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 all the 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!
Spring 2021 Scholarships
The following scholarship applications are available to Pink Boots Society members from April 5 through June 30, 2021. Click here to read a full course description and to apply for any of the following scholarships.
Pink Boots Society and Brew Pipeline partner to provide the following scholarship to PBS members to further their brewing knowledge and leadership skills. The scholarship is for the program listed below:
Portland State University’s
Online Business of Craft Brewing Certificate
Course Format: Web-based online courses
Course Dates: Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
Information: PSU Business of Craft Brewing Certificate
Course Location: Your Computer (anywhere in the world)
Apply Here: PSU Business of Craft Brewing
Scholarship Value: $2796 USD
Seats Available: 1
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Cicerone BeerSavvy® Program
Course Format: Web-based Online Course
Course Dates: Any time, 5 – 8 hours to complete
Course Information: https://www.cicerone.org/us-en/products/beersavvy
Course Location: Your Computer (the world)
Course and Book Suite Value: $199 USD
Seats Available: 1
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
In partnership with Crafting A Strategy, Pink Boots Society is pleased to announce its next 2021 scholarship opportunity:
Crafting A Strategy One Year Membership
Course Format: online
Course Dates: May 15, 2021 – May 15, 2022
Information: Crafting A Strategy
Course Value: $79 USD
Seats available: 5
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
In partnership with White Labs, Pink Boots Society is pleased to announce our next 2021 scholarship opportunities:
White Labs
Reusing Yeast (On-Demand Course)
Course Format: On-demand
Course Dates: On-demand (online)
Information: White Labs’ Reusing Yeast (On-Demand Course)
Course Location: Online
Scholarship Value: $79 USD
Seats Available: 1
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
White Labs
Sour Beer: Alternative Microbes and Fermentation Techniques (On-Demand Course)
Course Format: On-demand
Course Dates: On-demand (online)
Information: White Labs’ Sour Beer: Alternative Microbes and Fermentation Techniques (On-Demand Course)
Course Location: Online
Scholarship Value: $149 USD
Seats Available: 1
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
White Labs
The Many Flavors of Fermentation (On-Demand Course)
Course Format: On-demand
Course Dates: On-demand (online)
Information: White Labs The Many Flavors of Fermentation (On-Demand Course)
Course Location: Online
Scholarship Value: $79 USD
*Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
Yuengling Women in Brewing Scholarship
Course Format & Location: Varies by Program
Course Dates: Varies by Program and Include Fall Semester 2021, Spring Semester 202, Fall Semester 2022
Scholarship Application Window: April 1 – June 30 2021. Closes at 11:45 pm CDT.
*There is one (1) Scholarship Available
Pink Boots Society and D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. partner to provide one exceptional woman in the brewing industry up to $10,00 in scholarship funds to be used to further their brewing education, technical knowledge and leadership skills. There are (7) programs applicants can apply to be chosen to receive scholarships for:
| School/Program | Program Name | Type of Certificate/Degree | Scholarship Amount | Course Format | Course Dates | Scholarship Application Window |
| Philadelphia University of the Sciences | Brewing Science Certificate | Graduate Certificate | up to $10,000 | On campus | August – December 202 | April 1 – June 30 2021 |
| Cincinnati State | AAS in Brewing Science with optional Sales and Marketing Certificate | Associates + Certificate | up to $10,000 | On campus | Fall 2021 | April 1 – June 30 2021 |
| PA College of Technology | Brewing Sciences | 2-year Associates/optional 4 year sales and marketing track | $9,250 | On campus | Fall 2021 | April 1 – June 30 2021 |
| University of South Florida | Brewing Arts Program | Non-academic, MBAA Recognized Certificate | $5,000 | Online | August 2021 – February 2022; February to August 2022 | April 1 – June 30 2021 |
| HACC | Brewing Sciences Certificate | Certificate | $4,500 | On campus | Fall 2021 | April 1 – June 30 2021 |
| Siebel Institute | Concise Course | Course | $3,850 | Online | Course start dates: August 23, 2021; January 10, 2022; May 2 2022Each course term lasts three months |
April 1 – June 30 2021 |
| eCornell University | Women in Leadership | Certificate | $3,000 | Online | Course can be started at anytime between September 2021-September 2022; once started, the student has 2 weeks to complete. The certificate is a suite of 5 courses that total to 10 weeks. | April 1 – June 30 2021 |
*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 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 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 scholarships 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 held until successful completion of the course and PIF is verified.
Please Note: If the recipient fails to successfully complete the course, stipend (if applicable) will be forfeited and not reimbursed. Once the PIF is verified, the recipient will receive a Pink Boots Society flannel shirt or pink steel-toed boots.
Please note that Scholarship Recipients are announced approximately six weeks after the scholarship application window closes. In this case, recipients will be announced approximately August 15, 2021.
