WWIF Scholarships

If you are a student interested in pursuing higher education in viticulture, enology, and other wine-related studies, we want to help get you there!

The Foundation is home to several scholarships created by and on behalf of Washington wine industry leaders because they believe in you, the future of our industry. This year, those scholarships include:

• Albert Don Memorial Scholarship
• Alliance of Women in Washington Wine Scholarship
• Foundation Scholarship(s)
• George & Susan Carter Scholarship
• Horse Heaven Hills Scholarships
• Walter J. Clore Scholarship(s)

You may quality for one or multiple scholarships. Either way, you only need to submit one application. Completed applications are reviewed by a Scholarship Committee, who makes a recommendation to the Foundation Board of Directors on awards.

An application is considered complete when all items have been submitted by the scholarship deadline. Follow these instructions for the greatest success in your application process.

Mark your calendar and make sure you have plenty of time to submit an application, required letters, and school transcripts on or before the application deadline. Incomplete applications (missing required information) will not be considered for any scholarships.

SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFICATIONS:

Each scholarship has a unique set of qualifications and some give preference to applicants that meet specific criteria. Review the qualifications to know which scholarships you should apply for, and give yourself time to submit additional information that may qualify your application forpreferential treatment. Recipients are selected without regard to race, sex, color, ethnic origin, religious belief, marital status, or physical handicap.

Before you begin filling out the application, we recommend gathering some information in advance, including:

• Your overall college GPA, if you are enrolled in college
• Your overall high school GPA, if you are not yet enrolled in college
• Your extracurricular activities, awards, work experience, leadership roles, and/or community involvement especially those that relate to the wine industry and/or your intended are of study
• Your estimated expenses (tuition, books, student fees, room & board, and child care) for the 2024-2025 school year
• An estimate of other expected fund contributions toward your estimated 2024-2025 school expenses
• 250-300-word essay on how the house that you grew up in “built you”. What qualities and attributes that you have today were shaped by where you grew up. How has the neighborhood or area you spent your younger years molded the person you have become?

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Letters of recommendation should provide the Scholarship Committee with insight into your character, values, and unique attributes. Two (2) letters are required. The information included in letters of recommendation is confidential for the Foundation Scholarship Committee’s use in scoring applicants only.

Please request letters from people who know you well and can add to what we’ve learned about you through your application. Examples of appropriate letter writes are teachers, mentors, volunteer supervisors, employers, etc. It is your responsibility to make sure we have received your letters of recommendation.

Each letter must:

1. Include the date written
2. Address the Foundation Scholarship Committee
3. Name of the scholarship applicant
4. Identify the applicant’s affiliation with you (teacher, advisor, employer, etc.)
5. Be signed by the writer

Recommendation letters will be uploaded by your recommenders directly onto your scholarship application.