Twenty people. According to relevant data, as of August 23, 2022, Huazhong Agricultural University had 6 chief scientists, 2 chief scientists of modern agricultural industrial technology system, and 2 post scientists 12. A total of 20 people have successively won the National Jieqing Award. The National Jieqing Project, the full name of which is the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, was established in 1994, focusing on supporting young scholars under the age of 45 who have made outstanding achievements in basic research.