The award consists of a book token as well as a certificate. The following criteria apply:
- The award is to be presented to a SAIEG member of who is the primary author of a meritorious publication related to engineering and / or environmental geology in South Africa or elsewhere. In exceptional circumstances the award may be presented to a person who is not a member.
- The originality of the publication and its contribution towards the advancement of Engineering Geology in South Africa will be taken into account.
The procedure is as follows:
- Nominations will be invited annually from individual members and are to be submitted to the SAIEG Vice President.
- The nominations with accompanying motivations will be considered by the Awards sub-committee appointed by the SAIEG Council.
- The decision of the sub-committee will be subject to ratification by the Council. In the event of any member of the sub-committee being nominated for the award, the Council will appoint an alternate member.
- In the event of no publication during the year being considered of sufficient merit, the sub-committee may recommend that no award be made for that year.
- The sub-committee may decide to divide the award between the authors of publications it considers of equal merit.
- Where possible, the award will be presented at an appropriate Institute function.
