Travel Bursary: Apply Now for Round 2

Pilgrim’s Art Postcard (PAP) is a travel bursary for low-income, early-career creatives to visit exhibitions, artworks, events, and inspiring places throughout the Midlands. Read on to find out more.

Designed to support low-income, early-career creatives to travel across the Midlands, PAP offers creatives funding to cover minor travel and related expenses. This travel bursary makes it easier to visit art shows, events, exhibitions, and other inspiring places that you might not be able to get to otherwise. Ten grants of £50 each will be given out during this second round of funded PAP trips.

PAP supports early-career creatives engaging with the Midlands arts scene. To capture these journeys, we ask bursary recipients to send a purchased or handmade postcard from their pilgrimage to us, to join our unique collection. These keepsakes document the places, reflections, and creative practices of those exploring cultural and creative venues in our region.

Successful applicants will receive £50 to support the expenses following their art pilgrimage. The bursary is designed to cover the complete cost of your proposed journey and could be used for:

• Travel: covering transportation expenses within or around the Midlands. We encourage environmentally friendly travel options wherever possible.
• Food and drink, or other essential costs incurred during your travels.
• Admission fees: Paying for entry to exhibitions, galleries, or other arts events.
• Pilgrimage documentation: Purchasing a postcard, or the materials to make one, and a 2nd class stamp to document and share your journey with us
• Access Needs: where required.

The application procedure is simple to reduce the amount of work required of creative applicants.

Key Dates:

Round 2 of PAP is open for applications until 11pm on Tuesday 30 June 2026, or until all bursaries have been awarded, whichever is sooner. There are ten bursaries of £50 available in round 2. Journeys funded in this round must be completed by 31 July 2026.

More information/Apply:
https://www.nojobsinthearts.co.uk/creative-opportunities/pap-2/

A project by No Jobs in the Arts CIC, CVAN East Midlands, and CVAN West Midlands.