Institutional Grants

Institutional grants may be awarded to students, researchers, or teachers working under the auspices of a college/university, herbarium, museum, or other not-for-profit organization. All funds are to be used for the proposed research or educational activities.

Average Grant Size: $1,000 - $6,000

Geographic Scope: Pacific Northwest (Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, southwest British Columbia, and southeast and south-coastal Alaska). Applicants not residing in the PNW may apply, provided their research involves PNW fungi.

Deadlines:

• March 1st - Notifications sent by late April
• October 1st - Notifications sent by late November
• Requests for $1,000 or less accepted year-round

Eligible Applicants:

• Students working under the auspices of a college/university, herbarium, museum, or not-for-profit organization
• Researchers working under the auspices of a college/university, herbarium, museum, or not-for-profit organization
• Teachers working under the auspices of a college/university, herbarium, museum, or not-for-profit organization

Priorities:

• Priority given to projects involving mushroom-forming fungi ("macrofungi," "macromycetes")
• Research and/or education focus
• Results of interest to the broad Pacific Northwest mycological community

Allowable Costs:

• Equipment
• Supplies and analytical services for mycological research
• Registration and travel for students to attend conferences (where they are presenting results of funded projects)
• Materials and supplies for myco-education
• Limited expenses for travel for fieldwork
• Expenses for fungal herbaria

Restrictions - Do NOT Fund:

• For-profit organizations or commercial companies
• Salaries
• Institutional overhead
• Federal or institutionally set mileage and per diem rates for travel
• Page charges
• Applications from outside the Pacific Northwest (except when research focuses on PNW fungi)
• College or university tuition

How to Apply

1. Contact the Grants Manager by email with either a letter of inquiry or your application
2. Include a proposed budget with sufficient detail:
- Descriptions of items
- Numbers of samples
- Quantities required
- Unit costs
- Total costs
3. Include one or two letters of reference from colleagues, instructors, faculty advisors, or employers who can speak to the applicant's abilities

Application Deadlines:

Required Materials:

Evaluation Criteria:

Contact: Email the Grants Manager for application forms