diff --git a/register_participants.inc.php b/register_participants.inc.php
index 09ec7de..1f4d6eb 100644
--- a/register_participants.inc.php
+++ b/register_participants.inc.php
@@ -350,12 +350,13 @@ function saveProjectData($data,$registrations_id=null){
 				foreach($eligibleAwards AS $ea) {
 					$eligibleAwardsList[]=$ea['id'];
 				}
-				mysql_query("DELETE FROM projects_specialawards_link WHERE projects_id='{$data['projects_id']}' AND conferences_id='{$conference['id']}'");
+				mysql_query("DELETE FROM project_specialawards_link WHERE projects_id='{$data['project_id']}' AND conferences_id='{$conference['id']}'");
 
 				$idx=0;
 				foreach($data['specialawards'] AS $sa) {
-					if($sa['selected']==true) {
-						mysql_query("INSERT INTO projects_specialawards_link (award_awards_id,projects_id,conferences_id) VALUES ('".intval($sa['id'])."','".intval($data['projects_id'])."','{$conference['id']}')");
+					if($sa['selected'] && in_array($sa['id'],$eligibleAwardsList)) {
+						$qstr="INSERT INTO project_specialawards_link (award_awards_id,projects_id,conferences_id) VALUES ('".intval($sa['id'])."','".intval($data['project_id'])."','{$conference['id']}')";
+						mysql_query($qstr);
 						$idx++;
 						//dont let them sign up for more than they are allowed to
 						if($idx>=$config['maxspecialawardsperproject'])