The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation awards brewing scholarships to help brewers advance their skills in the brewing sciences. Recipients received a full-tuition scholarship to the American Brewers Guild’s Intensive Brewing Science and Engineering program. The scholarship is open to professional brewers and homebrewers from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and Northern California. If you drink good beer in the Pacific Northwest, you’ve likely enjoyed a beer brewed by one of the past scholarship recipients.
The scholarship offers:
- Full tuition for the ABG’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering (IBS&E) program starting January 20, 2025.
- 22-week distance learning program with flexible scheduling, perfect for busy brewers.
- In-person learning experience during the final week in Middlebury, Vermont.
- $1,000 stipend to help cover travel and lodging for the final week.
Applications must be received by November 7, 2024. You can learn more about the program and the application process at the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation’s website. Here’s the announcement from the foundation:
“In collaboration with the American Brewers Guild, we are offering a full-tuition scholarship to the Guild’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering program.”
“The Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course is a 22-week distance education program with a final week of residential instruction. The course is designed for brewers and homebrewers who lack formal training in brewing science and covers all the fundamentals of beer production and quality assurance.”
“The American Brewers Guild is a premier school for the craft brewing industry dedicated to providing a comprehensive learning experience that focuses on the technical, scientific, and operational matters and issues that brewers face in a craft brewing environment.”
“The American Brewers Guild is now accepting applications for the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation slot in the Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course that runs from January 20, 2025 through June 27, 2025 with the final week of onsite instruction in Middlebury, Vermont. The full application must be received no later than November 7, 2024. Note: This class is full except for this scholarship slot.”
“The scholarship is open to professional brewers and homebrewers from the states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii and California’s northern geographic region (San Francisco/Monterey Bay areas and north). The full-tuition scholarship also includes a $1,000 stipend to help offset travel and lodging expenses for the residential week in Middlebury, Vermont. Full details and scholarship applications are available at www.abgbrew.com.”
“The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities for professional and aspiring craft brewers from the Pacific Northwest to further their knowledge and expertise. For more information on the Foundation please visit www.glenfalconerfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.”