MSA Awards Chart

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, free registration at annual MSA Meeting, 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 See 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 See 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