​District Scholarships

The Education Committee of District Ontario is offering a scholarship to any of the three courses offered by the MBAA. These courses are offered in a hybrid format with six weeks of virtual instruction and a week of in-person instruction in Minneapolis, MN.

Successful candidates for the U. S. MBAA Scholarship will not be eligible for the MBAA District Ontario Scholarship.

The value of the scholarship covers the full course cost including

  • Lodging accommodations at the in-person class site in Minneapolis
  • Two meals per day during in-person class times​
  • On-site tours​
  • Opening and closing banquets for the in-person week
  • Educational materials and job aids
  • Networking and relationship-building activities​

Applicants must be committed to financing all other ancillary costs such as transportation, involved with the course.

Joel Manning was a wave maker in our community who brought positive energy to those around him and helped advance our profession. In 2020, the renaming of the scholarship to the Joel Manning Memorial Scholarship, in memory of Joel's contributions, was warmly received. In the lead-up to the golf tournament, we received generous personal donations, in addition to event sponsorship, which exceeded our expectations. So much so, we may be in a position to increase our district's scholarship by offering a second scholarship prize or another educational experience.​

We would like to name past recipients of our district's scholarship prize: 

  • 2007 Iain Mcoustra, Amsterdam Brewing Co.
  • 2008 Andre Klinker, Amsterdam Brewing Co.
  • 2009 Cate Mcfalls, Sleeman Breweries
  • 2010 Mary Elizabeth Keefe, Granite Brewery
  • 2011 James Yii-Jen Tien, Muskoka Brewery
  • 2012 Scott Peters, Mill Street Brewery
  • 2013 Bridgid Young, Mill Street Brewery
  • 2014 Marta Horofker, Molson Coors
  • 2015 Siobhan Mcpherson, Amsterdam Brewing Co.
  • 2016 Robert Welch, Left Field Brewery
  • 2017 Pierre Doucette, Humble Beginnings Brewery
  • 2018 Mike Cheatley, Amsterdam Brewing Co.
  • 2019 Avery Henderson, Sleeping Giant Brewery
  • 2020 Stephen Rich, Blyth Cowbell Brewing Co.
  • 2021 Curtis Jeffrey, Four Fathers Brewing  Co.​
  • 2022 Stephen Rich, Cowbell Brewing Co.
  • 2023 Matt McConnell, Royal City Brewing Co.
  • 2024 not available due to insuficient education fund

Thank you to the Golf Tournament committee for organizing a great event which funds the Joel Manning Memorial Scholarship. 

Finally, a special thank you to the golf tournament sponsors and scholarship donors without whom we would not be able to fund the scholarship:

  • Anton Paar Canada
  • Brutech Process and Packaging
  • BSG Canada
  • Burkert
  • Canada Kegs
  • Carefoote Beverage Solutions
  • Cemcorp Ltd.
  • Country (Canada) Malting Co. Ltd.
  • Distribution Qualtech
  • Ecolab
  • GEA
  • General Filtration
  • Grace 
  • Gordon Fuller
  • Ingredion
  • Jenrey
  • Krones
  • Laporte Engineering
  • IMCD Canada Inc.
  • McRae Integration
  • Prominent Fluid Controls
  • Rahr Malting
  • Sani-Marc
  • Sealed-Air – Food Care Diversey
  • Traxxside Transloading