Community Mycologist Award
Forecasted
Community Mycologist Award honors people with non-traditional academic backgrounds for sustained contributions to mycology or sharing scientific or aesthetic knowledge of fungi with the public.
Funder: Mycological Society of America
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Plaque, lifetime MSA membership with electronic Mycologia access, and free registration at the award meeting
Summary: Recognizes people with non-traditional academic backgrounds for outstanding contributions to mycology or public sharing of scientific or aesthetic knowledge about fungi.
Key Information: Nomination by a current MSA member is required; self-nomination is not allowed.
Description
The Community Mycologist Award is a distinction offered by the Mycological Society of America (MSA) for people with non-traditional academic backgrounds. It recognizes outstanding contributions to mycology or the wide transmission of significant scientific or aesthetic knowledge about fungi to the general public. Rather than funding a proposed research project, it honors an established body of work and sustained commitment to the field.
The award is administered by the MSA Distinctions Committee. Nominees are judged on the impact and quality of their contributions and their sustained commitment to mycology. At most one award is presented each year, recognizing work extending over at least a decade.
