Award |
Who is Eligible |
Award Type |
Administering Committee |
Past Awardees |
Distinguished Mycologist Award |
Mycologists |
Plaque |
MSA Distinctions Committee |
See List
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Community Mycologist 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 |
$750, free registration at annual MSA meeting |
Mentor Travel Awards Committee |
See List
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International MSA Travel Award |
Postdocs |
$1000 |
International Awards Committee |
No Past Awardees to List
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International IMC Travel Award |
Postdocs and Graduate Students |
$1500 |
International Awards Committee |
No Past Awardees to List
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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 Presentation Award (up to two awarded per year) |
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 |
MSA Interchange Ambassador Award |
Current Members of MSA |
$600-$2,000 |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee |
See List |
MSA 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 |
Donald Barr Travel Award (not currently available) |
Long-term International MSA Members |
$1,200 |
International Awards Committee |
No Past Awardees to List |
Special Topics Award (not currently available) |
MSA Members |
$2,000-$10,000 |
Research Awards Committee |
See List |