Scholarships

We believe book arts should be accessible to all.

MCBA offers two scholarship types for workshops and Studio Labs—Financial Hardship Scholarships and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Scholarships—to honor equity and increase access and artistic opportunities for those who have historically been underrepresented in the book arts.

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

To be eligible for a Financial Hardship Scholarship, an individual’s gross (pre-tax) income must be under 250% of federal poverty guidelines for their household size. (Example: A family of 2 making $45,775 in gross income.) To be eligible for a BIPOC Scholarship, individuals self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) when registering. Scholarships do not apply to materials fees.

For individuals to whom these scholarships do not apply, register at the Adult rate and, if you are able, consider making a donation when registering 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.”