American Society of Brewing ChemistsMembershipProject Grants

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Grant Funding

​Project Proposals for FY25 funding will be sought in early 2025. 

​​Project topics include, but are not limited to, research on raw materials (malt, hops, yeast, water, adjuncts), fermentation, flavor, and stability. Projects can also focus on develo​pment or optimization of analytical/sensory/microbiological methods of analysis.

Grants will be given to support academic research in brewing science that is conducted at a not-for-profit academic institution (domestic and international) and preference will be given to projects that benefit ASBC membership. Principal investigators and students are urged to apply. Applicants are required to be ASBC members in good standing. 

Project Proposals - submissions currently closed

Review the project requirements and budget guidelines as noted below prior to submitting your proposal by the submission deadline. 

Project Theme

Research proposals could take in considerations of current scientific and technological challenges as well as common areas of interest. Examples of such potential themes could include those from the raw material end like analytical methodology, up-take mechanism and fate of smoke compounds in hops, biotransformation in barley and malt and their synergistic effects with hop compounds and yeast metabolism, and brewing technology innovation for enhancing malt-forward flavor and aroma development. Proposals at the beer end could consider addressing creation, measurement and sustaining of haze in beer, and more practical and reliable techniques for detecting food borne pathogens.

​BUDGET GUIDELINES​

Grant funds may be used for the following:
  • Student/investigator wages
  • Analytical Services (in-house or outsourced)
  • Consumables
  • Approved travel (up to $2,000)
  • Funds are not to be used for the purchase of capital equipment over $2,500
  • No indirect costs allowed

REVIEW OF PROJECTS

Project submissions will be reviewed by members of the ASBC Research Council​ and will be judged on some of the following:
  • Scientific merit—will it lead to an advancement in brewing science?
  • Hypothesis—can the hypothesis be tested and is it well defined? Is there a clear knowledge of the subject area?
  • Can the work be completed in the proposed timeframe?​

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

​​​Complete the online application form and submit the following as one (1) pdf document:

  • ​Project Title
  • Project Introduction (250 words or less)
  • Project Objectives
  • Project Timeline (no more than 3 pages)
  • Publication/Communication Plan of Results
  • Budget Proposal (include total amount requesting, as well as any other potential matching funds)
  • Contact information of additional entities providing funding.​​

​Questions? Contact Linda Schmitt at ASBC.

Previous Funded Projects and Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors, ASBC has been able to fund numerous projects over the years. As a Research Council sponsor you'll have access to the funded research results. 

View Previous Grant Recipients and Sponsors​​​​​​


​Timeline*

August - December 2024
​Call for Sponsors to support FY25 Grants

​January 2025
​Call for FY25 Project Proposals
​February 14, 2025
 Submission deadline for FY25 project proposals
Feb 17 - March 3, 2025

March 28, 2025
  • Project submissions reviewed by Research Council with final grantees approved by the ASBC Board of Directors
  • FY25 Grant funds distributed to recipients
 April 2025

 Announcement to ASBC membership on projects funded

 TBD​Research Council Grantees special session at ASBC Meeting
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  *timeline subject to change​