Schools in the table grape growing regions of California’s San Joaquin and Coachella valleys are benefiting from grants awarded this academic year by California table grape growers.

In total, 52 education grants worth up to $750 each were awarded to educators with innovative teaching ideas.  These projects, which will be completed in the spring of 2018, are reaching more than 9,000 students.

Click here for summaries of the 52 selected teaching ideas.

The next funding cycle for the Innovation in Teaching education grants will be in the fall of 2018.  For information, contact educationgrants@grapesfromcalifornia.com.

The Innovation in Teaching education grants are part of a community service program of the California Table Grape Commission, funded by California’s table grape growers.

The application deadline for the California Table Grape Agricultural Scholarship Program has passed, and selection of the 2018 recipients is underway. All scholarship applicants will be notified of the results in early May.

It is expected that in the 2019 school year, the California Table Grape Commission, on behalf of the state’s table grape growers, will again offer agricultural scholarships to students residing in the Coachella or San Joaquin valleys who are interested in building a career in the California table grape industry and investing their undergraduate years of study in academic areas of importance to the industry’s future.

Scholarship applications will be made available in the fall of 2018 for enrollment in the 2019 school year.

For more information, please contact scholarships@grapesfromcalifornia.com.

The application deadline for the California Table Grape Field Worker Scholarship Program has passed, and selection of the 2018 recipients is underway. All scholarship applicants will be notified of the results in early May.

It is expected that in the 2019 school year, the California Table Grape Commission, on behalf of the state’s table grape growers, will again offer field worker scholarships.

Scholarship applications will be made available in the fall of 2018 for enrollment in the 2019 school year.

For more information, please contact  scholarships@grapesfromcalifornia.com