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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.
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Events

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McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail (Butler County)
4 Oct 25
Ellwood City
05 Oct
Mushroom Walk during RP Day at Riverview Park
5 Oct 25
Pittsburgh
07 Oct
Girty’s Woods with ALT and City Girls Who Walk
7 Oct 25
Reserve Township
11 Oct
Glade Run Lake Conservancy
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Valencia
11 Oct
Mushroom ID, Journaling & Foraging
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Events

04 Oct
McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail (Butler County)
4 Oct 25
Ellwood City
05 Oct
Mushroom Walk during RP Day at Riverview Park
5 Oct 25
Pittsburgh
07 Oct
Girty’s Woods with ALT and City Girls Who Walk
7 Oct 25
Reserve Township
11 Oct
Glade Run Lake Conservancy
11 Oct 25
Valencia
11 Oct
Mushroom ID, Journaling & Foraging
11 Oct 25
Plum

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Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
08 Jun
06/08/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
  • Walk
Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA, meet Barbara DeRiso.  Follow the signs to enter Camp Guyasuta. We will meet in the parking lot. Dogs are not permitted [...]
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Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
15 Jun
06/15/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Deer Lakes Park
  • Walk
Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park, Dick Dougall - Deer Lake Parks 67 Creighton -Russellton Rd, Tarentum, PA 15084-2708. Turn on Mahaffey Rd which [...]
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Monthly Meeting
18 Jun
06/18/2013    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Invasive Species Speakers: John Hayes - Post-Gazette, Outdoors Editor. Summary: John Hayes grew up in the suburbs east of Pittsburgh in a rural culture steeped [...]
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Mountain BioDiversity, Weekend Blackwater Falls, West Virginia
21 Jun
06/21/2013 - 06/23/2013    
All Day
Blackwater Falls State Park
  • Out Of State
Mountain BioDiversity Weekend Blackwater Falls, West Virginia - Walt Sturgeon   A hands-on approach to exploring biodiversity in the mountains of West Virginia. The event kicks [...]
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North Park, Swimming Pool
22 Jun
06/22/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
North Park Swimming pool parking lot
  • Walk
North Park, Swimming Pool with John Stuart - North Park has a variety of habitats, we always find mushrooms here.  www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/parkphon.asp We request that no [...]
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Destiny Hill Farm in Washington, PA
22 Jun
06/22/2013 - 06/23/2013    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Destiny Hill Farm, Washington, PA
  • Mushroom Class
Bonnie and Brian Davis will each be doing mushroom talks both days between 11 and 2 at the annual Lavender Festival. Bonnie’s topic will be [...]
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Introducing Fungi: Hunting and Identification
29 Jun
06/29/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Harrison Hills Park - Allegheny County
  • Mushroom Class
Join us on June 29, 2013 at the Harrison Hills Environmental Center, for "Introducing Fungi: Hunting and Identification" with members of the Western PA Mushroom [...]
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Events on 06/08/2013
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Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
8 Jun 13
Sharpsburg
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Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
15 Jun 13
Tarentum
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18 Jun
Monthly Meeting
18 Jun 13
Pittsburgh
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21 Jun
Mountain BioDiversity, Weekend Blackwater Falls, West Virginia
21 Jun 13
Davis
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22 Jun
North Park, Swimming Pool
22 Jun 13
McCandless Township
22 Jun
Destiny Hill Farm in Washington, PA
22 Jun 13
Washington
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29 Jun
Introducing Fungi: Hunting and Identification
29 Jun 13
Natrona Heights

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