An essay, in English, together with any illustrations must reach the Secretariat of the SAOA no later than 30 June 2023 at info@saoa.org.za.

A member may only win the award once.

A sum of R10 000 will be awarded by the SAOA to the best publication in an approved local or International journal of the preceding year.

An applicant may submit more than one publication.

3 x Research Grants to the value of R25 000 each are available for 2023.

Members may apply by means of a letter to the SAOA office, info@saoa.org.za by 30 June 2023.

The following is required:

The GT du Toit registrar prize will be awarded to the best registrar paper presented at the SAOA Annual Congress/ Registrars Congress.

Registrars who wish to apply must be an Associate member in good standing of the SAOA.

Professor Shunmugam (Teddy) Govender was a renowned spinal surgeons and is remembered by many in the orthopaedic filed as a dedicated scientists who believed in research, teaching and training. In honouring his legacy, his family have approached the SAOA to dedicate an award to a deserving candidate.

The SAOA will award this prize of R20 000.00 annually to the best spine or educational free paper submitted at the SAOA congress annually for a period of ten years from 2023.

The first award will be in 2023.