CONTINUING EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Below you will find a list of Fermenta continuing education opportunities that are offered at this time. Please review the requirements and details for each offering before you apply.

If you have any questions about the details or requirements, please email us at Scholarships@fermentamichigan.org. Good luck!

Requirements for Fermenta Continuing Education Opportunities:

You must identify as female and be a current Active Fermenta member.
Applications must be received by midnight of the deadline listed.
Only one application per member per opportunity will be accepted.
Members may only win once per scholarship category (Entry Level, Continuing Education, Conferences/Certifications/Professional Memberships) every 12 month period. Within 12 months, you are eligible to win multiple scholarships, as long as each scholarship is in a unique category.
Scholarships not used within 12 months of receipt will be forfeit.
Recipients must provide feedback of the experience to Fermenta in the form of a written report, online blog, photo album, in-person presentation, or other mutually agreed upon format.
Rights to publish such report and photographs of the winner are granted to Fermenta.
Board Members and Scholarship Committee Members are ineligible to win.
While looking at applications, members of the Scholarship Committee do not see the name of the applicant.

Now accepting!

March is National Reading Month

The Scholarship Committee is giving away a selection of books - first come first serve.

If interested, CLICK HERE

Deadline: now until the end of March

This opportunity is considered a Continuing Education scholarship. Requirements for this are as follows.

You must identify as female and be a current Active Fermenta member.
Applications must be received by the deadline listed.
Only one application per member per opportunity will be accepted.
Recipients must provide feedback of the experience to Fermenta in the form of a written report, online blog, photo album, in-person presentation, or other mutually agreed upon format.
Rights to publish such report and photographs of the winner are granted to Fermenta.
Board Members and Scholarship Committee Members are ineligible to win.

If you have any questions, please email Scholarships@fermentamichigan.org

Now accepting applications.

BIPOC $200 in Scholarship Funds

Are you a woman of color working in the fermented food or beverage industries?* Could you use a scholarship to help with the costs of conferences, classes, or continued education?

Apply for the Bertie Brown Scholarship. It provides up to $200 on a rolling basis to assist with tuition, materials, conferences, or any other professional expenses. Any woman of color who is an active member of Fermenta is eligible as long as funds are available.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

If you haven’t joined Fermenta and money is tight, let us know - scholarship backers will fund as many new BIPOC members as we can. Email us at: Scholarships@fermentamichigan.org (Please mention BIOPC in the subject line.)

*Pickling, cheesemaking, brewing, winemaking, cidermaking, distilling, meadmaking, yougurt-making, kombucha-making . . .