Tuition Assistance
[NOTE: If the secure Tuition Assistance application form is not allowing you to submit, you can also print and return a PDF version to our studios]
Pulse and the creative arts are for everyone. Every year, Pulse’s Tuition Assistance program assists children and adults in the Southern Berkshire region who cannot afford tuition to attend the movement, music, and theater classes of their choice. Through this vital program, Pulse provides a place where all people—regardless of their economic situation—can come to express themselves, connect with others, and engage in a healthy, active life.
Due to the economic challenges many local residents are facing today, the need for the Tuition Assistance program continues to grow. Participants are awarded between 20% and 100% assistance, ranging from $120 to $3000 per student. Pulse has never turned away a student for an inability to pay. In fact, about 1 out of 6 current participants (both youth and adults) receive some level of tuition assistance.
You can also print and return a PDF version to our studios
Please note, Tuition Assistance may not be used for the following: performance fees, late registration fees, fees for private lessons, payment of overdue tuition owed for prior sessions, dancewear or merchandise, workshops, or gift certificates. Tuition Assistance operates on a schoolyear schedule from September-August. TA recipients will need to reapply each Fall.
Programa de asistencia para la matrícula (TA) de Berkshire Pulse garantiza que todos los talleres de danza y artes escénicas que ofrecemos sean accesibles para todos los miembros de nuestra comunidad. En Pulse, nunca se rechaza a nadie por no poder pagar. De hecho, 1 de cada 3 participantes, tanto jóvenes como adultos, recibe algún nivel de asistencia para la matrícula para que puedan disfrutar de los beneficios de estas artes en sus vidas. Una de las características más distintivas de Berkshire es una división pronunciada en los grupos socioeconómicos. Los ricos propietarios de segundas viviendas viven junto a familias locales que luchan por permanecer en la región. Los datos del censo revelan que el 11,6 % de la población vive por debajo del umbral de la pobreza, incluido el 15,5 % de los menores de 18 años y el 7,3% de los mayores de 65 años. En los distritos escolares a los que servimos, el 46 % de los estudiantes reciben almuerzo gratis.
Para aquellos que no pueden pagar el costo de participación, TA otorga becas parciales y completas. Además, a través del programa “Tarjeta EBT para la cultura” del Consejo Cultural de Massachusetts, las familias que reciben beneficios del Departamento de Asistencia Transitoria pueden acceder a los programas Pulse de forma gratuita.
¡La danza, la música y la expresión creativa es para TODOS! ¡Berkshire Pulse es para TODOS!
Solicitud de asistencia de matrícula para estudiantes
Solicitud de asistencia de EBT
EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare Benefits
We are proud to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, Massachusetts Health Connector, and Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, by increasing accessibility to cultural programming.
Pulse offers an ongoing 100% discount for Performing Arts Program Enrollments and Community Classes to families with a valid Massachusetts EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare card. Present your EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare card in-person and fill out a short form to receive a 100% discount. Download and print our application form for EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. Solicitud de asistencia de EBT. Questions? Contact us.
See the full list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.
