Wine Australia helps develop the leaders of tomorrow – and build the skills of the leaders of today – through national and regional leadership programs that support a diverse and vibrant wine sector.

Our leaders are from all parts of the Australian grape and wine community. We invest in programs to help our leaders to develop the skills to drive our community forward, adopt R&D outcomes and innovate, contribute to a sustainable and profitable sector, and build networks to support future contributions.

Wine Australia periodically brings together alumni from across our leadership and people development programs to provide a platform for collaborative projects and create ongoing opportunities for professional development and networking.

Impact of COVID-19 on people development and leadership programs

The following information was accurate as at 14 January 2021, but is subject to ongoing developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please contact us at research@wineaustralia.com.

Wine Australia-led programs

Wine Australia-led programs

• Future Leaders – applications for this biennial program opened on 18 January 2021 and close 15 March 2021. The program will commence in June 2021. Visit www.winefutureleaders.com for more information about the program and to submit an application.
• Next Crop – the 2020 pilot program that was scheduled to commence in Langhorne Creek and the Barossa Valley in May 2020 has been postponed. Wine Australia will call for applications from other regions in 2021 for funding to implement a Next Crop program in 2022.
• Travel bursaries – this funding opportunity is currently on hold. There will be no travel bursary funding round in 2021.
• PhD and Master by Research scholarships – no change, applications will open the first Monday in October 2021.

Programs