diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/admin/awards/[id]/edit/page.tsx b/src/app/(admin)/admin/awards/[id]/edit/page.tsx
index 6d6c579..d1eaa74 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/admin/awards/[id]/edit/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/admin/awards/[id]/edit/page.tsx
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ export default function EditAwardPage({
   const utils = trpc.useUtils()
   const { data: award, isLoading } = trpc.specialAward.get.useQuery({ id: awardId })
 
-  // Fetch competition rounds for source round selector
-  const competitionId = award?.competitionId
-  const { data: competition } = trpc.competition.getById.useQuery(
-    { id: competitionId! },
-    { enabled: !!competitionId }
-  )
+  // Rounds come from the award's included competition relation
+  const competitionRounds = award?.competition?.rounds ?? []
 
   const updateAward = trpc.specialAward.update.useMutation({
     onSuccess: () => {
@@ -266,13 +262,11 @@ export default function EditAwardPage({
                 </SelectTrigger>
                 <SelectContent>
                   <SelectItem value="none">No source round</SelectItem>
-                  {competition?.rounds
-                    ?.sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder)
-                    .map((round) => (
-                      <SelectItem key={round.id} value={round.id}>
-                        {round.name} ({round.roundType})
-                      </SelectItem>
-                    ))}
+                  {competitionRounds.map((round) => (
+                    <SelectItem key={round.id} value={round.id}>
+                      {round.name} ({round.roundType})
+                    </SelectItem>
+                  ))}
                 </SelectContent>
               </Select>
               <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
diff --git a/src/server/routers/specialAward.ts b/src/server/routers/specialAward.ts
index c822044..a45ca25 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/specialAward.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/specialAward.ts
@@ -70,12 +70,30 @@ export const specialAwardRouter = router({
         },
       })
 
+      // Auto-resolve competition if missing (legacy awards created without competitionId)
+      let { competition } = award
+      if (!competition && award.programId) {
+        const comp = await ctx.prisma.competition.findFirst({
+          where: { programId: award.programId },
+          orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
+          select: { id: true, name: true, rounds: { select: { id: true, name: true, roundType: true, sortOrder: true }, orderBy: { sortOrder: 'asc' as const } } },
+        })
+        if (comp) {
+          competition = comp
+          // Backfill competitionId on the award
+          await ctx.prisma.specialAward.update({
+            where: { id: input.id },
+            data: { competitionId: comp.id },
+          })
+        }
+      }
+
       // Count eligible projects
       const eligibleCount = await ctx.prisma.awardEligibility.count({
         where: { awardId: input.id, eligible: true },
       })
 
-      return { ...award, eligibleCount }
+      return { ...award, competition, eligibleCount }
     }),
 
   // ─── Admin Mutations ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -100,6 +118,17 @@ export const specialAwardRouter = router({
       })
     )
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      // Auto-resolve competitionId from program if not provided
+      let competitionId = input.competitionId
+      if (!competitionId) {
+        const comp = await ctx.prisma.competition.findFirst({
+          where: { programId: input.programId },
+          orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
+          select: { id: true },
+        })
+        competitionId = comp?.id ?? undefined
+      }
+
       const maxOrder = await ctx.prisma.specialAward.aggregate({
         where: { programId: input.programId },
         _max: { sortOrder: true },
@@ -114,7 +143,7 @@ export const specialAwardRouter = router({
           useAiEligibility: input.useAiEligibility ?? true,
           scoringMode: input.scoringMode,
           maxRankedPicks: input.maxRankedPicks,
-          competitionId: input.competitionId,
+          competitionId,
           evaluationRoundId: input.evaluationRoundId,
           juryGroupId: input.juryGroupId,
           eligibilityMode: input.eligibilityMode,
@@ -160,6 +189,23 @@ export const specialAwardRouter = router({
     )
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
       const { id, ...rest } = input
+
+      // Auto-resolve competitionId if missing on existing award
+      if (rest.competitionId === undefined) {
+        const existing = await ctx.prisma.specialAward.findUnique({
+          where: { id },
+          select: { competitionId: true, programId: true },
+        })
+        if (existing && !existing.competitionId) {
+          const comp = await ctx.prisma.competition.findFirst({
+            where: { programId: existing.programId },
+            orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
+            select: { id: true },
+          })
+          if (comp) rest.competitionId = comp.id
+        }
+      }
+
       const award = await ctx.prisma.specialAward.update({
         where: { id },
         data: rest,