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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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Erie
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19 Jul
North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
19 Jul 25
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26 Jul
Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
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McCandless

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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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10:00 AM - Lichen Walk at Hillman State Park (Washington County)
Sustainability at Home Series: Mushroom Cultivation!
09 Feb
02/09/2023    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Frank Sarris Public Library
  • Mushroom Class
Espo Wilcox of PA Mushroom Company will lead this session on how to grow and cultivate your own mushrooms at home. Each participant will take [...]
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Mushroom art class 2
25 Feb
02/25/2023    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ohio Township Nature Center
  • Mushroom Class
Join Kate Pavelle for a mushroom art class! We will be painting on a canvas, so bring your favorite dried specimen or photo of a [...]
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Winter Walk / Winter Tree ID
26 Feb
02/26/2023    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area
  • Walk
Rachel Gallagher and Dawn Wehman are hosting winter walk / tree identification on Sunday February 26th, 2023 at 11AM at Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area in [...]
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Lichen Walk at Hillman State Park (Washington County)
04 Mar
03/04/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Haul Road Trail Head
  • Walk
Meet WPMC President Stephen Bucklin and Vice President Cara Coulter at the Haul Road Trailhead parking lot for a lichen-focused educational walk at Hillman State [...]
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Events on 02/09/2023
09 Feb
Sustainability at Home Series: Mushroom Cultivation!
9 Feb 23
Canonsburg
Events on 02/25/2023
25 Feb
Mushroom art class 2
25 Feb 23
Sewickley
Events on 02/26/2023
26 Feb
Winter Walk / Winter Tree ID
26 Feb 23
Slippery Rock
Events on 03/04/2023
04 Mar
Lichen Walk at Hillman State Park (Washington County)
4 Mar 23
Burgettstown

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