| 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 |
| Emory Simmons Research Award | Current members of MSA | $10,000 | Research Awards Committee | See List |
| Martin-Baker Research Awards | 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 | Graduate Students | $200 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
| John Taylor Best Student Oral Presentation | Graduate Students | $200 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
| Best Poster Presentation | Graduate Students | $200 | Student Awards Committee | See List |
| Best Oral and Poster Presentations | 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 Awards (not currently available) | MSA Members | $2,000-$10,000 | Research Awards Committee | See List |