Fellow USCC Grants is a one-time grant offered to individuals competing in the 2024 US Brewers Competition (USBrC). The goal of this grant is to provide robust competition support to marginalized coffee professionals in order to level the playing field on the competition stage.

Eligibility: Grant recipients must have a demonstrated financial need for grant support and hold one or more marginalized identities. Applicants should be currently registered or on the waitlist to compete in a USCC 2024 Qualifying Event for USBrC.

One (1) recipient will receive robust support from Fellow Products throughout the remainder of the 2024 USCC Season. The grant administered to this recipient will not be valued at an exact dollar amount; rather, Fellow Products commits to providing the necessary support for the recipient to meet their competition goals. Grant support may include but is not limited to:

• Financial sponsorship, including reimbursement for expenses already paid
• In-kind sponsorship (including equipment and green coffee donations)
• Access to coaching
• Access to training space
• On-the-ground competition support
• Logistics, planning, and budgeting support 

In addition, multiple recipients will receive in-kind sponsorship and access to Fellow Products’ professional network.

Applications will be anonymized and presented to a selection committee of 4-5 coffee professionals, each holding one or more marginalized identities. 

Grant applications will close on Thursday, January 18 at 11:59 PM PST or once 30 eligible applications have been submitted, whichever comes first. Applicants will be notified by email the following week about the status of their application.

Accessibility: Fellow Products is committed to ensuring all eligible individuals have an equal opportunity to apply for this grant program. If this application is inaccessible to you for any reason, please contact Arielle Rebekah by email arielle@TransAndCaffeinated.com or text/call (551)-404-8558‬ to support with making necessary accommodations

This grant program was created in collaboration between Fellow Products, Trans & Caffeinated, & Color of Coffee Collective.

Please answer one of the following prompts:

• What are the 3 most important pieces of information that people in your life should know about you?
• What are you most passionate about in this world? What lights the fire inside your soul?
• Tell us about a time in your life you had to go without something you needed or something that was critically important to you. How did you navigate this experience, and how did it shape who you are today?

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• How do you personally hope to improve the coffee industry, and the coffee competition scene more specifically?
• What is 1 lesson you’ve learned working in coffee that you wish you knew before working your first shift?

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• Name names! Tell us about a competitor who made you feel inspired either in USCC, another coffee competition, or a competition in another industry altogether. What did they say or do that inspired you? How did this impact you and your life? OR
  What do you hope the audience takes away from your competition routine? How do you hope they feel or react after experiencing your routine?