Hanna Lee Communications (HLC) – an award-winning PR agency specializing in hospitality, travel and luxury brands – announced its 2022 HLC Global Bartender Travel Scholarship program, which includes $18,000 in scholarship funds to help working bartenders travel to any cocktail-related conference or expo (including Bar & Restaurant Expo 2023) to network and inspire one another.
Scholarship recipients will be chosen by a Global Mentor Committee of 30 distinguished spirits and bartending luminaries from the United States and abroad.
Entirely self-funded by the agency, the scholarship is designed to support bartenders as part of the agency’s ongoing “giving back to the community initiative.”
“Bartending is a noble career, and we feel privileged to support its worthy artisans,” said Michael Anstendig, editor in chief at Hanna Lee Communications and co-author of The Japanese Art of the Cocktail, the agency’s first book. “Our inaugural scholarship launched in 2019 and attracted 195 submissions from bartenders in 45 countries across five continents. With travel resuming, we are even more excited to launch this year's edition.”
Hanna Lee, president and founder of Hanna Lee Communications, said, “Bartenders are at the pinnacle of the hospitality industry. We are firm believers in the power of travel to help expand minds and palates. This year, the 2022 scholarship will grant $1,000 to each of the 18 recipients, and we are thrilled to see our scholarship nurturing the career development of bartenders that we greatly respect and admire.”
Scholarship submissions are currently being accepted now through July 31, 2022, and a total of 18 winners will be announced in September 2022.
Bartenders who receive the scholarship may use it to cover the costs for any industry event they choose to attend.
How to Apply?
Below is the five-step application process for the scholarship:
- Step No. 1: Follow @hannaleepr on Instagram
- Step No. 2: Upload a photo of yourself behind the bar to your public Instagram feed
- Step No. 3: Explain why you chose bartending as your career
- Step No. 4: Use #hannaleepr
- Step No. 5: Tag @hannaleepr and the cocktail conference you would like to attend
The Scholarship’s Global Mentor Committee
The 30 members of the scholarship’s Global Mentor Committee, which will be choosing the 18 scholarship recipients for 2022, include:
United States
- Bridget Albert, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
- Charles Gibb, Fever-Tree USA
- Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail & Author of The New Craft of the Cocktail
- Elayne Duff, Beverage BA Academy
- Franky Marshall, Modern Bartender & Educator
- Jackie Summers, Sorel Liqueur
- Julio Cabrera, Cafe La Trova
- Lynn House, Heaven Hill Brands
- Lynnette Marrero, Co-Founder of Speed Rack & MasterClass Host
- Sother Teague, Amor y Amargo
- Simon Ford, Fords Gin Company
- Tara Fougner, Thirsty
- Tony Abou-Ganim, Modern Mixologist & TAG Global Spirits Awards
- Tyler Zielinski, PUNCH & Liquor.com
- Valentino Longo, Shōshin Art Club
International
- Diego Cabrera, Salmon Guru (Spain)
- Eugene Nyaundi, Rhumbishop (Kenya)
- François Monti, Amargueria (Spain)
- Giampiero Francesca, BlueBlazeR Magazine (Italy)
- Giorgio Bargiani, Connaught Bar (U.K.)
- Holly Graham, DRiNK Magazine Asia (Hong Kong)
- Jesse Vida, ATLAS (Singapore)
- Keith Motsi, Charles H. Four Seasons Seoul (Korea)
- Leah van Deventer, Daily Maverick & Food24 (South Africa)
- Martin Hudak, Maybe Sammy Group (Australia)
- Matteo Zed, The Court (Italy)
- Maura Milia, Connaught Bar (U.K.)
- Renato "Tato" Giovannoni, Florería Atlántico & Abajo London (Argentina)
- Sam Bygrave, Boothby Media (Australia)
- Shawn Soole, Soole Hospitality Concepts (Canada)
To learn more about the 2022 HLC Global Bartender Travel Scholarship, visit HannaLeeCommunications.com/bartender-scholarship.
Plan to Attend or Participate in
Bar & Restaurant Expo, March 27-29, 2023
To learn more about the latest trends, issues and hot topics, and to experience and taste the best products within the bar, restaurant and hospitality industry, plan to attend Bar & Restaurant Expo, March 27-29, 2023 in Las Vegas. Visit BarandRestaurantExpo.com.
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