Abstract:Science and technology awards are a positive way for government and society to appraise the achievements of scientists or scientific and technological programs, and it reflects the new trends of scientific and technological innovation work within a certain period of time. This research focuses on the achievements of national and provincial science and technology programs achieved by Guangdong Province from 2000 to 2019. It analyzes the characteristics of Guangdong Province"s science and technology award work in the new century from the subject of the award-winning program, the main organization of innovation program, and the geographical distribution. It was found that Guangdong Provincial science and technology awards faced a lot of challenges, such as unbalanced geographical distribution, slow construction of the personal award system, and lack of operability in the evaluation of science and technology award programs. Therefore, it is recommended to optimize the personal awards, guide social organization to participate in science and technology awards, and establish a technology award system that could coordinate regional development.