Stuntz Mycology Fund Small Grants

The Stuntz Mycology Fund awards Small Grants for purposes such as buying supplies or equipment for workshops or research, purchasing mycological books, or running educational events such as forays and lectures by guest speakers. The maximum award is $1,000.

Applications are accepted at any time, and the Fund aims to disburse money within 30 days of receiving one. Requests of $1,000 or less are considered year-round rather than waiting for a board meeting.

The Fund defines the Pacific Northwest as Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, southwest British Columbia, and southeast and south-coastal Alaska. Applicants who do not live in the region may still apply if their research involves Pacific Northwest fungi. Priority goes to projects involving mushroom-forming fungi — macrofungi — the focus of Dr. Daniel E. Stuntz's own research.

Contact the Grants Manager by email with either a letter of inquiry or a completed Small Grant application; the form is linked from the Fund's How To Apply page. Applications are accepted at any time.

A proposed budget must be part of every application, detailed enough — item descriptions, numbers of samples, quantities, unit costs and totals — for reviewers to match the budget to the activities described. Applicants must also include one or two letters of reference from colleagues, instructors, faculty advisors or employers who can speak to their abilities.

The Fund does not accept applications from for-profit organisations or commercial companies, or for salaries, institutional overhead, federal or institutionally set mileage and per diem rates, page charges, or college and university tuition. Allowable costs include expendable supplies, laboratory analyses, equipment, conference expenses, travel at $0.31 per mile and sometimes camping fees, honoraria for visiting guest speakers, and compensation for non-salaried people such as undergraduates assisting as part of their curriculum. The Fund looks favourably on lean projects and on projects that draw funding from other sources as well.