The Founders' Medals

The Founders' Medals were instituted to commemorate the work of Professor HES Freemantle, Professor RA Lehfeldt and Mr CW Pearsall, through whose efforts the Economic Society of South Africa was founded in 1925. The purpose of the awards is to encourage research in the field of economics in South Africa and to recognise economic research of outstanding quality conducted at a South African university. All areas of economics are eligible.

An adjudicator (or adjudicating panel) is appointed annually by the Council of the Society. The adjudicator's reports and recommendations are submitted to the Council, who awards the medals.

There is a submission fee for each entry, as follows:

Submission fee per submission:

Doctoral thesis: R1000

Master research paper: R400

Honours research paper: R300

Bank details:

Account name: Economic Society of South Africa

Account number: 6212 5954 281

Account type: Current (cheque)

Bank: First National Bank

Branch: Hatfield (Pretoria)

Branch code: 252145

NB: Please confirm payment details with the executive secretary via e-mail execsecretary@essa.org.za. Also, the banking reference should have a clear description, e.g. ESSA prize and name of institution.

Enquiries:
Kim Adonis
exec@essa.org.za