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Becoming a Member in NYWCA

Update: The deadline for applications has been extended to May 28, 2010!

Interested in becoming a member?

Requirements for Full Membership

  • Applicant must work full-time in the food or wine industry.
  • Applicant must work or reside in the metro New York City area.

Applying for Full Membership

  • New members are inducted each summer.
  • Applications can be downloaded here or can be emailed to prospective members in the late winter/spring each year.
  • Applications must be completed and snail-mailed by the submission date given on the application.
  • With your application, please include 1) A current resume; and 2) Three letters of recommendation from professionals in the food or beverage field (letters may be, but do not have to be, from NYWCA members).
  • Full Membership dues are normally $125 a year, but it’s currently $115 as part of our own economic stimulus plan.

Requirements for Student Membership

  • Applicants must be matriculated full-time in an accredited institution in the NYC area, preparing for the food or wine industry
  • Student members may renew as transitional members at the same student rate in the year immediately following graduation. RENEWING applicants must have attended two programs and volunteered for two programs during their prior membership year

Applying for Student Membership

  • New members are inducted each summer.
  • Applications can be downloaded here or can be emailed to prospective members in the late winter/spring each year.
  • Applications must be completed and snail-mailed by the submission date given on the application.
  • Student Membership dues are $50.

For New Membership
Download a PDF containing all the materials you'll need to apply for full membership in the NYWCA, then fill them out and mail to us by May 28, 2010.

NYWCA_NEW_MEMBER_APP.pdf   New Membership Application   (updated Mar. 2010)

For Student Membership
Download a PDF containing all the materials you'll need to apply for student membership in the NYWCA, then fill them out and mail to us by May 28, 2010.

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