In October 2020, we rolled out a new application and review platform, Survey Monkey Apply. We shifted to a quarterly application cycle and began offering the Open Forum as a Pay it Forward option for our recipients. There are several benefits for our applicants, review team, and administrators, as well as our overall membership that come with this fresh approach to Pink Boots Society Scholarships:
- Applicants will have three months to prepare their application instead of just one.
- Applications can be saved in progress and applicants can return to finish them at any time during the application period.
- Apply for multiple scholarships with one application! Simply select up to three scholarships you are interested in, and your application will automatically be sent to the proper review team for each scholarship. Please note, that if selected for more than one scholarship, the recipient will have to choose which one they will accept.
- Request a letter of recommendation from anyone from the application page. Once your recommender uploads their letter, it will automatically be added to your application.
- Reviewers will be able to review submitted applications in real time, which will in turn shorten the amount of time applicants are waiting to hear back about their applications. This also relieves the pressure on our volunteers’ time so that they can balance their schedule as busy professionals with hectic lives.
- Recipients will be able to fulfill their Pay it Forward requirement on our Open Forum. While many local, regional, and chapter meetings have been cancelled due to COVID-19, we are thrilled to provide a digital option that can be submitted from the safety of your home. Additionally, this will provide easy access to the information our recipients learned during their course to all our members, so we can all benefit together from the Pink Boots Society scholarships.
We hope that you will take advantage of all that Pink Boots Society has to offer, and that these improvements will make it easier than ever to further your career through education!
To log in and apply via the Survey Monkey Platform, visit this page and click the green MORE> button on the program you wish to apply for, or visit this page, and click the green LOG IN TO APPLY button. Your username and password will be the same as your Pink Boots membership.
To reset your password, visit this page and click on I don’t know my password.
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Current Scholarships – 2023 Q2
Cicerone BeerSavvy® Program
Course Format: Online
Course Dates: Any time, 5 – 8 hours to complete
Course Information: Cicerone Beer Savvy
Course Location: Your Computer (Anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $199 USD
Seats available: 2
Cicerone Beer Savvy is a comprehensive self-paced online beer training course that can be started whenever and wherever. This scholarship is perfect for any brewery owner, beer bar manager, bartender, server, beer writer, beer educator, beer distributor, brewery sales representative or beer chef. Please see Required Applicant Qualifications below.
This course will enhance your knowledge of brewing techniques, beer styles, understanding flavors and off-flavors, food pairings and the language to clearly discuss beer. It is self-paced and should take 5 – 8 hours to complete with a final exam. This course includes the Level 1 Certified Beer Server exam and start you on your journey to Master Cicerone. Because this is an online course, it is easily available to PBS members in any nation and we encourage our International members to apply. There are two options for final exams: US-based exam and an International CBS exam for those members outside of the USA. Please visit Cicerone Beer Savvy for additional information. This course, as with all USA courses, will only be offered in English at this time.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Road to Cicerone® Courses Educational Series
(Online Course Suite)
Course Format: Online
Course Dates: Any time
Course Information: Road to Cicerone
Course Location: Your Computer (Anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $295 USD
Seats available: 2
Each online course is mobile-friendly and covers its topic with instructional text, learning activities, references to outside readings, and discussion questions. To complete each book, you can expect to spend about 6-12 hours on reading, study, and activities.
After completing an online course, you should be prepared to pass the included practice exam for that course. Passing the exam earns you an online badge and helps you assess your readiness for the Certified Cicerone® exam.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Craft Beer Professionals – Connects in Charleston, SC
Event Format: Intimate in person workshop
Event Dates: December 4-6, 2023
Event Information: CBP – Connects in Charleston, SC
Event Location: Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport – Conv Ctr, an IHG Hotel 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29418
Scholarship Value: $149 USD registration and up to $1,500 travel stipend
Seats available: 2
CBP Connects is an interactive event that not only provides attendees with educational and insightful content, but also peer networking opportunities for our members to bond, learn, and grow from one another. The event will facilitate engagement and build relationships. Join your fellow Craft Beer Professionals for 3 days of networking and education.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Crafting A Strategy One Year Membership
Course Format: Online
Course Dates: 1-year from registration
Course Information: Crafting A Strategy
Course Location: Your Computer (anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $99 USD
Seats available: 5
Crafting A Strategy (CAS) is a global online learning platform that will be available to the scholarship recipients from one year starting from award date. Used in universities and breweries all over the world, CAS has over 150 digital content pieces specific to the business needs of brewing entrepreneurs. These include podcasts, webinars, case studies, white papers, instructional videos, blogs, and a professional forum. Scholarship recipients will receive access to all CAS content and forums for one calendar year and they will also receive a weekly CAS newsletter with industry analysis, advice, and links to new content and forums. This scholarship is designed for those owning or planning a brewery, company presidents, CEOs, COOs, CFOs, marketing professionals, head brewers, and sales strategists. Please see below for Required Applicant Qualifications.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions
Digital Library Credit
Course Format: Credit towards content
Course Dates: Anytime
Course Information: Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions Digital Library
Course Location: Your computer or mobile device (anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $500 USD
Seats available: 1
Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions provides business education and learning resources to the craft beverage industry in an easily accessible format for busy professionals. Take your knowledge of outside sales, digital marketing, and distribution management to the next level with a $500 digital library credit. Choose any online course or webinar combinations that will benefit your career the most.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions
Strategic Profitability Accelerator Group: 1 year membership
Course Format: Online
Course Dates: Annual membership
Course Information: NYHMS Strategic Profitability Accelerator Group website
Course Location: Your computer or mobile device (anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $720 USD
Seats available: 1
Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions provides business education and learning resources to the craft beverage industry in an easily accessible format for busy professionals. Learn about outside sales techniques, digital marketing tactics, and distribution management from industry experts and peers. Live group coaching sessions every month, interviews with craft beverage industry experts, and educational resources to help you grow your business knowledge.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Pink Boots Yakima Chapter sponsored Yakima Hop Industry Scholarship
Event Format: Custom, in-person tour of the Yakima Hop Industry
Event Dates: Tuesday, September 4, 2023 – Friday, September 8, 2023)
Event Information: Sample Itinerary (details forthcoming)
Day 1: Shuttle to Yakima, Hop Breeding 101, PBS Yakima Hoppy Hour/Dinner
Day 2: Morning workout social (optional), Hop Cultivation, Lunch, Farm Tour + barbeque
Day 3: Hop Processing, Research Lunch, Brewing & Sensory, Dinner
Day 4: Pink Boots Collab brew day with local hops, hike (optional), Yakima Chapter Celebration Dinner
Day 5: Travel Day
Event Location: Yakima, WA
Scholarship Value: $3,500 ($1,500 airfare stipend, hotel + meals covered)
Seats available: 5
Join the Yakima Chapter to experience the excitement of 2023 hop harvest firsthand! Scholarship recipients will spend four days immersed in the hop industry, learning about hop breeding, hop farming and processing, brewing, and sensory analysis. All PBS members are invited to apply and expand their awareness and understanding of what’s behind beer’s tastiest ingredient.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
White Labs
Reusing Yeast (On-Demand Course)
Course Format: Online
Course Dates: On-demand (online)
Course Information: White Labs’ Reusing Yeast (On-Demand Course)
Course Location: Your Computer (Anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $79 USD
Seats Available: 1
White Labs’ Reusing Yeast (On-Demand Course) is a 60-75 minutes on-demand course accessible at your convenience online. This scholarship is primarily designed for brewery cellar employees but also provides content that everyone working in a brewery setting should understand. Please see below for Required Applicant Qualifications.
Consistent fermentations and high-quality beer begin with healthy yeast and consistent pitch-rates. Join Joe Kurowski, White Labs head of brewing operations, in this course, which offers an in-depth look at how to best harvest and store yeast for optimal performance. Explore various fermentation-related topics such as pitch rates, best practices when looking at yeast health and ideal conditions for yeast storage. Five course modules will cover the following areas:
• Yeast Selection & Overview
• Yeast Harvesting
• Yeast Storage
• Yeast Health
• Pitching Yeast
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
White Labs
Sour Beer: Alternative Microbes and Fermentation Techniques (On-Demand Course)
Course Format: Online
Course Dates: On-demand (online)
Course Information: White Labs’ Sour Beer: Alternative Microbes and Fermentation Techniques (On-Demand Course)
Course Location: Your Computer (Anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $149 USD
Seats Available: 1
White Labs’Sour Beer: Alternative Microbes and Fermentation Techniques (On-Demand Course) is a 90-120 minute on-demand course accessible at your convenience online. This scholarship is primarily designed for brewers and cellarpersons but also provides content that is useful to everyone working in a brewery.
Ready to learn more about the microbes responsible for making sour and farmhouse beers? From traditional spontaneous fermentation to inoculation techniques and overviews of the major organisms used and found in sour beer we’ll review the behavior of select organisms and how to best utilize them in a sour program. Join us through our on-demand portal which covers the ins and outs of sour beer fermentation and culture management. Five course modules will cover the following areas:
• Module 1: Introduction and Organisms
• Module 2: Fermentation Control
• Module 3: Fermentation Techniques
• Breakout Module: Kettle Souring
• Module 4: Capturing Wild Cultures
• Module 5: Fermenting Sour Beer in a “Clean” Brewery
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
White Labs
The Many Flavors of Fermentation (On-Demand Course)
Course Format: Online
Course Dates: On-demand (online)
Course Information: White Labs The Many Flavors of Fermentation (On-Demand Course)
Course Location: Your Computer (Anywhere in the world)
Scholarship Value: $79 USD
Seats Available: 1
White Labs’ The Many Flavors of Fermentation (On-Demand Course) is a 60-75 minutes on-demand course accessible at your convenience online. This scholarship is designed for all brewery industry employees.
The ability to effectively communicate fermentation attributes is crucial in the business of brewing. Through the use of video, slides, narration, and quizzes, this online class will explore ways to describe yeast influenced flavor/aroma compounds, how yeast can manipulate other ingredients, and ways to establish brand identity through sensory. Students will develop a comprehensive vocabulary and the ability to clearly communicate fermentation profiles to staff and customers alike. Five course modules will cover the following areas:
• Overview of fermentation
• Yeast driven flavors, aromas, and other attributes
• Ingredient interactions
• Application internally
• Application externally
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Terms & Conditions: All PBS scholarships have a “Pay It Forward” (PIF) requirement, where our scholarship recipients are required to pass on the specific knowledge they gained in their scholarship course to other PBS members and to the industry in general within 6 months of completing the program. This is accomplished through many means like publishing an article, publishing a blog on a reputable website, or giving a presentation at a local, regional or national professional seminar or conference. The details for the proposed PIF project must be submitted for approval to PBS prior to the event as well as a brief summary after to be posted on the Pink Boots Society Online Community Forum. Many recipients choose to PIF at their local chapter meetings, but you may also present at our annual CBC and GABF meetings.
All courses require successful completion of the course. Recipients will be billed 50% (up to $500) of the course value if they do not successfully complete the course. As a condition of accepting the scholarship, the recipient will be liable for these charges if the course is not completed with passing marks. Any stipend (if applicable) will also be reimbursed once valid receipts of travel expenses are submitted and approved. If the recipient fails to successfully complete the course, stipend (if applicable) will be forfeited and not reimbursed.
By accepting a Pink Boots scholarship, recipients will be ineligible to receive another scholarship for a period of one year from the acceptance date.
Please note that Scholarship Recipients are announced approximately eight weeks after the scholarship application window closes.
