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Becoming a Member in NYWCA

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. The Application deadline has been extended to May 31, 2011.
  • 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, but should be from professional colleagues at varying organizations).
  • Full New Membership dues are $150 a year.

Returning Members

  • If you are a former member of the NYWCA (i.e., your membership has lapsed) and would like to join again, you can download the Returning Member application here. The Application deadline has been extended to May 31, 2011.

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. The Application deadline has been extended to May 31, 2011.
  • Student Membership dues are $65.
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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 20, 2011.

NYWCA_2011_NEW_MEMBER_APP.pdf   New Membership Application   (updated Mar. 2011)

For Returning Membership
Download a PDF containing all the materials you'll need to apply for returning membership in the NYWCA, then fill them out and mail to us by May 20, 2011.

NYWCA_2011_RETURNING_APP.pdf   Returning Membership Application   (updated Mar. 2011)

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 20, 2011.

NYWCA_2011_STUDENT_APP.pdf   Student Membership Application   (updated Mar. 2011)