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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.

Events

11 Jul
WPMC Camping Retreat (Indiana County) 
11 Jul 25
Blairsville
15 Jul
Monthly Meeting
15 Jul 25
Pittsburgh
19 Jul
North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
19 Jul 25
Johnstown
26 Jul
Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
26 Jul 25
McCandless
01 Aug
West Virginia Mushroom Club 2025 Annual Foray
1 Aug 25
Davis

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Events

11 Jul
WPMC Camping Retreat (Indiana County) 
11 Jul 25
Blairsville
15 Jul
Monthly Meeting
15 Jul 25
Pittsburgh
19 Jul
North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
19 Jul 25
Johnstown
26 Jul
Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
26 Jul 25
McCandless
01 Aug
West Virginia Mushroom Club 2025 Annual Foray
1 Aug 25
Davis

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9:00 AM - Linbrook Woodlands (Sewickley) with Allegheny Land Trust - CANCELLED
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7:00 PM - Monthly meeting online: Heavy Metal Contamination in Edible Mushrooms
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Mini BioBlitz at Wingfield Pines - POSTPONED
26 Apr
04/26/2020    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wingfield Pines Conservation Area
  • BioBlitz
POSTPONED -  Allegheny Land Trust  is hoping to reschedule for a June or July date. Allegheny Land Trust has organized a mini BioBlitz as part [...]
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Linbrook Woodlands (Sewickley) with Allegheny Land Trust - CANCELLED
16 May
05/16/2020    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Linbrook Woodlands Conservation Area
  • Mushroom Class
  • Walk
In light of the Governor still keeping Allegheny counties and the surrounding counties in the red zone for Covid, we have decided to cancel the [...]
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Monthly meeting online: Heavy Metal Contamination in Edible Mushrooms
19 May
05/19/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Following social distancing guidelines and restriction of meetings of more than 25 people, the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club has CANCELLED the in person May 19, [...]
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Events on 04/26/2020
26 Apr
Mini BioBlitz at Wingfield Pines - POSTPONED
26 Apr 20
Pittsburgh
Events on 05/16/2020
16 May
Linbrook Woodlands (Sewickley) with Allegheny Land Trust - CANCELLED
16 May 20
Sewickley
Events on 05/19/2020
19 May
Monthly meeting online: Heavy Metal Contamination in Edible Mushrooms
19 May 20
Pittsburgh

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