Highest Science and Technology Award
The Highest Science and Technology Award (Chinese: 国家最高科学技术奖) also known as the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, State Supreme Science and Technology Award, or China's Nobel Prize is the highest scientific award issued by the President of the PRC to scientists working in China. The award, given annually each January since 2000, is one of the five State Science and Technology Prizes established by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
| Highest Science and Technology Award | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Presented by | President of the People's Republic of China |
| Reward(s) | 8 million RMB |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Number of laureates | 29 as of 2017 |
| Highest Science and Technology Award | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國家最高科學技術獎 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国家最高科学技术奖 | ||||||
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The award comes with a prize of 8 million RMB (about 1.16 million USD), with 10% of this awarded as a bonus to the scientist and the remainder awarded to support the scientist's research.
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