In partnership with the Cicerone Program, Pink Boots Society is pleased to announce its next 2019 scholarship opportunity:

Road to Cicerone® Courses Educational Series (Coursebooks and Specialist Exams)

Course Format: Suite of Road to Cicerone Courses

Course Dates: Any time

Scholarship Application Window: October 5 – 31, 2019. Closes at 11:45 pm PST.

 Course Information:  https://www.cicerone.org/course-books

Course Location: Your Home (the world)

Apply Here: Application Form

Course Value: $295 USD

Road to Cicerone® Courses includes a suite of study books that focus on a particular region of beer styles or area of study such as Keeping and Serving, Brewing Ingredients and Process, and beer styles and history to help candidates prepare for the Certified Cicerone® exam. 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.

These coursebooks will enhance your knowledge of brewing techniques, raw ingredients, how to properly keep and store beer, beer styles of specific regions, and the language to clearly discuss beer. Each self-paced coursebook should take 12 hours to complete and includes a specialist exam to validate your knowledge to assist you on your journey to Master Cicerone®. Use the specialist exam to enhance your Certified Beer Server credentials by earning a course pin when you pass or to take unlimited times to quiz yourself for the Certified Cicerone®, Advanced Cicerone®, or Master Cicerone® exams  Because these books will be shipped to the recipient, it is easily available to PBS members in any nation and we encourage our International members to apply. Recipients must have a cicerone.org account to receive access to the Road to Cicerone specialist exams. The Certified Cicerone exam is held throughout the world, please visit cicerone.org for exam details and locations. This course is currently offered in English at this time.

Required Applicant Qualifications: Any woman, anywhere in the world, who earns at least 25% of her income from the brewing industry, is qualified for Pink Boots Society membership and to apply for any scholarship.  Click here to join or to connect with us. Any member that is interested in expanding their knowledge of beer styles, beer service, and the language used to discuss beer is encouraged to apply.

Terms and 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 course. 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.  Evidence of PIF must be sent to PBS for validation and if applicable, for posting on the PBS website. Many recipients choose to PIF at their local chapter meetings, but you can also present at our annual CBC and GABF meetings.

All courses require a deposit of 50% of the course value to ensure course participation, completion and 100% passing rates for scholarship recipients. As a condition of accepting the scholarship, the recipient (or recipient’s employer) will pay a deposit in the amount of $150 USD to Pink Boots Society (or equivalent to PBS international chapters) before they will receive a code to being the course. 

Please Note: If the recipient fails to successfully complete the course, the deposit and stipend (if applicable) will be forfeited and not reimbursed. Once the PIF is verified, the recipient will receive a Pink Boots Society flannel shirt.

 Best wishes to all applicants!

 Please note that Scholarship Recipients are announced approximately 6 weeks after the scholarship application window closes. In this case, the recipient will be announced approximately December 15, 2019.