| Award |
Eligibility Requirement |
Award Received |
Administering Committee |
| Distinguished Mycologist Award |
Mycologist |
Plaque |
MSA Distinctions |
| The Gordon and Tina Wasson Award |
Non-traditional Mycologist |
Plaque, lifetime membership, Mycologia access |
MSA Distinctions |
C. J. Alexopoulos Prize
|
Early-career Mycologist |
Plaque & Monetary Award |
MSA Distinctions |
W. H. Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching
|
Teacher of Mycology |
Plaque |
MSA Distinctions |
MSA Fellow
|
Mid-career Mycologist |
Plaque |
Honorary Awards |
MSA Honorary Member
|
Mycologist |
Lifetime membership |
Honorary Awards |
Undergraduate Research Award
|
Undergraduate Student |
$500 |
Student Awards |
MSA Graduate Fellowships
|
Graduate Student |
2 @ $2,000 each |
Student Awards |
NAMA Memorial Fellowship
|
Graduate Student |
$2,000 |
Student Awards |
Backus Award
|
Graduate Student |
$1,000 |
Student Awards |
Emory Simmons Research Award
|
Current member of MSA |
$10,000 |
Research Awards |
Martin-Baker Research Award
|
Faculty in a small department |
$3,000 |
Research Awards |
Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Research Award
|
MSA Member |
$1,200 |
Research Awards |
| Robert W. Lichtwardt Student Research Award |
M.S. or undergraduate degree seeking students. Ph.D. candidates will be considered. |
$1,000 |
Research Awards |
Clark T. Rogerson Research Award
|
Graduate/Undergraduate Student |
$1,000 |
Research Awards |
S. Bartnicki-Garcia Award
|
Graduate/Undergraduate Student |
$500 |
Research Awards |
Forest Fungal Ecology Award
|
Graduate/Undergraduate Student |
$1250-2,500 |
Research Awards |
Forest Fungal Ecology Post-Doctoral Award
|
Post-Doctoral Researchers |
$1250-2,500 |
Research Awards |
Translational Mycology Award
|
MSA Student |
$1250-2,500 |
Research Awards |
Translational Mycology Postdoctoral Award
|
Post-Doctoral Researchers |
$1,250-2,500 |
Research Awards |
John Rippon Research Award
|
Graduate Student (MS or PhD) |
$500 |
Research Awards |
Mentor Student Travel Awards
|
Graduate/Undergraduate Student |
Varies |
Mentor Travel Awards
|
| International Travel Awards |
Post-Doctoral Researchers and New Faculty (only available for IMC meetings) |
$1,500 to $2,500 |
International Committee |
Best Oral and Poster Presentations
|
Undergraduate student |
1 @ $100 each |
Student Awards |
Meredith Blackwell Best Student Oral Presentation
|
Graduate student |
2 @ $200 each |
Student Awards |
Best Poster Presentation
|
Graduate student |
2 @ $200 each |
Student Awards |
Special Topics Award
|
MSA Members |
$2,000 to $10,000 |
Research Awards |
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