State Natural Science Award (China)

The State Natural Science Award (simplified Chinese: 国家自然科学奖; traditional Chinese: 國家自然科學獎; pinyin: Guójiā Zìrán Kēxué Jiǎng), or the "National Natural Science Award", is one of the State Science and Technology Prizes of the People's Republic of China. Awarded achievements are approved and granted by the State Council of China.

The State Natural Science Award is awarded to Chinese citizens who have made significant scientific discoveries in basic research and applied basic research in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, life sciences, information, materials, and engineering technology, etc., elucidating natural phenomena, characteristics, and laws. Since 2000, the State Natural Science Award only has two award grades: First Prize and Second Prize. The First Prize was the highest award in the field of natural sciences in China, before the Highest Science and Technology Award was established in 2000.

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