MSA Graduate and Undergraduate Best Oral and Poster Presentations
Forecasted
MSA Graduate and Undergraduate Best Oral and Poster Presentations supports graduate and undergraduate students with monetary prizes honoring outstanding talks and posters at the society’s annual meeting.
Funder: Mycological Society of America
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Abstract submission / application)
Funding Amounts: $200 per graduate award; $100 per undergraduate award
Summary: Monetary prizes recognize outstanding graduate and undergraduate oral and poster presentations at the MSA annual meeting.
Key Information: Current MSA membership is required; previous presentation award recipients cannot receive a second award.
Description
The Mycological Society of America (MSA) recognizes outstanding graduate and undergraduate student presentations at its annual meeting through monetary prizes administered by the Student Awards Committee. These awards honor talks and posters presented at the meeting rather than funding a proposed research project. Students request consideration when submitting their meeting abstracts.
Each year, two graduate oral presentation prizes honor distinguished mycologists Meredith Blackwell and John W. Taylor, both recognized for their commitment to graduate students. Two additional prizes recognize the best graduate posters; these awards are currently unnamed. Undergraduate talks and posters are also recognized, with one or two awards given at the committee’s discretion. Recipients’ biographies and photos are published in Inoculum.
