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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

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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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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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10:00 AM - Camp Guyasuta with Barb DeRiso
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10:00 AM - Phipps Conservatory BioBlitz
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10:00 AM - Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
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10:00 AM - Linn Run State Park with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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10:00 AM - Pine Ridge Park Bolete walk
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Camp Guyasuta with Barb DeRiso
04 Jun
06/04/2016    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
  • Walk
Join Barb DeRiso for the lovely valley that is Camp Guyasuta.
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Phipps Conservatory BioBlitz
05 Jun
06/05/2016    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • BioBlitz
This particular BioBlitz will run from 5:00am-5:00pm on Sunday, June 5th in areas of Schenley Park surround Phipps Conservatory and Panther Hollow. During this event, [...]
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Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
18 Jun
06/18/2016    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Deer Lakes Park
  • Walk
Join Dick Dougall and Jim Wilson for our annual walk in honor of our late Club Mycologist Dorothy Fornof. We'll be collecting specimens for the [...]
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Monthly meeting
21 Jun
06/21/2016    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Mushroom Photography Speaker: John Plischke III John Plischke III is a founding member of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club, which has become one of the [...]
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Linn Run State Park with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
25 Jun
06/25/2016    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Linn Run State Park
  • Walk
Meet Rachael Mahony, Environmental Education Specialist, from PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Richard Jacob from the WPMC for a mushroom walk at [...]
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Pine Ridge Park Bolete walk
26 Jun
06/26/2016    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pine Ridge park
  • Walk
Meet walk leaders John Pilschke III  at Pine Ridge Park for a bolete walk. Use the entry at the north side of the park not [...]
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Events on 06/04/2016
04 Jun
Camp Guyasuta with Barb DeRiso
4 Jun 16
Sharpsburg
Events on 06/05/2016
05 Jun
Phipps Conservatory BioBlitz
5 Jun 16
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/18/2016
18 Jun
Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
18 Jun 16
Tarentum
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21 Jun
Monthly meeting
21 Jun 16
Pittsburgh
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25 Jun
Linn Run State Park with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
25 Jun 16
Rector
Events on 06/26/2016
26 Jun
Pine Ridge Park Bolete walk
26 Jun 16
Blairsville

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