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THE GLEN HAY FALCONER FOUNDATION BREWING SCHOLARSHIP |
About the Brewing
Scholarship
In co-sponsorship with the
American Brewers Guild, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering a
full-tuition scholarship to the Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course
that begins on January 18, 2010 and runs through June 25, 2010.
The
Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering (“IBS&E”) course is a 22-week
distance education program with a final week of residential instruction in
Sacramento, California. The IBS&E
course is specifically designed for professional and aspiring craft brewers
seeking formal training in brewing science.
The program provides a comprehensive learning experience that focuses on
the technical, scientific, and operational matters and issues that brewers face
in a craft brewing environment.
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
Bay/Monterey Bay areas and north). The
scholarship includes a $500 stipend to help offset travel and lodging expenses
for the final onsite week in Sacramento, California.
The
selection committee is comprised of professional craft brewers and brewing
industry experts. The full application must be received no later than November 2, 2009.
About the
Glen Hay Falconer Foundation
The Glen Hay Falconer
Foundation is a non-profit organization created to commemorate and celebrate
the life, interests, and good works of a well-loved and leading Northwest
brewer. The mission of the Foundation
is to contribute to the Northwest craft brewing community by providing
opportunities for professional and aspiring brewers to further their knowledge
and expertise. Since 2004, the
Foundation has granted a total of eleven brewing education scholarships to
brewers from throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The Foundation receives
funding from the annual Sasquatch Brew Fest.
In 2009, over 4000 people enjoyed over 60 beers from throughout the
Pacific Northwest in an all-day event that also featured live music, great
food, and an exciting silent auction and raffle. Visit www.northwestlegendsfoundation.org
for more information.
The
Foundation also produces the Sasquatch BrewAm golf tournament pairing all
levels of golfers and beer lovers with celebrity brewers. Proceeds from the Sasquatch Legacy Project,
an annual initiative where former Foundation brewing scholarship recipients
jointly develop and brew a beer for limited distribution, provide additional
funding for the Foundation’s brewing scholarship program. For more information on the Foundation and
its activities, please visit www.glenfalconerfoundation.org.
About Glen Hay Falconer
Passion, dedication, and
creativity defined Glen Falconer’s beers and his entire approach to life.
Glen began his brewing
career as an avid homebrewer and dedicated member of the Cascade Brewers
Society, a clan of skilled homebrewers based in the Eugene/Springfield, Oregon
area. As a professional brewer, Glen continued to support the craft of
homebrewing by providing access to brewing ingredients, procedures and unique
beer recipes.
In 1990, Glen followed his
dream and pursued a professional brewing career, beginning at Steelhead Brewery
in Eugene. Glen continued to refine his
skills at the renowned Rogue Ales in Newport, Oregon, working side-by-side with
his close friend and mentor John Maier.
In 1996, Glen became head
brewer at the Wild Duck Brewery in Eugene, providing six regular beers on tap
as well as a wide variety of specialty ales and lagers each season. Glen
continued as head brewer at the Wild Duck until his untimely death in 2002.
Enlarging on the tradition
of brewing, laughing heartily and embracing adventure fully represented Glen’s
life. While Glen won numerous professional craft brewing prizes and accolades,
perhaps his finest accomplishment was the back-to-back Gold Medals received
posthumously for his Auld Gnarly Head Barley Wine at the 2002 and 2003 Great
American Beer Festival.
Application for Glen Hay
Falconer Foundation Brewing Scholarships
Candidates applying for the
Glen Hay Falconer Foundation Brewing Scholarship must include a completed
application and supporting information as described on the Admissions
page.
Note that the application fee is waived for scholarship applicants.
In addition to the standard
application, applicants must also address the two essay questions below and
provide two letters of recommendation, with one letter being from a
professional brewer.
1) Relate how your accomplishments have demonstrated your
dedication to the art of craft brewing.
2) Discuss how you will help further the goals of the Glen
Hay Falconer Foundation.
Note the content of your
application, quality of your essay responses, and letters of recommendation are
very important, as this information is all the Selection Committee has to
evaluate your candidacy.
The complete application package including essay questions
and letters of recommendation must be sent for arrival by November 2, 2009 to:
American Brewers Guild Diploma Program
1001 Maple Street
Salisbury, VT 05769
All
applicants will be contacted directly by the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation by
December 15, 2009.