ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Beer Kulture and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg today announced the Beer Kulture Brewing Arts Scholarship.
In alignment with Beer Kulture’s mission of increasing diversity, equity and inclusion within the craft beverage space, the scholarship will be awarded to a deserving Black/African American, Hispanic, Latino, Native North American, Pacific Islander, or other individual of color.
The scholarship, funded by Beer Kulture and covering the entire cost of the program, is valued at $5,000 and will be applied toward the course beginning in August.
The Brewing Arts program on the USF St. Petersburg campus, recognized by the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, is a 23-week online program that provides participants with the foundational knowledge and hands-on training for a successful career in the industry of craft brewing. Students in the program are located all over the United States, with some even residing outside the country. Man
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Beer Kulture and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have partnered to help students of color afford the Brewing Arts program. (Getty Images/Hector Vivas )
ST. PETERSBURG, FL A recently launched brewery scholarship by Beer Kulture will benefit a student of color who wants to attend the upcoming Brewing Arts program on the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.
Beer Kulture and USF announced its partnership Tuesday. The scholarship, funded by Beer Kulture, covers the entire cost of the $5,000 program. Brewery training is 23 weeks, and is offered online. Participants will build foundational knowledge and hands-on training for a successful career in the industry of craft brewing, according to USF. The course is taught by professionals in the brewery field.
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It’s one thing to say all the right things. It’s another to do them. This is one of many themes that exploded to the surface in 2020 as the fight for racial equality and justice moved from the streets into almost every corner of society, business and culture in the United States. For Beer Kulture, a nonprofit organization that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in craft beer, this reckoning was a long time coming though it still has a long, long way to go.
To further the progress, Beer Kulture provides small scholarships for people of color who are interested in getting training to work in the craft-beer industry. The organization, which was founded four years ago in Florida as a marketing and events promoter before changing its mission, also collaborates with breweries and other companies in the beer industry. Its most recent collaboration was with Primitive Beer Company, a tiny but influential Longmont blendery that makes barrel-aged wild and sour ales.