The award shall be conferred annually to three winners for outstanding oral presentations.
The award is intended for active faculty members or professionals (not exceeding 45 years of age) who have made outstanding contributions to fungal biodiversity, taxonomy, systematics, and applied mycology. It is exclusively open to permanent faculty or professionals; Ph.D. scholars are not eligible for this award.
AFB shall have the exclusive authority to select the award recipient and to formulate and/or revise the rules governing the selection process.
The first, second, and third prize winners of the oral presentation will be felicitated with a memento and a citation. The award does not include any cash prize.
The Association will invite nominations from active faculty members and professionals. A separate award competition for the nominated candidates will be conducted during the annual conference. A three-member judging committee, appointed by the AFB, will be responsible for evaluating the oral presentations and selecting the first, second, and third prize winners. The committee also holds the authority to disqualify any candidate found engaging in canvassing. The decision of the committee constituted by AFB shall be final and binding. Once awarded, a recipient will be eligible to apply for any other AFB award only after a period of two years from the date of receiving the award.
Once the judging committee has finalized the winners, the awards will be presented during the valedictory session of the annual meeting or conference.
