The Australian wing of the Pink Boots Society is continuing its mission to elevate the role of women within the beer industry with a new scheme that is offering two grants worth $5,500 each. The opportunity comes about on the back of fundraising carried out by the society over the past few years. Under the Women of Beer banner they have created a series of collaborative brews, the most recent at Young Henrys (pictured above), and are now using the funds raised to offer these grants to two women currently earning an income from the Australian beer industry.
“This is an amazing opportunity for a female involved in beer to begin or extend their education, which is one of the core aims of the Pink Boots Society,” says Australian Pink Boots Society president Jayne Lewis. “We are also excited to offer an opportunity to help turn someone’s business idea into reality.
“We are lucky enough to have a vibrant community of females involved in craft beer in Australia, but we would dearly love to see our numbers grow. We are actively seeking to raise the profile of females in the beer industry and to encourage more females to get involved.”
One grant will be offered to a female brewer and the other to a woman working in some other aspect of the industry, whether that be for a brewery, a venue or some other role connected with beer.
There are no specific requirements on how the grant is to be spent other than that the applicant must be able to convince the selection committee that the grant will be used to increase the knowledge of the applicant, help improve the position of women within the beer industry and make a positive contribution to the industry in Australia.
The venture is being run in conjunction with the Craft Beer Industry Association with the winners of the grants being announced on the second day of CBIA’s Craft Brewers Conference, which takes place during Good Beer Week in Melbourne in May.
To apply, all applicants must be Pink Boots members and to be eligible for membership and the grant you must be a woman who earns income from beer. If you are not yet a member, you can sign up today here.
Applications must be received no later than April 30 using this form.
Good luck!
