C.J. Alexopoulos Prize
C.J. Alexopoulos Prize supports an outstanding early-career mycologist with an annual award honoring the quality, originality, and quantity of published work and contributions to mycology.
Funder: Mycological Society of America
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Annual application deadline, before midnight Pacific Time)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 or the annual interest from the MSA Alexopoulos Fund, whichever is greater, plus a plaque
Summary: An annual prize recognizing an outstanding early-career mycologist for the quality, originality, and quantity of their published contributions to mycology.
Key Information: Applicants must be current MSA members and within ten years of their last degree, with extensions for family or medical leave.
Description
The C.J. Alexopoulos Prize is an annual award from the Mycological Society of America (MSA) recognizing an outstanding mycologist early in their career. Rather than funding a specified research project, it honors a researcher’s body of published work and contributions to mycology. Nominees are evaluated primarily on the quality, originality, and quantity of their publications.
The MSA Distinctions Committee administers the prize, which includes a monetary award and a plaque presented at the society’s annual meeting awards ceremony. MSA welcomes nominations from individuals across a broad range of backgrounds and identities, reflecting its commitment to diversity in recognizing achievement in mycology. Both nominations and self-nominations are accepted.
