It was bestowed owing proposals addressed by the USSR Education Department or by the National Education Committee; together with the medal a diploma of the Supreme Soviet's presidency was given to the awarded people.
URSS Eğitim Departmanı veya Milli Eğitim Komitesi tarafından sunulan teklifler sayesinde verildi; Madalyayla birlikte, Yüksek Sovyet cumhurbaşkanlığının diploması verilen insanlara verildi.