Joyce Spurr Art Travel Fund

The Joyce Spurr Art Travel Fund offers grants for fine art students to attend exhibitions or arts events in the UK.

Grants are aimed at helping students learn from, and find inspiration in, exhibitions that they would not otherwise have been able to attend.

The fund has been made possible by generous donations from Sheffield-based artist, Joyce Spurr, and her supporters.

What you could receive:

Successful applicants will be awarded between £50 and £250. Grants can be used for UK travel, admission costs, accommodation, and food and drink costs of up to £10 a day.

You can only receive one grant per academic year.

Applications for the 2022/23 academic year are open throughout the year. Applications will close when available funds have been allocated or on 9 July 2023.

You can apply for the fund if you are fully enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate fine art course.

If you received an award in a previous academic year, you can only apply again if you submitted your report and provided receipts as requested.

How to apply

You will need to submit an application form. The form will ask you for:

• An outline of your travel plans
• The expenses you want support with, and what you expect them to cost
• The exhibition(s) you want to attend, and why

You must read the terms and conditions before applying. These can be found at the start of the application form.

If you are travelling in a pair or a group, you will need to apply separately.

What happens next

We will contact you to tell you the outcome of your application. We will aim to do this within one month of your application being submitted.

Successful applicants will be expected to:

• Submit receipts of your expenses, if awarded £150 or more
• Submit a report of at least 300 words and at least one photo
• Receipts and reports must be submitted within one month of your trip taking place.

Your trip must be completed by 1 September 2023.