Scholarships

The American Society for Enology and Viticulture annually awards numerous scholarships to students pursuing a degree in enology, viticulture, or in a curriculum emphasizing a science basic to the wine and grape industry.

The California Winegrape Growers Foundation annually awards three types of scholarships: for children of association members who will be attending colleges in the California state university system, for children of grape growers who are attending community college, and for students pursuing a degree (or concentration) in viticulture or enology.

Founded through a partnership of Urban Connoisseurs, the Association of African American Vintners and the United Negro College Fund, the Black Winemakers Scholarship Fund awards students $5,000 to pursue degrees in viticulture or enology. 

The International Wine and Food Society Foundation funds scholarship grants to students in the fields of oenology, viticulture and the culinary arts.

The Roots Fund offers scholarships for Black, indigenous and Latinx people to attend enology/viticulture programs and wine schools, including travel funds for internships and financial support for a WSET or Court of Master Sommeliers exam. An additional program, The Rooted in France scholarship, provides a bachelor’s degree graduate of an HBCU the opportunity to live and work in Dijon, France, while earning a master’s degree at the School of Wine & Spirits Business. 

The Washington Wine Industry Foundation facilitates scholarships on behalf of Washington’s wine industry for qualifying students pursuing studies in viticulture, enology and other wine-related studies.