Applications are now open for the prestigious Glen Hay Falconer Foundation scholarship program for a full-tuition to the American Brewers Guild’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering program.The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is an Oregon based non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities for professional and aspiring craft brewers to further their knowledge and expertise.The Falconer Foundation has granted 52 scholarships since 2004, many to well known and accomplished brewers that have went on to extremely successful careers such as Sunriver Brewing brewmaster Brett Thomas, Oakshire brewmaster Dan Russo, and former Oregon brewer and Hill Farmstead alumni Vasili Gletsos to name a few.

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 22, 2024 through June 28, 2024 with the final week of onsite instruction in Middlebury, Vermont.  The full application must be received no later than November 3, 2023.  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.