Scholarships

    2012 Conference Scholarships are now available for submission!

    Each year, the American Cheese Society, in conjunction with the American Cheese Education Foundation and the John Crompton Memorial Scholarship Fund, awards full and partial scholarships to cheesemakers, retailers, students, and local chefs to attend the Annual ACS Conference and Competition. Recipients may receive a travel stipend, hotel accommodations in the conference host city, and a free conference registration.

    Completed applications must be received by Friday, March 30, 2012. Scholarship recipients will be notified by Monday, April 30, 2012.

    Cheesemaker Scholarship Application 2012
    Student Scholarship Application 2012
    Chef Scholarship Application 2012
    John Crompton Scholarship Application 2012

    Congratulations to the 2011 Scholarship Recipients!

    In 2011, we received over forty applications, and the pool of applicants was highly qualified. Thank you to those who applied!

    Full Scholarships Awarded to Cheesemakers

    Leslie Cooperband, Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
    Seana Doughty, Bleating Heart Cheese
    Lindsay Klaunig, Traders Point Farm
    Bob Koenig, Carr Valley Cheese Co.
    Susan Miller, Birchrun Hills Farm
    Meg Schader, Wake Robin Farm
    Charuth Van Beuzekom-Loth, Shadow Brook Farm & Dutch Girl Creamery

    Partial Scholarships Awarded to Cheesemakers

    Blair Johnson, Cedar Grove Cheese
    Kathryn Spann, Prodigal Farm
    Laura Todd, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese

    Full Scholarship Awarded to a Student

    Jess Perrie, Utah State University

    Partial Scholarship Awarded to a Chef

    Anne Desjardins, Chef/Owner of L’Eau à la Bouche and Hotel Spa H2O

    John Crompton Memorial Scholarships Awarded to Retailers

    Laura Heifetz, Greene Grape Provisions
    Alexander Kast, A Southern Season
    Lance Lynn, Scardello Artisan Cheese
    Julia Powers, Metropolitan Market

    Post-Conference Essays from 2011 Scholarship Recipients

    Click on each scholarship recipient’s name below for a downloadable PDF of their post-conference essay.