Purpose and Scholarship
Services of AWSEF
Purpose
Operating separately from its parent American Wine
Society organization, the American Wine Society
Educational Foundation (AWSEF) is designed to aid
men and women entering the wine industry by
providing supplementary financial resources. It is
the Foundation's premise that there is an acute
need for the professional development of qualified
scientists and educators to ensure the growth of
the American wine industry. Because of this, we
urgently need trained professionals to undertake
studies in enology, viticulture and health aspects
of food and wine.
In accordance with
the above, the AWSEF annually awards academic
scholarships to support full-time graduate
students pursuing degrees in enology, viticulture,
or health aspects of wine. Applicants must be
North American citizens or permanent residents
(U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, and West Indies
Islands) and enrolled in a college or university
program leading to an MS or PhD degree. Completed
applications must be postmarked not later than the
31st of March of each year to be considered for
award the following academic year. Scholarship
materials may be found on this site at the
Application page.
Mission
The American Wine Society Educational Foundation's
mission is to support educational and research
activities that will advance the viticultural and
enological sciences to achieve a world-class North
American wine industry. Specifically, The
Foundation plans to achieve its mission by
providing academic scholarships and research
grants to graduate students based on academic
excellence and genuine interest in pursuing
careers in wine-related fields.
AWSEF was born in 1994 from the American Wine Society (AWS). AWSEF is related to but separate from AWS. For complete information on The American Wine Society visit their web site at: