Conservation & Stewardship Committee Scholarship

This scholarship will enable one person to attend the 2026 NAMA Annual Foray on behalf of the NAMA Conservation & Stewardship Committee. The winning applicant will be required to write a short article for the Mycophile Quarterly, highlighting their experience at the foray and including a brief essay reflecting on “how can your community cultivate a better, more intentional relationship with your local fungi?”

The scholarship recipient will receive:
• A complimentary 1-year NAMA membership
• Priority registration for the “NAMA Yoop” Foray held in Marquette, Michigan, August 27-30, 2026. (Visit: https://namyco.org/annual-foray/ for more info.)
  *Includes: Registration fee (including all lectures, field trips and room and board at double occupancy rate)
  *Does not include travel to the foray location from recipient’s home.

To apply for the scholarship, please:
1) Write a short essay. Tell us why you enjoy learning about mushrooms and how attending the NAMA Annual foray would be an important part of that.
2) Please include your full name and email address on the essay.
3) Confirm that you are willing to write an article for the Mycophile after the foray.
4) Confirm that you are NAMA member (if you are not already sign up before you apply!).
5) E-mail your scholarship essay to [email protected] no later than June 15th, 2026.
Questions may be sent to the same email address.

• This scholarship is open to anyone who is at least 18 years of age and has never attended a NAMA Annual Foray in the past.
• Applicants will submit a short essay, describing how attending the Annual Foray will enhance their knowledge, understanding and experience of mushrooms and the greater mycological community.
• The Conservation & Stewardship Committee will review all essays and select a recipient.
• The chosen essay will be shared in the Mycophile Quarterly before the foray.
• After attending the foray, the selected participant will share their foray recap article and reflection essay for the Mycophile Quarterly.

The selected participant will be notified by June 22nd, 2026.
Good Luck!