The Vidya Nidhi (Sinhala: විද්‍යා නිධි) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for meritorious scientific and technological achievements".^[1] It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Vidya Nidhi ranks lower than Sri Lanka Sikhamani.

Awardees

Awardees include:

1993

• Dr. (Vidya Nidhi, Vidya Shekara, Chudamani) Abhayasinghe Arachchige Stephen Abhayasinghe

1998

• Norman Rienzie de Silva^[2]
• S. K. Sayakkara^[2]
• Prematilake Wijesekera^[2]

2005

• Angulugaha Gamage Lasath Namal Gamage^[3]
• C. A. N. Fernando^[3]
• Chales Santiapillai^[3]
• H. H. Subasinghe^[3]
• M. A. K. L. Dissanayake^[3]
• Nimal Guanthilake^[3]
• Niriellage Chandrasiri^[3]
• P. Amitha Jayasinghe^[3]
• Raja Gnanasiri Hewa Bowala^[3]
• Shanthi Mendis^[3]
• S. M. H. Sena Banda^[3]
• V. Kumar^[3]
• W. P. Siripala^[3]

2017^[4]

• Sarath Somasiri Gunawardhana
• Don Tilak Dias Jayaweera Abeysekera
• Sivalingam Sivananthan
• Ahmed Mumtaz Masoon Cassim
• Herath Peruma Mudiyanselage Gunasena
• Lekamage Ramsay Lloyd Perera
• Mariapillai Sellamuthu Pillai Mookiah
• Somasundaram Sandarasegaram
• Vithanage Nimal Chandrasiri Gunasekera
• Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Wanninayake