The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation Brewing Scholarship

In co-sponsorship with the Siebel Institute of Technology, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering two full-tuition brewing education scholarships in 2012.

One scholarship is for the World Brewing Academy Web-based Concise Course in Brewing Technology from August to November 2012. The Concise Course in Brewing Technology is a two-week intensive program that covers every topic critical to successful brewery operations. The program is designed for brewers pursuing a wider knowledge of professional brewing standards and techniques in order to advance their brewing careers as well as individuals planning to enter the brewing industry.

The second scholarship allows candidates to apply for one of three Web-based modules from the International Diploma in Brewing Technology Program. This specialty brewing scholarship is intended for those brewers who seek an in-depth understanding of a specific brewing discipline.

Candidates must designate which module they wish to attend:

• Beer Production & Quality Control (June – Sept. 2012)
• Packaging & Process Technology (Sept. – Dec. 2012)
• Raw Materials & Wort Production (Feb – May 2013)

Applications must be from the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii and California’s northern geographic region (San Francisco Bay/Monterey Bay areas and north).

The full application must be received no later than March 23, 2012.

About the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation

The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is a non-profit organization created to commemorate and celebrate the life, interests, and good works of a well-loved and leading Northwest brewer.

The Foundation is supported by donations from the annual Sasquatch Brew Fest that takes place each year in Eugene, Oregon and by donations from participating pubs in the Sasquatch Legacy Project where scholarship recipients join together each year to brew a specially crafted beer. Private donations and fundraisers also support the Foundation's brewing scholarship program.

The Foundation produces the Sasquatch BrewAm, a golf tournament pairing all levels of golfers and beer lovers with celebrity brewers. The eighth annual Sasquatch BrewAm will be held at McMenamins Edgefield on July 27, 2012. Don't miss the opportunity to play a fun-filled round of golf with brewing luminaries.

For more information on the Foundation and its activities, please visit www.glenfalconerfoundation.org.

About Glen Hay Falconer

Passion, dedication, and creativity defined Glen Falconer’s beers and his entire approach to life.

Glen began his brewing career as an avid homebrewer and dedicated member of the Cascade Brewers Society, a clan of skilled homebrewers based in the Eugene/Springfield, Oregon area. As a professional brewer, Glen continued to support the craft of homebrewing by providing access to brewing ingredients, procedures and unique beer recipes.

In 1990, Glen followed his dream and pursued a professional brewing career, beginning at Steelhead Brewery in Eugene. Glen completed the Siebel Concise Course in Brewing Technology in 1994. Glen then refined his skills at the renowned Rogue Ales in Newport, Oregon, working side-by-side with his close friend and mentor John Maier.

In 1996, Glen became head brewer at the Wild Duck Brewery in Eugene, providing six regular beers on tap as well as a wide variety of specialty ales and lagers each season. Glen continued as head brewer at the Wild Duck until his untimely death in 2002.

Enlarging on the tradition of brewing, laughing heartily and embracing adventure fully represented Glen’s life. While Glen won numerous professional craft brewing prizes and accolades, perhaps his finest accomplishment was the back-to-back Gold Medals received posthumously for his Auld Gnarly Head Barley Wine at the 2002 and 2003 Great American Beer Festival.

Application for Glen Hay Falconer Foundation Brewing Scholarships

1. Please describe your current qualifications and your goals within the brewing industry. Where do you see yourself in 5 years, 10 years, and why.
2. Please relate how the brewing course will help you meet these goals.
3. Please discuss how your accomplishments have demonstrated your dedication to the art of craft brewing.
4. Please indicate how you will help further the goals of the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation.

Please provide two letters of recommendation, with one letter being from a professional brewer, in support of your application along with relevant contact information for all parties. Note the content of your application and recommendations are very important, as this information is all the Selection Committee has to evaluate your candidacy.

Candidates can only apply for one of the two scholarships.
Note that applicants must live in the stated geographic region on March 23, 2012 to be eligible for the scholarship.

The Concise Course scholarship is open to individuals planning to enter the brewing industry and to brewers with no more than three years of brewery work experience. The specialty brewing scholarship is open only to professional brewers.

Candidates applying for the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation Brewing Scholarships must include a completed application, however the application fees are waived. The registration form can be downloaded here.
On the registration form, applicants must indicate that they are applying for the “Glen Hay Falconer Foundation Scholarship”.

All the above is to be sent for arrival by March 23, 2012 to:

Siebel Institute of Technology
ATTN: GLEN HAY FALCONER SCHOLARSHIP
1777 North Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614

Note that all applications must be mailed via UPS, FedEx, DHL, or USPS
(regular, Priority, or Express, but not Registered or Certified).

All applicants and the two recipients of the scholarships will be contacted directly by the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation by April 20, 2012.