California Table Grape Growers Offer Scholarships

Three categories of scholarships, offered by California table grape growers, are available to graduating high school seniors from the table grape growing regions of California.

Of the three categories of scholarships, two are available to field workers and their families.

The first category is a Bridge Scholarship for $14,500 and is available to graduating seniors who will attend two years of a community college and transfer to a four-year university.

The second category is a $25,000 scholarship for graduating seniors who will attend a four-year university.

The third category of scholarship is a $25,000 Agricultural Scholarship available to students residing in the Coachella or San Joaquin valleys who will attend a four-year university and are interested in a field of study applicable to the table grape industry.

Three scholarships from each category are available. Applicants for all scholarships must plan to attend a California college or university. The deadline to apply for all scholarships is Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Since 1985, California table grape growers have aided nearly 200 students in attending college.

To hear recent scholarship recipients in their own words, please visit: https://www.grapesfromcalifornia.com/community-outreach/scholarship-recipients/

For more information on the scholarship program, please visit: https://www.grapesfromcalifornia.com/community-outreach/ or email: Scholarships@grapesfromcalifornia.com.

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