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The Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling
Posted by Gina Sherwood on Friday 30 January 2026 at 01:03 PM
The American Brewers Guild is proud to work with the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling. We have had the privilege of educating MJF Scholarship winners each year since the MJF's inception in 2020.
THE MJF FOUNDATION
The core mission of the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling is to promote technical education and create career opportunities for people of color in the brewing and distilling industries across the United States.
The MJF operates under a traditional foundation board structure. The inaugural chair, Garrett Oliver, appointed initial board members, and subsequent members are nominated and elected by the board. The board reviews and evaluates scholarship applications, discusses them during team meetings and ultimately selects recipients.
Read the entire story, or visit themjf.org for more information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Read the entire story...DANIEL CUSTER TOP PICK FOR 2026 AMERICAN BREWERS GUILD SCHOLARSHIP
Posted by Gina Sherwood on Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 03:54 PM
** DANIEL CUSTER TOP PICK FOR 2026 AMERICAN BREWERS GUILD SCHOLARSHIP ** From an outstanding group of talented applicants, Daniel Custer of Sound 2 Summit Brewing (Snohomish, WA) has been named recipient of the 2026 American Brewers Guild scholarship.
The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation awards one lucky student each year with a full ride scholarship to the ABG's Intensive Brewing Science and Engineering program. Applicants apply in the fall, and the winner is chosen in December. If interested in applying, check out the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation's website, www.glenfalconerfoundation.org and follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
Read the entire story...THE GLEN HAY FALCONER FOUNDATION BREWING SCHOLARSHIP 2026
Posted by Gina Sherwood on Monday 18 August 2025 at 01:14 PM
THE GLEN HAY FALCONER FOUNDATION BREWING SCHOLARSHIP
About the Brewing Scholarship
In collaboration with the American Brewers Guild, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering a full-tuition scholarship to the Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course that begins on January 19, 2026 and runs through June 26, 2026.
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.
The selection committee is comprised of professional craft brewers and brewing industry experts. The full application must be received no later than November 7, 2025.
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Student News
Glen Hay Falconer 2026 Recipient Daniel CusterDANIEL CUSTER TOP PICK FOR 2026 AMERICAN BREWERS GUILD SCHOLARSHIP
From an outstanding group of talented applicants, Daniel Custer of Sound 2 Summit Brewing (Snohomish, WA) has been named recipient of the 2026 American Brewers Guild scholarship. Daniel will be attending ABG’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering (IBS&E) course that runs from January to June 2026.
Daniel’s brewing journey began as a homebrewer, progressing from extract kits to all-grain brewing while immersing himself in his local homebrew club, the Greater Everett Brewer’s League. In his own words, Daniel “was hooked … and decided this is what I wanted to do for a living.” He has since worked his way through several breweries, gaining hands-on experience across nearly every aspect of brewing and brewing operations.
The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation awards one lucky student each year with a full ride scholarship to the ABG's Intensive Brewing Science and Engineering program. Applicants apply in the fall, and the winner is chosen in December. If interested in applying, check out the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation's website, www.glenfalconerfoundation.org and follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
Arron Brussat Awarded Glen Hay Falconer Scholarship 2025
From an outstanding group of talented applicants, Aaron Brussat of Claim 52 Brewing (Eugene, OR) has been named recipient of the 2024 American Brewers Guild scholarship. Aaron will be attending the Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering (IBS&E) begining January 19, 2025.
ABG 2024 & 2025
We are about half way through our June 2024 session. The students have just submitted their 1st exams.
The dates have been set for our January 2025 Class. January 20 - June 27, 2025.
We would like to extend a waived application fee for any prospective student with an ABG Alumni recommendation.
Applications for the Glen Hay Falconer Scholarship for January 2025 are now being accepted, for details and deadline, read here.
This September 28th 2024, Steve Parkes & Drop-In Brewing will be presenting a beer & cheese pairing session at the 2024 Cabot Cheese and Culture Festival, In Cabot Vermont. You can also catch Drop-In this September 14th, at SIPtemberfest at the Mad River Glen, in in Fayston Vermont.
Steve will also serve as a keynote speaker at this years Vermont Craft Brewers Conference, November 11-12 2024, in Burlington Vermont, presented by the Vermont Brewers Association.
Thank you for supporting the American Brewers Guild.
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