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Showcase or Sell Travel Grant
This grant helps cover the costs of travel expenses to specific market opportunities.
In most cases, your project begins with an invitation to participate in a particular market.
- Book Publishing applicants must be a publishing company or self-published author and must have a catalogue of product to sell or advance reading copy of new work.
- Craft & Visual Arts applicants must have an invitation to an event wherein their work has been accepted through a juried process.
- Craft & Visual Arts applicants may apply to attend the opening of a solo exhibition of their work at a commercial gallery.
- Craft & Visual Arts applicants may apply to attend an event based upon the invitation of their representing gallery, assuming the event is a juried event, and the gallery has been selected.
- Music and Live Performing Arts applicants must have a showcase invitation.
- Film, Television, and Interactive Digital Media applicants must demonstrate polished marketing materials targeted to the individuals and companies they anticipate pitching to. The project must be at an appropriate level of development for the marketplace.
Deadlines & Processing Time
- Opening date: May 7, 2024
- Deadline: Continuous intake until funds are exhausted
All deadlines close at 4:00 PM Saskatchewan time. If a deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend, applications will be accepted until 4:00 PM the following business day.
Application processing time: Applicants can expect to receive results within 4 weeks from the deadline date.
Results will be delivered via e-mail and will be available in GMS
Our Investment
Creative Saskatchewan’s contribution will be determined by the number of times applicants have attended each eligible event beginning April 1, 2020. Funding is in the form of a grant as follows:
- 1-3 times: 50% of the approved project budget or $5,000 (whichever is lesser)
- 4-5 times: 50% of the approved project budget or $3,500 (whichever is lesser)
- 6+ times: 50% of the approved project budget or $2,000 (whichever is lesser)
Attendances prior to April 1, 2020, are not included in this calculation.
Travel slate applications for each market or event are capped at the above grant limits, with a cap of $15,000 of the approved project budget or 50% (whichever is the lesser) per application.
Applicants are capped at one travel slate grant per fiscal year.
Applicants may retroactively submit applications for eligible events that took place April 1, 2024 to May 7, 2024 until May 31, 2024.
Applicants must complete their travel slate grant activity and final reporting before applying for additional support.
- Please note that in 2022-23, this program had an approval rate of 94% (64 out of 68 applications were approved).
Are you Eligible?
Applicants from all creative sectors supported by Creative Saskatchewan are eligible to apply for this grant.
- Important details that apply to all Creative Saskatchewan grants.
Showcase or Sell Travel Guidelines
- The official guidelines supersede all information contained elsewhere on this website, delivered to applicants by Program Advisors, or otherwise made publicly available.
- As travel is a part of your project, please read the Applicant Travel Policy.
Please note that if ineligible expenses (outlined in the Guidelines above) exceed 50% of the project budget, the application will be deemed ineligible.
Activities that receive funding from SK Arts or SaskCulture are not eligible for support through Creative Saskatchewan investment programs.
Application Tips & Process
You’ll be asked these questions as part of the online Grant Management System application process, pay close attention to the maximum number of points available!
Tip – Your travel itinerary is a must: It must go day-by-day and show everything you’ve got scheduled each day. Don’t include days that aren’t part of the actual event.
Tip – If you’ve been invited to attend an event, include the invitation in your application.
Tip – Describe fully how you plan to actually market your product while you’re there.
Tip – Grant writing webinars are available on our YouTube channel
Book a consult Our Program Team is happy to walk you through eligibility criteria, tips for success, and best practices.
What’s new for 2024?
- This grant was previously called the “Market Travel Grant” and has now been renamed to the “Showcase or Sell Travel Grant”.
- It was clarified that for Film, Television, and Interactive Digital Media applicants, the project must be at an appropriate level of development for the marketplace.
- To apply for a Travel Slate, in addition to ensuring that all markets and events meet the program criteria at the time of application, they must also take place within the fiscal year (Creative Saskatchewan’s fiscal year runs April 1 to March 31).
- In-house performance fees are an ineligible expense.
- Rehearsal expenses for in-house, stakeholder, or regularly hired musicians or actors are an ineligible expense.
- The following temporary changes are in place due to COVID-19:
- If an event is postponed due to COVID-19:
- Less than six months from the event start date – applicants may ask for a final report extension.
- Rescheduled or more than six months from the event start date – applicants may report on the expenses incurred to date and can re-apply to the Showcase or Sell Travel Grant at a later date.
- Please note that the Assessment Criteria has undergone significant structural changes, please review these ahead of application by clicking the ‘Assessment Criteria’ button above.
- Applicants may retroactively submit applications for eligible events that took place April 1, 2024 to May 7, 2024 until May 31, 2024.
Per Diem, Mileage & Exchange Rates
For information on per diem, mileage, exchange rates, accommodations, and currency conversion requirements, please click here.
What happens if an event is postponed due to COVID-19?
- If the event is in less than six months, you can simply ask for a final report extension.
- If the event is rescheduled and is over six months away, applicants can report on the expenses incurred to date and can re-apply to the Showcase or Sell Travel Grant at a later date (program guidelines can change, so please ensure you and the activity for which you are applying are eligible for funding).
What happens after I’m approved?
- 60% of your grant is payable when you sign the letter of acceptance. Copies of airline receipts may be requested at this time.
- The remaining 40% of your grant will be paid after your final report (with all receipts) is submitted and approved.
- Don’t forget to acknowledge the support you’ve received from Creative Saskatchewan by following our guide here.
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