Daily Featured Foundation - 11/21/25

11/21/2025

Here is today’s featured foundation.

Mycological Society of America (MSA)

Website: https://msafungi.org/

Mission & Purpose: To advance the science of mycology (the study of fungi) and to promote the exchange of information among mycologists.

Broad Funding Guidelines: This is a professional society, not a traditional foundation, but it runs numerous grant programs. These grants are exclusively for students and researchers in the field of mycology. They are not for nonprofit organizations. Applications are accepted annually for various awards.

Featured Opportunity: The MSA Graduate Fellowships and various Student Research Awards are the key opportunities. These are small grants ($500 - $2,500) designed to help graduate and undergraduate students pay for the direct costs of their mycology research, such as travel, lab supplies, or DNA sequencing.

Recommendation: Graduate students (Master's or Ph.D.) or undergraduate students who are conducting academic research on fungi and need a small grant to pay for lab supplies, travel to a field site, or conference registration.