The Official Funding questions/moans/possible joy Thread

Hello!!

i have a problem! Help!

i have been offered a particularly coveted place at the Institute of Psychiatry (Clinical Forensic Psych MSc) yet I am poor and need fuuuuuunding!!

I have been frantically researching funding options since I got the offer on Monday and I think I am going to have to sell some heirlooms.

Is it cheeky to ask what exactly are these research councils and how do you qualify for them?! I would think that a Clinical Forensic MSc research project is worth funding right? What are the requirements exactly to get funding from these councils?

Also I am only living in London 2 years (from Ireland) come August so my credit rating is like a teenagers, also the PCDL is out for me

I am at a loss, seems so unfair.

Hello!!

i have a problem! Help!

i have been offered a particularly coveted place at the Institute of Psychiatry (Clinical Forensic Psych MSc) yet I am poor and need fuuuuuunding!!

I have been frantically researching funding options since I got the offer on Monday and I think I am going to have to sell some heirlooms.

Is it cheeky to ask what exactly are these research councils and how do you qualify for them?! I would think that a Clinical Forensic MSc research project is worth funding right? What are the requirements exactly to get funding from these councils?

Also I am only living in London 2 years (from Ireland) come August so my credit rating is like a teenagers, also the PCDL is out for me

I am at a loss, seems so unfair.

Thanks for advice guys.

Yea this is actually the course I really want. I applied to 4 (in London as I don't really have the means to move again) and got them all, but my first choice is twice the price as the others. I'm going with it though because its caused me a lot of heartache and stress to get to this point!! I didn't think I'd even get my first choice and now that I have I feel like I just have to do whatever it takes to pay the fees!

Heirlooms will have to go I guess! And everything else I own probably!

hi,

im (hoping) to do a straight phd or masters & phd in immunology or molecular cell biology. I've completed year 2 with 66% (not great i know, but there is a load of extenuating circumstances which seem to be getting better & im predicted a 1st overall )

and i was looking at canada to do a masters. am i right in thinking that a supervisor finds the money for your stipend to fund your study? i found this but its just so confusing/lack of sleep makes it confusing

thanks to anyone that can point me in the right direction

hi,

im (hoping) to do a straight phd or masters & phd in immunology or molecular cell biology. I've completed year 2 with 66% (not great i know, but there is a load of extenuating circumstances which seem to be getting better & im predicted a 1st overall )

and i was looking at canada to do a masters. am i right in thinking that a supervisor finds the money for your stipend to fund your study? i found this but its just so confusing/lack of sleep makes it confusing

thanks to anyone that can point me in the right direction

In science, often your lab/supervisor often has a chunk of funding and then they allocate it as they see fit. For Master's level, though - it might work more like is does in the humanities where it's done on a departmental level. In any case - Canada is definitely the place to look for Master's funding - there is a lot available, unlike in the US.

For PhD, it's a bit more complicated as some Canadian universities impose limits on the numbers of international students they fund (Toronto is one); it's a lot better in the sciences than the humanities, though - but it's something to be aware of. In the US, as a science student, you'll be fine for funding pretty much anywhere at the PhD level.

Edit: looks like that department has a comprehensive funding system in place - so everyone admitted basically gets the same funding.

Thank you so much for a good reply! So if I were to do a master's in canada and a PhD in USA is (hopefully) get it funded? Best renew my passport!

only in the very early stages of THINKING about funding for the postgraduate course I want to do after I finish my finals this year (currently studying history at Oxford, have my heart set on the MPhil in archaeology at Cambridge) but reading this thread has made me so scared! Also didn't realise how much more likely I was to get AHRC funding if I get a first...eep. Motivation to work hard this year!

Hi, I am applying to UK universities from the US for a PhD. I've heard that funding is pretty limited, so I'm trying to apply to a lot of places to up my chances of getting funded. Are there places that notoriously do not fund international students? I'm currently only applying to universities that have supervisors that have shown an interest in my ideas, which has narrowed it down to 6. I'm just not sure if I have a better chance of being funded at one place over another. Any thoughts?

What subject? As that'll have a huge impact. You won't qualify for the research councils because of residency/nationality requirements so look for universities that offer their own funding.

I'm in social sciences. My topic falls under politics or sociology depending on the university.