diff --git a/register_participants_spawards.php b/register_participants_spawards.php
index 4d44c6d..f60f19a 100644
--- a/register_participants_spawards.php
+++ b/register_participants_spawards.php
@@ -88,15 +88,21 @@ function checkboxclicked(b)
  echo "<a href=\"register_participants_main.php\">&lt;&lt; ".i18n("Back to Participant Registration Summary")."</a><br />";
  echo "<br />";
 
- echo notice(i18n("Special award self-nomination is only available from %1 to %2.  Please make sure you complete your nominations between these dates.  You may apply to a maximum of %3 special awards.",array($config['dates']['specawardregopen'],$config['dates']['specawardregclose'],$config['maxspecialawardsperproject'])));
+ if($config['specialawardnomination']=="date") {
+	echo notice(i18n("Special award self-nomination is only available from %1 to %2.  Please make sure you complete your nominations between these dates.", array($config['dates']['specawardregopen'],$config['dates']['specawardregclose'])));
+	$q=mysql_query("SELECT (NOW()>'".$config['dates']['specawardregopen']."' AND NOW()<'".$config['dates']['specawardregclose']."') AS datecheck");
+	$r=mysql_fetch_object($q);
+	//this will return 1 if its between the dates, 0 otherwise.
+	if($r->datecheck==1)
+		$readonly=false;
+	else
+		$readonly=true;
+ } else {
+ 	/* Never make the awards readonly, when registration closes, so do the awards */
+ 	$readonly = false;
+}
+ echo notice(i18n("You may apply to a maximum of %1 special awards.",array($config['maxspecialawardsperproject'])));
 
-$q=mysql_query("SELECT (NOW()>'".$config['dates']['specawardregopen']."' AND NOW()<'".$config['dates']['specawardregclose']."') AS datecheck");
-$r=mysql_fetch_object($q);
-//this will return 1 if its between the dates, 0 otherwise.
-if($r->datecheck==1)
-	$readonly=false;
-else
-	$readonly=true;
 
  if($_POST['action']=="save")
  {