The Official Funding questions/moans/possible joy Thread

My biggest concern about the BGP scheme is that smaller and lower ranked universities that aren't funded by it will inevitably suffer.

Exceptional graduates may think twice about studying at a university that doesn't offer funding for their course, even if these institutions might have the best specialists for their fields.

Ugh, I know - I just wish it weren't so expensive ... I think I'm very unlikely to get funding!

There's always AHRC's open competition for students who want to study at these universities, but I wonder how many are willing to go through all that rigmarole?

You never know until you apply, so don't give up hope.

If you have a good first degree and can sell yourself to the deciding panel, you might be in with a chance

How much does it cost to do an MPhil in ASNC?

That's the thing, though ... my first degree marks weren't that amazing, though I did get a few pretty good scores in some of my essays corresponding to ASNC subjects (but not in all of them, and often they're not that apparent on my transcript as they only made up part of a module). So I don't know how much my marks will drag down my chances of getting in, let alone my chances of getting funding! I'm also doing an MA already though so I'm not sure if that will make a difference or make my undergrad marks slightly less relevant, as on the ASNC website it says you need a good undergraduate degree or a master's (although the master's isn't strictly related to ASNC, but it is in Scandinavia!).

I have done quite a lot of Norse-related extra-currics that will look good, like going to lectures by visiting academics and The Viking Conference and being part of Durham Old Norse Group, and I think I can get a few good references (and the world of Norse Academia is quite small so I think the people reading my application would know at least one of my referees). Also, I have some fairly good written work I can send in, that also corresponds to my research proposal. I wouldn't say I'm an outstanding candidate though! I just really love the course and I'm hoping that it's an obscure enough subject that they won't be too inundated with genius to even consider me Maybe I'm just fooling myself ...



I don't recall the exact figure, but with the tuition and college fee and estimated living expenses it was somewhere around £13,500, I believe.

Why don't you apply for 1+3 funding for doing a masters and PhD in ASNAC? If you give enough of a wang about your subject to do 2 masters degrees in it, I don't see why you'd rule a PhD out. Aren't there other places that offer it?

Ah, but my current MA isn't in the same subject, although I might force in a few overlaps where I can. Nottingham does Norse and Viking Studies, which sounds kind of awesome, and Aberdeen does Scandinavian Studies, but otherwise they're few and far between (as far as I can tell).

I've just tried searching for some info on 1+3 funding and I can only find ESRC stuff...? Do you know where I can find out more about it?

(^^^)

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Well your MA is in English, so same discipline surely? Why can't you apply for a straight up PhD in the subject?
I'm no good on AHRC money but...

Do AHRC do 1+3?

Ah, but my current MA isn't in the same subject, although I might force in a few overlaps where I can. Nottingham does Norse and Viking Studies, which sounds kind of awesome, and Aberdeen does Scandinavian Studies, but otherwise they're few and far between (as far as I can tell).

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Hi I've stuck the thread - would you mind linking to the funding wiki and such in the first post? That way we can have a bit of an FAQ or something first. Otherwise I can do that in a seperate post and we can postdate it and change the author to you if that would help, so that it doesn't get in the way of the more personal element of the thread. I figured that might be a good idea!

Do AHRC do 1+3?