Dec 2011 |
Dr Mammen Chandy
|
Director of Tata Medical Centre Kolkata; Padma Shri |
| 9 | 18 Feb 2013 |
Dr K. N. Ninan Kovoor
|
Deputy Director VSSC, Trivandrum |
| 10 | 01 Feb 2014 |
Dr K. Radhakrishnan
|
ISRO Chairman, Padma Bhushan |
| 11 | 28 Feb 2015 |
Dr Paul Sebastian
|
Director, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum |
| 12 | 26 Nov 2016 |
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty
|
Chairman and Founder of Narayana Hrudayalaya; Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan |
| 13 | 30 Apr 2018 |
Dr K. A. Abraham
|
Cardiologist; Padma Shri |
| 14 | 07 Feb 2019 |
Dr V. S. Arunachalam
|
Former Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister of India; Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan |
| 15 | 10 Sep 2022 |
Dr K. Sivan
|
Former Chairman, ISRO; |
| 16 | 04 May 2024 |
Dr C. G. Krishnadas Nair
|
President, Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries, Former Chairman HAL, Padma Shri |
Melpadom Attumalil Young Scientist Award
The Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Young Scientist Awards were given to the following individuals:
| S.No. | Year | Name of Recipient | Field of Excellence |
| 1 | 22 Dec 2011 | Dr Samuel Varghese | Project Manager, NeST Research and Development Centre, Cochin |
| 2 | 22 Dec 2011 | Dr George Ninan | Outstanding Senior Scientist, CIFT, Cochin |
| 3 | 18 Feb 2013 | Dr Nibu A. George | Cochin University of Science and Technology |
| 4 | 18 Feb 2013 | Dr Rijo Jacob Thomas | IIT Kharagpur |
| 5 | 01 Feb 2014 | Dr Jobin Cyriac | Asso. Prof., Dept. of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 6 | 01 Feb 2014 | Dr M. Joseph John | Asso. Prof. and Head, Clinical Haematology, Haemato-oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant unit, CMC Ludhiana |
| 7 | 28 Jan 2015 | Dr Sumod Mathew Koshy | Asso. Prof, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 8 | 28 Jan 2015 | Dr Shilly Elizebeth David | Guest Scientist at Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology, Germany |
| 9 | 26 NOV 2016 | Dr Dharmendra K. Maurya | Scientific Officer, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai |
| 10 | 26 NOV 2016 | Dr Abdus Samad | Asso. Prof., Dept. of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras |
| 11 | 30 Apr 2018 | Dr Cyriac Abby Philips | Hepatology & Liver Transplant, Kochi |
| 12 | 30 Apr 2018 | Dr Vikram Vishal | Asst. Prof., Dept. of Earth Sciences, IIT Mumbai |
| 13 | 07 Feb 2019 | Dr Senoy Thomas | Asst. Prof., Dept of Physics, CUSAT, Kochi |
| 14 | 07 Feb 2019 | Dr R. Jayakrishnan | Asst. Prof., Dept. of Physics, Christian College, Chengannur |
| 15 | 10 Sep 2022 | Dr Amit Mishra | Asst Prof., Dept of Bioscience and Bio Engineering, IIT Jodhpur |
| 16 | 10 Sep 2022 | Dr M. Palanivelrajan | Asst Prof., Dept. of Wildlife Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai |
| 17 | 04 May 2024 | Dr Tiju Thomas | Asso. Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Chennai |
| 18 | 04 May 2024 | Dr Sarada Prasad Pradhan | Asst. Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee |
