Tuition Assistance
Tuition assistance (or financial aid) for classes and workshops is available for all individuals and families throughout the year.
Additionally, we are proud to partner with the Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program – in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector to allow participants to identify the amount they can contribute towards class tuition.
Anyone with a Massachusetts-issued EBT card or MassWIC card, or a ConnectorCare Health Insurance card can get reduced or free admission into cultural organizations across the Commonwealth.
Things to Note
Tuition assistance requests will not be fulfilled until the week of December 16 - January 17. Until then, we ask for your patience while we work to place students in their requested classes.
Please do not register for a class you wish to apply tution assistance for, the BAC will assist you with your registration process if your application has been accepted. We will not be able to fully reimburse you for a paid tuition , if you pay before being accepted. for tuition assistance
We currently are only accepting applicants for the Winter 2025 Session. Tuition assistance only applies to seasonal classes, tuition assistance does not apply for private lessons or workshops.
Tuition assistance requests will not be fulfilled until the week of December 16 - January 17. Tuition Assistance requests can be fullfilled up to 2 weeks after the start date of the session if space permits. Until then, we ask for your patience while we work to place students in their requested classes. Scholarships for Ceramics & Jewelry are granted per individual once per fiscal year (September – August)
We believe that access to arts education and programming should be available to everyone. Annually, the BAC grants over $14,000 in financial aid. We need your help to continue and expand this program. If you would like to help by sponsoring an individual or family, please contact our office at 617-566-5715.