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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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North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
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Events

05 Jul
Headwaters Park (Erie County)
5 Jul 25
Erie
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

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Beginners Mushroom Hike at Bethel Green with Allegheny Land Trust
12 Aug
08/12/2022    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bethel Green
  • Walk
Join ALT Senior Director and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a beginner friendly mushroom hike and ID session at Bethel Green. We’ll focus on general [...]
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Boyce Mayview Park (Upper St. Clair) with Venture Outdoors
13 Aug
08/13/2022    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Outdoor Classroom, Boyce-Mayview Park, Upper Saint Clair
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini at the Boyce Mayview Park Parking Lot for a beginner friendly mushroom walk and ID table at Boyce Mayview Park. [...]
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Monthly Meeting
16 Aug
08/16/2022    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
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Mushroom class at Public Lands Store in Cranberry Township
24 Aug
08/24/2022    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Public Lands Cranberry
  • Mushroom Class
WPMC Identifier Fluff Berger will present a summer mushroom foraging class at the Public Lands Store in Cranberry Township. Sign up for the walk or the class [...]
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Knob Hill Community Park
27 Aug
08/27/2022    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Knob Hill Park
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WPMC Identifier Fluff Berger will lead a summer foraging walk at Knob Hill Community Park in Wexford. Parking can be found in the lot next to the [...]
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Hartwood Acres
27 Aug
08/27/2022    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hartwood Acres
  • Walk
Meet WPMC identifier Richard Jacob for a walk at Hartwood Acres, at the now open Mansion parking lot. Free and open to the public; no [...]
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Events on 08/12/2022
12 Aug
Beginners Mushroom Hike at Bethel Green with Allegheny Land Trust
12 Aug 22
Bethel Park
Events on 08/13/2022
13 Aug
Boyce Mayview Park (Upper St. Clair) with Venture Outdoors
13 Aug 22
Uper Saint Clair
Events on 08/16/2022
16 Aug
Monthly Meeting
16 Aug 22
Pittsburgh
Events on 08/24/2022
24 Aug
Mushroom class at Public Lands Store in Cranberry Township
24 Aug 22
Cranberry Township
Events on 08/27/2022
27 Aug
Knob Hill Community Park
27 Aug 22
Wexford
27 Aug
Hartwood Acres
27 Aug 22
Pittsburgh

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