Scholarships

We believe book arts should be accessible to all.

MCBA offers scholarships to honor equity and increase access and artistic opportunities for those who have historically been underrepresented in book arts. While earned revenue from our workshops and Studio Labs are a significant portion of our operating budget, MCBA is committed to keeping our rates accessible—often below market rates—and reducing barriers to participation in our programs.

Fifty percent of the cost of Studios Labs and workshop tuition is covered for those who are eligible for these scholarships.

Scholarships are for individuals facing adversity as it relates to identity and lack of access to arts resources. Individuals whose gross (pre-tax) income is under 250% of federal poverty guidelines for their household size (Example: A family of 2 making $45,775 in gross income) are also eligible. Scholarships do not apply to materials fees.

A Pay-It-Forward rate (tuition plus 50%) is available to anyone who wants to support MCBA’s efforts to make scholarships available.

To advance our vision of increasing access to the book arts for all, MCBA is also excited to share several free virtual lessons.

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Support scholarships

MCBA offers scholarships because we believe everyone deserves access to book arts. If this is also important to you, we welcome donations of any size to support MCBA’s scholarships for workshops and Studio Labs.

  • “Having scholarships available allowed me to take this class and is appreciated SO much. Art should be accessible and I am glad you folks have financial support for students.”

  • “Thanks for all the amazing workshops. I also heartily support everything MCBA does to make the workshops accessible to traditionally marginalized communities.”