Award | Who is Eligible | Award Type | Administering Committee | Past Awardees |
Distinguished Mycologist Award | Mycologists | Plaque | MSA Distinctions Committee | See List |
The Gordon and Tina Wasson Award | Non-traditional Mycologists | Plaque, lifetime membership, Mycologia access | MSA Distinctions Committee | See List |
C.J. Alexopoulos Prize | Early-career Mycologists | Plaque & Monetary Award | MSA Distinctions Committee | See List |
W.H. Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching | Teachers of Mycology | Plaque | MSA Distinctions Committee | See List |
MSA Fellow Award | Mid-career Mycologists | Plaque | Honorary Awards Committee | See List |
MSA Honorary Member | Mycologists | Lifetime Membership | Honorary Awards Committee | See List |
Undergraduate Research Award | Undergraduate Students | $500 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
MSA Graduate Fellowship | Graduate Students | $2,000 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
NAMA Memorial Fellowship | Graduate Students | $2,000 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
Backus Award | Graduate Students | $1,000 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
MSA Climate Change Research Award | Graduate and Undergraduate Students, Postdoc Scientists | $10,000 | Research Awards Committee | No Past Awardees to List |
Emory Simmons Research Award | Current members of MSA | $10,000 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Martin-Baker Research Award | Faculty in a small department | $3,000 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Research Award | MSA Members | $1,200 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Robert W. Lichtwardt Student Research Award | M.S. or undergraduate degree seeking students (PhD candidates considered) | $1,000 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Clark T. Rogerson Research Award | Graduate/Undergraduate Students | $1,000 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
S. Bartnicki-Garcia Award | Graduate/Undergraduate Students | $500 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
John Rippon Research Award | Graduate Students (MS or PhD) | $500 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Mentor Student Travel Award | Graduate/Undergraduate Students | Varies | Mentor Travel Awards Committee | See List |
Donald Barr Travel Award | Long-term International MSA Members | $1,200 | International Awards Committee | No Past Awardees to List |
Meredith Blackwell Best Student Oral Presentation Award | Graduate Students | $200 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
John Taylor Best Student Oral Presentation Award | Graduate Students | $200 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
Best Poster Presentation Award | Graduate Students | $200 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
Best Oral and Poster Presentation Award | Undergraduate Students | $100 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
Forest Fungal Ecology Award | Graduate/Undergraduate Students | $1,250-$2,500 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Forest Fungal Ecology Post-Doctoral Award | Post-Doctoral Researchers | $1,250-$2,500 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Interchange Ambassador Award | Current Members of MSA | $600-$2,000 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee | No Past Awardees to List |
Interchange Invitee Award | All interested mycologists at or subsequent to the undergraduate level | $600-$2,000 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee | No Past Awardees to List |
Translational Mycology Award (not currently available) | MSA Students | $1,250-$2,500 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
Translational Mycology Postdoctoral Award (not currently available) | Post-Doctoral Researchers | $1,250-$2,500 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
International Travel Award (only available for IMC meetings) | Post-Doctoral Researchers and New Faculty | $1,500-$2,500 | International Awards Committee | See List |
Special Topics Award (not currently available) | MSA Members | $2,000-$10,000 | Research Awards Committee | See List |