Bursaries

IWC Education Bursary

The IWC is proud to announce a global initiative to help students further their education in wines and spirits. In collaboration with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, the IWC will contribute towards course fees for the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines and Spirits or the WSET Diploma. In line with the global vision of both organisations, and with the objective of stimulating diversity and inclusion in education, this bursary is offered to financially disadvantaged students who are resident outside the UK.

Applications for the IWC Bursary can be made between June and February. We are unable to process applications during IWC competition time (March - May)

The Worshipful Company of Distillers provides the following annual bursaries and scholarships for WSET spirits qualifications:

•           Three Level 3 Award in Spirits bursaries

•           Eight Level 2 Award in Spirits bursaries

•           Thirteen Level 1 Award in Spirits bursaries

•           One scholarship for outstanding achievement at Level 3 to provide extending learning

•           One scholarship for a student to study for the Level 3 Award in Spirits qualification upon the successful completion of the Level 2 Award

All applications for the above bursaries should be made through WSET and submitted by email.

To apply, email bursary@wsetglobal.com

WSET UK Bursary Scheme

WSET operates a bursary scheme which is designed to help potential students in the UK who would otherwise be unable to take a WSET qualification due to financial hardship. Bursaries can be awarded to fund between 25% and 75% of the cost of any WSET qualification, depending on the individual circumstances of each applicant. Applications for funding under the WSET Bursary Scheme should be submitted by email to bursary@wsetglobal.com. The applicant will then be advised of the full application process. All applications for funding under the WSET Bursary Scheme are subject to approval and are at the discretion of the WSET Board of Trustees.

To apply, email bursary@wsetglobal.com

The SWA has also launched a scholarship in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University, with the aim of improving access to Heriot-Watt’s globally renowned Brewing and Distilling degree course among demographics that are under-represented in the Scotch Whisky industry. This autumn has seen two female students starting their studies on the university’s undergraduate programme with the support of the scholarship.

Majestic

They are currently gearing up for their third in-take of the scholarship, with a 2nd cohort having just taken their exams. When applications again, they will advertise on their careers website and social media. As with the previous two tranches, they will be looking to support around 20 students to sit their WSET level 2 in 2022.

Liquid Icons

Liquid Icons was founded by two friends, Gerard Basset OBE MW MS and Lewis Chester DipWSET, so that they could “do stuff” together in wine. The two friends, however, did not know what ‘stuff’ they would do in the company! When Gerard discovered that he had terminal cancer, the need to create something lasting and emphatic that would help create a lasting legacy for Gerard’s incredible achievements became a singular goal for the company.