MSA Awards Chart

Award submissions and nominations are accepted between November and February of each calendar year. The requirements for each award, including submission instructions, are included on the individual award description pages.

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Awards Exclusively for 2026!

Latin American Mycological Congress Travel Award
MSA Graduate Student and Postdoc members are eligible to apply. Up to six awards of $1,500 will be given. Submission of an abstract for presentation at the Latin American Mycological Congress is required.

MSA Travel Awards for Non-Students

MSA non-student members are eligible to apply. Submission of an abstract for presentation at the 2026 MSA Annual meeting is required.

Award	Who is Eligible	Award Type	Administering Committee	Past Awardees
Distinguished Mycologist Award	Mycologists	Plaque	MSA Distinctions Committee	See List
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
Donald H. Pfister Graduate Fellowship	Graduate Students	$1,000	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
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
Student Travel Award	Graduate/Undergraduate Students	$750, free registration at annual MSA meeting	Travel Awards Committee	See List
International MSA Travel Award	Postdocs	$1000	International Affairs Liaison & Awards Coordinator	See List
International IMC Travel Award	Postdocs and Graduate Students	$1500	International Affairs Liaison & Awards Coordinator	See 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 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	up to $2,000	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee	See List
MSA Interchange Invitee Award	All interested mycologists at or subsequent to the undergraduate level	up to $2,000	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee	See List

Retired Awards (No longer awarded)

Emory Simmons Research Award
Special Topics Award
Translational Mycology Award
Translational Mycology Postdoctoral Award

Retired Awards (No longer awarded)

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