Scholarships & Grants

The American Brewers Guild has partnered with some fantastic organizations honoring legendary brewers to offer scholarship & grant programs. These programs provide full or partial tuition and/or travel expenses to brewers who qualify and are selected to receive the scholarship. 

The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation Brewing Scholarship

The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering a full-tuition scholarship to the Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course beginning in January of each year. 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 $1,000 stipend to help offset travel and lodging expenses for the final onsite week in Middlebury, Vermont. 

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The Michael James Jackson Foundation: Sir Geoff Palmer Scholarship Award for Brewing

The Michael James Jackson Foundation is a grant-making organization that funds scholarship awards to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color within the brewing and distilling trades. The program is open to candidates at the beginning of their careers, as well as those looking to continue their education. The MJF awards present an opportunity for members and patrons of the brewing and distilling industries to directly fund a more just, equitable, and dynamic future.

Click here for more information about the MJJF Sir Geoff Palmer Scholorship.