Because according to the Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Education on Nominating the Outstanding Achievement Award of Scientific Research in Colleges and Universities in 2022 (Science and Technology), the result of the Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Education in 2022 is August 4, 2022. Therefore, the time for awarding the Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Education is August 4, 2022.

The National Science and Technology Progress Award is one of the five national science and technology awards established in the State Council.