Scholarships offered by California table grape growers

(California Table Grape Commission)

Three types of university/college scholarships are now available to students in the table grape growing regions of California.

Two types of scholarships are offered for field workers: one for $25,000 for those attending a four-year California university or college and one for $14,500 for those attending two years of community college followed by two years at a California university or college.

A third type of $25,000 scholarship is for those interested in studying agriculture at a California university or college and building a career in the table grape industry. Three of each type of scholarship are available.

The deadline for all scholarship applications is Friday, February 11, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Scholarship applications are found here https://www.grapesfromcalifornia.com/community-outreach/.
 

 

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