Early Career Mycologist Awards

Early Career Mycologists may apply for the following:
(View the awards committees here)

• DEI Awards – Administered by the DEI Committee
  MSA Interchange Ambassador Award (MSA membership required)
  Award – up to $2,000
• Research Awards – Administered by the Research Committee
  Martin-Baker Research Award (must be faculty in a small department)(
  Award – $3,000
  Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Research Award (must be an MSA member)
  Award – $1,200
• Distinction Awards – Administered by the Distinctions Committee
  Community Mycologist Award
  Award – Plaque, Lifetime membership with Mycologia access, free registration to the MSA Annual Meeting
  C.J. Alexopoulos Prize
  Award – Plaque and monetary award.
• Honorary Awards – Administered by the Honorary Awards Committee
  MSA Fellow Award
  Award – Plaque
  MSA Honorary Member
  Award – Lifetime Membership
• Travel Awards – Administered by the Travel Awards Committee
  2026 MSA Travel Awards for Non-Students
  Award – monetary support (TBD) to attend MSA 2026 in Portland, Oregon