New this year – Early career scientists that are GSA members are able to invite up to three Fungal26 attendees to visit their poster. Authors will be able to access the poster invitation process a month before the conference through the abstract portal. This exciting opportunity encourages researchers who you’d like to connect with to see your presentation and give you feedback. Invited viewers will receive an automated email with the time, date, and title of your poster presentation.
You will need to sign in to an existing GSA account or create a new account to start your abstract submission. Important: If you are submitting an abstract, please use the same email address for your abstract submission and your registration.
If you were a GSA member or attended a GSA conference recently: You already have a GSA account and should use the “forgot your password” option if needed. You will need to make sure you are a member for 2026 in order to receive the member discount.
If you join GSA during the submission process: You will need to wait 20 minutes and refresh your submission screen after joining in order to receive the member price.
If you do not have an account, visit our membership page and click Create an Account. There is no fee to create a nonmember account. You do not have to be a GSA member or already registered to submit an abstract. You can create a complimentary account and pay the non-member price to submit.
The presenting author must register for and attend the conference in person.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All oral abstracts submitted, even if programmed in a concurrent session, are also expected to be presented as a poster.
GSA members receive a discount on abstract submission and registration fees!
If someone will be paying your abstract fee on your behalf, when you get to the payment page send the link provided, along with your login information, to the person with the credit card to finish your submission. You will receive an immediate email confirmation once your abstract has been submitted. Please note that submitting an abstract, and paying the associated submission fee, does not register you for the meeting. To register for the meeting and pay the associated registration fee, please visit the Registration page when registration opens.
Submission Checklist
Before you start the submission process, ensure you have the following:
Once you have added the presenting author, click “Add New Author” to add a collaborator.
The non-refundable submission fee of $49 for members or $99 for non-members must be paid for the abstract to be fully submitted and reviewed. Payment can only be made by credit card. If someone will be paying your abstract fee on your behalf, when you get to the payment page, send the link provided to the person with the credit card to pay your fee and complete your submission. You will receive an email confirmation once your abstract has been submitted. Please note that for an abstract to be considered for presentation, the abstract fee must be paid by the submission deadline.
A letter of invitation is available in your Author Portal after submitting your abstract.
Questions? You may find your answer in the Abstract Submission FAQs.
Abstracts selected for a presentation will be available online by March 2, 2026, which will be considered the official publication date. The full abstract text will only be available online and as a printable PDF.