brief introduction
in order to reward citizens and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to scientific and technological progress activities, the state council has established the national science and technology award, which is divided into the following five awards:
- the highest national science and technology award;
- national natural science award;
- national technological invention award;
- national science and technology progress award;
- international science and technology cooperation award.
the ministry of science and technology is responsible for the organization of the evaluation of the state science and technology awards, and the national science and technology awards office under its jurisdiction is responsible for the daily work.
according to article 5 of the provisions on accepting the recommendation of the state science and technology awards by the hong kong and macao special administrative regions promulgated by the ministry of science and technology of the people's republic of china in 2003, the government of the special administrative region may designate an agency to be responsible for the daily affairs of recommending the state science and technology awards. to this end, on 12 march 2008, the chief executive of the macao special administrative region issued an approval of the science and technology development fund as the day-to-day agency responsible for nominating the national science and technology awards in the macao special administrative region. in the future, the science and technology development fund will be responsible for the daily affairs of the five national science and technology awards of the macao sar.
eligibility
- general conditions
candidates nominated by the macao sar. government for the supreme national science and technology award, the state natural science award, the state technological invention award, and the state science and technology progress award shall be chinese citizens who have made creative and outstanding contributions to scientific discovery, technological invention, and the promotion of scientific and technological progress, and who meet the conditions stipulated in the regulations on state science and technology awards and its implementing rules, as well as chinese citizens of the macao special administrative region (including permanent residents and persons who have obtained the right of abode in the special administrative region but have not yet obtained permanent residence). or other chinese nationals engaged in scientific research or technological development in the macao special administrative region.
candidates nominated by the macao sar government for the international science and technology cooperation award of the people's republic of china shall be foreigners or foreign organizations working in the macao special administrative region or making important contributions to the scientific and technological undertakings of the macao special administrative region.
candidates (projects) nominated by the macao sarregion government for the national science and technology award shall be carried out and completed in the macao special administrative region in their main scientific research and technological development activities;
projects to be shortlisted must have won the second prize or above of the macao science and technology award or the mainland provincial and ministerial science and technology award.
- specific conditions
- the highest national science and technology award is awarded to the following scientific and technological workers:
(1) making major breakthroughs in the forefront of contemporary science and technology or making outstanding achievements in the development of science and technology;
(2) in scientific and technological innovation, transformation of scientific and technological achievements and high-tech industrialization, the creation of huge economic or social benefits.
the number of people awarded by the state's highest science and technology award shall not exceed 2 each year.
- the national natural science award is awarded to citizens who have made major scientific discoveries by elucidating natural phenomena, characteristics and laws in basic research and applied basic research. the major scientific discoveries referred to in the preceding paragraph shall meet the following conditions:
(1) the predecessor has not yet discovered or clarified;
(2) has great scientific value;
(3) recognized by the natural science community at home and abroad.
the publication (publication) of the results is required to be more than 3 years from january 1 of the year of recommendation.
- the national technological invention award is awarded to citizens who use scientific and technological knowledge to make major technological inventions such as products, processes, materials and their systems. the major technological inventions referred to in the preceding paragraph shall meet the following conditions:
(1) the predecessor has not yet invented or has not yet disclosed;
(2) advanced and creative;
(3) after implementation, it will create significant economic or social benefits.
it is required that the first application of the overall technology of the project must be more than 3 years from january 1 of the year of recommendation.
- the state science and technology progress award is awarded to the following citizens and organizations who have made outstanding contributions in the application and promotion of advanced scientific and technological achievements and the completion of major scientific and technological projects, plans and projects:
(1) in the implementation of technology development projects, complete major scientific and technological innovations, transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and create significant economic benefits;
(2) in the implementation of social welfare projects, long-term engaged in science and technology basic work and social welfare science and technology undertakings, after practical testing, to create significant social benefits;
(3) making major scientific and technological contributions to promoting national defense modernization and ensuring national security in the implementation of national security projects;
(4) in the implementation of major engineering projects, ensure that the project reaches the international advanced level.
it is required that the first application of the overall technology of the project must be more than 3 years from january 1 of the year of recommendation; the first application of civil engineering projects must be more than 3 years from january 1 of the year of recommendation).
- the international science and technology cooperation award of the people's republic of china is awarded to the following foreigners or foreign organizations that have made important contributions to china's scientific and technological undertakings:
(1) cooperating with chinese citizens or organizations in research and development, and achieving major scientific and technological achievements;
(2) teaching advanced science and technology to chinese citizens or organizations and cultivating talents, with particularly remarkable results;
(3) he has made important contributions to promoting international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between china and foreign countries.
filing methods
units or individuals that meet the application requirements may request to carefully fill in the nomination form according to the notice issued by the state science and technology awards work office in that year and the instructions for filling in the corresponding awards in the "national science and technology awards recommendation work manual";
after review by the unit, the unit shall select the merits and recommend it to the science and technology development fund, and will not accept individual applications;
the number of rewards of each type recommended by each unit shall not exceed two.
for details, please visit the official website of the macao science and technology development fund: