Help Us Sponsor a Scholar
At Beat Kitchen, our mission is to shape the next wave of creative music-makers while making our programs accessible to all. We recognize the barriers and imbalances in the music industry and are committed to offering opportunities to those who might not otherwise have access.
If tuition is a barrier, we encourage you to apply. Our team regularly contributes to a scholarship pool to open subsidized seats in our labs. We ask applicants to share their story, the course they’d like to take, and what they can reasonably contribute.
We especially aim to support students from underrepresented communities — including Black, Indigenous, racialized, gendered, disabled, Queer, and trans creators — though anyone facing financial barriers is welcome to apply.
Our scholarship program is sustained by our team, our partners, and our community. If you’re able, we invite you to donate time, money, or skills to help us expand access.
Together, we can shape an imaginative, equitable, and transformative artistic future.
Support a Scholarship
Help support our mission to reach, teach, & feed creative souls. It costs $600 to place a resident in our program for a year. Residents are eligible to enroll in classes (these have additional fees but some are as low as $100). Residents also enjoy about 14 hours a week of face-to-face mentorship, workshops, and activities. This campaign will also fund our 'pay-what-you-can' program which allows residents to join our classes at a price point they can afford. We favor anyone who is a positive, creative candidate for our community, particularly those from disadvantaged or marginalized communities, and for whom our prices are out of reach.
Scholarships at Beat Kitchen
We believe cost should never be the barrier to making music. That's why Beat Kitchen offers two kinds of scholarships:
Sponsored Membership
Awarded once a year, a sponsored membership covers the full cost of membership. Members enjoy discounted classes, lab hours, and access to our incubators and electives—opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.
Sponsored members count toward class enrollment numbers, which helps ensure that a class will run.
Pay-What-You-Can
When seats are available in a class that's already running, we may offer them on a pay-what-you-can basis. To request this option, review our Programs and submit a good-faith proposal for what you can afford.
Pay-what-you-can students do not count toward class enrollment numbers.
Sponsor a Scholar
Our scholarship program depends on the generosity of supporters who share our vision. If you'd like to help someone access music and production education, please consider sponsoring a scholar. We don't endorse manufacturers, but we are always grateful to those who make this work possible.
