Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Research Award Grant

The Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Research Award, presented by the Mycological Society of America, supports research on macrofungi specimens collected by Alexander H. Smith. This award facilitates access to crucial collections at the University of Michigan Herbarium, aiding mycologists and students in advancing their studies. Recipients are encouraged to attend the MSA annual meeting to engage with the mycological community, enhancing collaboration and networking opportunities.

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The Alexander H. and Helen V. Smith Research Award encourages the study of specimens of macrofungi − fleshy basidiomycetes and ascomycetes −collected by Alexander H. Smith and his associates. These collections and materials relating to them are currently deposited at the University of Michigan Herbarium. The fund will distribute grants-in-aid to cover all or a significant part of the expense of visiting the Herbarium and working with the collections and materials relating to them.
We expect all award winners to make every effort to attend the annual meeting and encourage all applicants to concurrently apply for an MSA Travel Award in support of that. Presence at the MSA meeting to accept the award gives awardees the opportunity to meet the mycological community, and it gives MSA members an opportunity to meet the awardees.

Eligibility

Applicants should encompass the guidelines below: Professional and trained “amateur” (i.e. para-professional) mycologists are eligible and are encouraged to submit proposals.The individual should be at a point in their studies where having full access to Alex’s material would advance the applicant’s work. This award may also support fieldwork on the fleshy fungi of North America, or for other types of studies on the fleshy macrofungi of North America. If support for a field project is awarded to an applicant, duplicate/representative collections resulting from the field work are to be deposited at the University of Michigan Herbarium.Applicants must be a current member of MSA, or must have applied for membership at the time of the award application.The MSA encourages and welcomes nominations of all individuals regardless of race and ethnicity, country of origin, sex, gender identity, religion, age, education level, socioeconomic status, marital status, parental status, physical ability, neurological differences, political affiliation, and sexual orientation.
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Ineligibility

These grants are not intended for preliminary studies of possible lines of investigations.Indirect cost is not allowed on MSA awards.