Milada Annual Scholarship

Purpose:
The Fund is established to provide scholarships to students majoring in Brewery Operations, Beverage Management or Hospitality Leadership.
This scholarship is named for Milada Horáková, known as a champion and defender of women’s rights, democracy, and social justice in Czech history. Today, the Czech Republic remembers Milada Horáková as a hero. The annual beer that will be brewed will be named ‘Milada’, in her honor, and the proceeds will fund this scholarship.
Having opened in 2021, Cohesion Brewing Company is a brewery dedicated to the exploration of the Czech Republic’s unique beer culture. As the country consuming the most beer per capita in the world, we are so inspired by the Czech beer styles, methods of service, and ingredients that make the Czech beer culture stand apart.
In addition to highlighting both the Czech classics and less seen styles, we focus on ways to infuse local ingredients, as well as other learned brewing techniques to bring our own flair to this storied beer tradition. To us, that means locally grown malt that will be malted to our specifications, Czech hops, decoction mashing, open fermentation, natural carbonation, and serving through Lukr taps.
We are building a neighborhood taproom that is welcoming to all. Driven by empathy with an understanding of the impact a business can have, Cohesion Brewing Company strives to find meaningful ways to support local causes and organizations that are working towards a more just community. This scholarship is created to provide financial support to students who are pursuing careers in Fermentation Science, Brewery Operations, Beverage Management or Hospitality Leadership and are historically underrepresented in the industry.

Criteria:
The scholarship recipient shall:
• Be meeting the University’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements and cannot be in default or owe any refund/repayment of federal, state or institutional aid.
• Be an undergraduate student
• Have a declared major in Brewery Operations, Beverage Management or Hospitality Leadership
• Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
• Have a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0 or higher
• Write an essay (250 words) that describes your understanding of challenges faced by students who identify as female and/or non-binary in the hospitality field.
• Write an essay (250 words) detailing your interest in the brewing industry, hospitality leadership or beverage management.

Scholarship is renewable for three academic years, however, the student must have a current general scholarship application on file each year of renewal.