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Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club Scholarship/Grant Application

  • The objective of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club Scholarship/Grant program is to provide support for projects, individuals, institutions, equipment purchases, or events that promote the club’s mission of education, research, teaching, training, and increasing the public’s awareness of wild mushrooming.

    Support may be given in the form of an educational Scholarship to someone studying in an area related to mycology; a Grant to an institution or event, or a Grant for a specific mycological project. In the case of a Grant, a proposal should be submitted summarizing the objectives, methods, timelines, and anticipated costs.

    Although applications are welcome at any time, they should be received by the WPMC Scholarship Committee by June 30th of each year. Applications or recommendations for grants must be sponsored by a WPMC member.

    Monetary awards are not to exceed $1,000 per application with a cumulative yearly amount not to exceed $2,000. The Scholarship Committee will make their recommendations to the WPMC Board of Directors for final approval.

    Please either use the form below, or this PDF .

  • Describe your proposal. Include your background/education, objectives, methods, time schedule for the project, and anticipated costs.
  • Please attach any supporting documents that you deem necessary. (If you have more than two files compress the files in to a zip archive or similar first).
  • Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • Max. file size: 2 MB.

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Monthly Meeting - cultivation
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Events

29 Nov
Thanksgiving Weekend Walk at Hartwood Acres
29 Nov 25
Pittsburgh
17 Mar
Monthly Meeting
17 Mar 26
Pittsburgh
21 Apr
Monthly Meeting
21 Apr 26
Pittsburgh
12 May
Monthly Meeting - cultivation
12 May 26
Pittsburgh
16 Jun
Monthly Meeting
16 Jun 26
Pittsburgh

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10:30 AM - Youth Grow: Oyster Mushrooms (10+)
South Park with La Monte Yarroll
14 Mar
03/14/2015    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
South Park Nature Center
  • Walk
Meet La Monte Yarroll at South Park to collect some material for our first meeting of the year.  
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Monthly meeting
Monthly meeting
03/17/2015    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
  Morels and how to find them.  Speakers:  Jim Wasik and Dick Dougall. First meeting of the year, welcome back! Morel season does not start for [...]
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Raccoongaine VI
Raccoongaine  VI
03/22/2015    
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver County
  • Walk
This is a land navigation (orienteering) event in Raccoon Creek State Park organized by Western Pennsylvania Orienteering Club. sherpes writes: mushroom hunters, I can't promise you morels, [...]
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Youth Grow: Oyster Mushrooms (10+)
04 Apr
04/04/2015    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  • Mushroom Class
Come have some fun with fungi! Jim Tunney of WPMC will lead youth in creating their very own kit to grow oyster mushrooms at home. This [...]
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Raccoongaine VI
22 Mar 15
Hookstown
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Youth Grow: Oyster Mushrooms (10+)
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