In addition to the 5 million yuan prize, the highest national science and technology award also includes four awards: natural science award, technological invention award, scientific and technological progress award and international scientific and technological cooperation award. Let's take a look together.
The number of the highest science and technology awards is no more than two each year, and the winners must make a major breakthrough in the frontier of contemporary science and technology, or create huge economic or social benefits in scientific and technological innovation and transformation of scientific and technological achievements. The winner's prize money is RMB 5 million.
Natural science award, technological invention award and scientific and technological progress award are also called the three national science and technology awards. Natural science awards focus on basic research and applied basic research fields, such as mathematics, physics, astronomy, geology and other disciplines; It is used to commend citizens who have made important scientific discoveries in exploring natural phenomena, characteristics and laws. The technological invention award is awarded to citizens who have made major technological inventions in products, processes, materials and systems. Among the three awards, the science and technology progress award is a big category, including science and technology development, social welfare, national security and major projects. Commend citizens and organizations that have made outstanding contributions in completing major scientific and technological achievements, scientific and technological projects and plans, or popularizing advanced scientific and technological achievements.
The last of the five awards is the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, which is awarded to foreigners or foreign organizations that have made important contributions to China's science and technology. Yang Zhenning, a famous scientist in China, once won this honor.
Patents fall into three categories.
Invention, utility model and design
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