I received an offer from UCL for a PhD, which of course is good, and UCL is one of my top choices, but I would rather stay at Oxford (or perhaps go to Cambridge if they offer me the supervisor I requested).
The problem is that I have to accept the offer within 4 weeks. Of course this means that I will have to accept it before I even hear from funding from it. My question is, if I do accept it, and if I am offered the AHRC, would this prevent me from being nominated for it from another university? I think I read this weird condition that you can only be nominated once.
I also feel guilty in accepting an offer that I might not end up taking. Has anyone ever been in a similar position?