2025 DSP Application Form

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To apply, please complete the following form.

Applications will be reviewed consistent with the program timeline as outlined on the STEPUP website.

Applicants are volunteering their distillery to serve as a host for a STEPUP intern for a 4-12 week time frame. There must be a single person fully responsible for coordinating the internship and ensuring the quality of the instruction, aka the STEPUP Program Instructor. Each Distillery will commit to providing guidance on housing locale and transportation to and from work, if needed. Training materials will be provided to guide the curriculum.

Finalists may be asked for industry references and/or follow-up screening/interviews via Zoom.

Email *

Name of Distilled Spirits Plant (DSP) *

Your First and Last Name *

Phone Number *

Website *

Check all that apply: *

Member of American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA)

Willing to host an intern for a period of 4-12 weeks

Able to demonstrate a formal safety program

Proof of distillery insurance

Able to demonstrate strong industry experience in one of four areas: operations, sales, marketing, finance

Committed to assisting with the logistics of lodging and transportation for term of stay

Ability to designate a Program Instructor

Willing to implement a hands-on training program

Required

Why are you looking to host an intern? Describe what you feel your team can offer our intern over the next year, and what do you hope to gain from this experience as well? *

Interns will be from an under-represented demographic. If the DSP offers particular and specific advantages to such an applicant, please elaborate. *

Number of Employees *

Years in Business *

DSP Address *

Name of on-site STEPUP program instructor in distillery *

What can your distillery program instructor provide that would increase the value of the intern's experience? *

Years of industry experience of proposed program instructor (Include years from all positions held within the spirits industry) *

Please describe your company’s operations in detail. Are you farming, mashing, sourcing spirit, rectifying, operating a tasting room, etc? What is your product mix and what might be unique and different that you can share with an intern? *

Program focus areas are as follows: Operations, Sales, Marketing, Finance. In a statement or series of statements, detail the areas in which your distillery is particularly strong in providing relevant experience and why. *

Is lodging available nearby your facility? Would you be able to assist in finding a multi-month abode? If so, please describe examples. *

Is the facility near public transit, or can the company assist in finding or providing transportation? *

Assuming a 12 week period, check the months that are optimal to host an intern. *

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