Below is an overview of the ECHO Award 2020 process with important dates.
| Phase | Date | Remarks |
| Submission nomination applications | March 6th until September 25th, 2020 | Higher education institutions nominate candidates. |
| ECHO Ambassador Academy | October 23rd until October 25th, 2020 | Leadership program for the nominated candidates. |
| First jury deliberation | October 29th, 2020 | Jury deliberation to select the finalists. |
| Finalists announced | October 30th, 2020 | All candidates will be informed by telephone of the results of the jury deliberation on the selection of the finalists. |
| Second jury deliberation: presentations finalists | November 19th, 2020 | The finalists are invited to present themselves to the judges. |
| ECHO Award 2020 ceremony | December 8th, 2020 | The winners of the ECHO Award will be announced. |
| UCLA Summercourse 2021 | June/August 2021 | Winners participate in the UCLA Summercourse in the summer of 2020. |
ECHO Award livestream 8th of December 2020
| 7.30 | Opening ECHO Award Halil Karaaslan – moderator |
| 7.35 | 20 years of ECHO Award- Panel Mary Tupan, Serap Cokgezer & Richard van der Lee – Directeur ECHO & Juryleden ECHO Award |
| 7.50 | Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Minister ms. Ingrid van Engelshoven |
| 8.00 | Entertainment by Patchouly |
| 8.05 | Juryprocess ECHO Award ms. Kathleen Ferrier- Jurychairman ECHO Award 2020 |
| 8.10 | Finalists ECHO Stem Award |
| 8.25 | Finalists ECHO Award HBO |
| 8.40 | Entertainment by Patchouly |
| 8.45 | Finalists ECHO Award WO |
| 9.05 | Finalists Loyens & Loeff Law & Tax Award |
| 9.25 | End by moderator |
| 9.30 | Photos |