ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ðɪ ɪɹˈeɪniən ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ sˈaɪəns ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ˈɪɹɑːst, ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv sˈaɪəns, ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ʌv ɪɹˈæn, dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɐn ɐwˈɔːɹd wˌɪtʃ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz ðɪ ɪɹˈeɪniən aʊtstˈændɪŋ ɐtʃˈiːvmənts ɪnðə fˈiːld ʌv sˈaɪəns ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi.
In 1987, the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, decided to institute an award which acknowledges the Iranian outstanding achievements in the field of Science and Technology.