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.

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.

Award winners

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Not awarded

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Not awarded

2016

2017

2018

  • Liu Yongtan - radar technology and signal processing expert
  • Qian Qihu - military protection engineering expert

2019

2020

2023

See also