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 awards are not in predetermined amounts and may vary from year to year. All scholarship recommendations made by the Scholarship Committee are subject to final approval by the Board of Directors.
The Society does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, religion, gender, or physical/mental disabilities. The Society has no affiliation with the University of California or other institutions that may also offer scholarship programs. Previous applicants and recipients are eligible to reapply each year in open competition with new applicants. The ASEV reserves the right not to award scholarships at all in any given year.
Application deadline: All completed forms, letters, and transcripts must be received by the Scholarship Committee by March 1 for consideration for an award for the following scholastic year.
Eligibility
All of the following requirements must be met:
- Undergraduate and graduate students must be enrolled in or accepted into a full-time accredited four year college or university program. They must reside in North America (Canada, Mexico or USA). Applicants should be a minimum of junior status for the upcoming academic year (45 semester units/60 quarter units).
- Undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Graduate students must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.2. These averages must be based on a scale maximum of 4.0.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a major, or in a graduate group, emphasizing enology or viticulture, or in a curriculum emphasizing a science basic to the wine and grape industry.
- Completed application packets must be received by March 1.
Awards
Undergraduate and graduate student applicants will be rated on a separate basis. Formal announcement of the scholarship recipients is made at the ASEV Annual Meeting held each June.
Students will receive quarter or semester stipends. They must present verification of registration for the upcoming quarter or semester to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Society prior to receipt of any funds each quarter or semester. Enrollment must be in the major or accepted area in the college or university stated in their application.
How to Apply
Download the Scholarship Application or contact the ASEV office to have an application mailed or faxed to you.
After downloading or receiving the packet, read all of the directions carefully, and return the completed application before the March 1 deadline. The application, transcripts and letters of recommendation must be mailed together as one packet. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Applications will be considered complete with receipt of the following items by the March 1 deadline. No exceptions will be made.
- The completed student questionnaire
- A written statement of intent as it relates to a future career in the wine or grape industry. Identify your interests in the wine or grape industry or in related research. Elaborate on how you became interested in and what efforts you have made to become familiar with the industry and/or research. Please limit this statement to one page.
- Original transcripts or copies of original transcripts of all college or university courses you have completed to date.
- A list of planned courses for the upcoming academic year, unless you are a graduate student who has completed the required classes for your program.
- Two original letters of recommendation. At least one letter should be from an academic advisor and/ or a recent instructor (within the last year of your schooling). These two letters of recommendation must be submitted in a sealed return envelope with the writer’s signature across the sealed envelope flap.
Direct inquiries to:
ASEV Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1855
Davis, CA 95617-1855 USA
You may also contact our office with any questions.
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