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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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    • 06/02/2023
    • New Kensington
  • Phipps Bioblitz and Family Fun Festival 2023
    • 06/04/2023
    • Pittsburgh
  • Mushroom Education Day at Powdermill Nature Reserve (Westmoreland County)
    • 06/10/2023
    • Rector
  • Fern Hollow Nature Center with Allegheny Land Trust
    • 06/16/2023
    • Sewickley
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    • 06/20/2023
    • Pittsburgh
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    Barking Slopes Conservation Area with Allegheny Land Trust
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    Phipps Bioblitz and Family Fun Festival 2023
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    Pittsburgh
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    Mushroom Education Day at Powdermill Nature Reserve (Westmoreland County)
    10 Jun 23
    Rector
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    Fern Hollow Nature Center with Allegheny Land Trust
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    Sewickley
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    Monthly Meeting
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    Barking Slopes Conservation Area with Allegheny Land Trust
    02 Jun
    06/02/2023    
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Barking Slopes
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    Join WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Barking Slopes.  Hike runs rain or shine.  NO WALK INS will be [...]
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    Phipps Bioblitz and Family Fun Festival 2023
    04 Jun
    06/04/2023    
    9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Phipps Conservatory
    • BioBlitz
    Join club mycologist La Monte Yarroll and past president Jim Wasik from WPMC at the annual Phipps Bioblitz. There will be a mushroom table and [...]
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    Mushroom Education Day at Powdermill Nature Reserve (Westmoreland County)
    10 Jun
    06/10/2023    
    9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Powdermill Nature Reserve
    • Mushroom Class
    Join us on Saturday, June 10, for Mushroom Education Day at the Powdermill Nature Reserve.  Powdermill is Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s environmental research center, [...]
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    Fern Hollow Nature Center with Allegheny Land Trust
    16 Jun
    06/16/2023    
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Fern Hollow Nature Center
    • Walk
    Join WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Fern Hollow Nature Center.  Hike runs rain or shine.  NO WALK INS [...]
    More Info
    Monthly Meeting
    20 Jun
    06/20/2023    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Frick Environmental Center
    • Meetings
    What Do We Call That Now? Walt Sturgeon Why do mushroom names keep changing? How do they change, and who gets to decide?  Why are [...]
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    Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park
    24 Jun
    06/24/2023    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Deer Lakes Park
    • Walk
    Meet club identifier Richard Jacob for our annual Dorothy Fornof Walk at Deer Lakes Park. We normally find a lot of mushroom species at this [...]
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    Barking Slopes Conservation Area with Allegheny Land Trust
    2 Jun 23
    New Kensington
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    Phipps Bioblitz and Family Fun Festival 2023
    4 Jun 23
    Pittsburgh
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    10 Jun
    Mushroom Education Day at Powdermill Nature Reserve (Westmoreland County)
    10 Jun 23
    Rector
    Events on 06/16/2023
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    Fern Hollow Nature Center with Allegheny Land Trust
    16 Jun 23
    Sewickley
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    Monthly Meeting
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