Scholarships

As part of our educational mission, the Orange County Wine Society has a robust Scholarship Program.   Since the Wine Society’s inception 48 years ago, and the development of the Scholarship Program, the Orange County Wine Society has raised and donated over $828,000 in scholarships to students studying enology (winemaking), viticulture (grape growing), wine marketing, wine appreciation, and culinary arts at eight (8) colleges throughout California (listed below).

Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria
Orange Coast College
Napa Valley College
 California State University, Fresno
Sonoma State University
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
 California Polytechnic University, Pomona
University of California, Davis

The scholarships are granted to the colleges and universities, where the discretion to decide the recipients of the scholarships is granted to the educational institutions. Several scholarship recipients have written thank you notes that are published in postings below. If you would like to donate to the Scholarship Fund, please forward donations to OCWS Scholarship Program.