| 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 |
