Whether you’re a beer maker, a beer lover or just believe in opportunity for all, we need your help.
There’s room in brewing for a broader range of ideas, people, perspectives and experiences. With your help, UC Davis will educate a new generation of brewers who can grow that capacity.
Your Support Has Life-Changing Impact
By supporting Tapping Potential you are giving aspiring professional brewers the opportunity to:
- Learn how to manage all aspects of a world-class professional brewing operation, from raw ingredients to fermentation to packaging and quality assurance
- Design a brewery, including equipment selection, installation and evaluation of production processes
- Attend a once-in-a-lifetime bootcamp at UC Davis' state-of-the-art Anheuser Busch InBev Pilot Brewery and Sierra Nevada Brewing Science Laboratory
- Learn from (and be mentored by) the world’s most knowledgeable brewing instructors
- Network with experts, brewery owners and future leaders of the industry
- Launch (or accelerate) their career as a brewer - graduates of this program are highly sought by breweries
UC Davis Tapping Potential Brewing Scholarships
Thank You to Our Industry Partners
The UC Davis Tapping Potential Fund provides full-ride scholarships to the prestigious online UC Davis Master Brewers Certificate Program. Scholarships are available to students who bring new ideas, perspectives and experiences to brewing. We’re looking to educate the next generation of brewers - the leaders committed to moving the industry we all love forward.
Scholarships underwritten by the UC Davis Tapping Potential Fund are available once a year with 2024 applications accepted 9/3/24-10/31/24. Scholarships cover all fees and materials for the Online Master Brewers Certificate Program, including a week-long, in-person bootcamp at UC Davis’s state-of-the-art Anheuser Busch InBev Pilot Brewery and Sierra Nevada Brewing Science laboratory.
Meet Our Advisory Council
- Dr. J Jackson-Beckham (Brewers Association, Director of Social Impact)
- Dr. Missy Begay (Bow & Arrow Brewing, Co-founder)
- Lester Koga (Barebottle Brewing Company, Co-founder)
- Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery, Brewmaster)