Not reaching out to potential supervisors first (PhD Land Economy applicant)

Hi! Are there interviews for the PhD in Land economy at Cambridge? Couldn't find it anywhere on the website.

Hi all, I would like some input. I submitted a PhD application in time by the internal funding deadline (Dec 3) but I did not reach out to the potential supervisor first because I changed the angle of my research proposal quite last minute and decided on another professor whose research interests align with mine more closely. I did put down my preference for a specific supervisor, even though I still have not email him yet.
My application is Under Review now. Is it too late/rude to even email him now? Or shall I do nothing and hope for the best?
During my application process, the admissions team did say it's expected for supervisors not to reply by internal funding deadline bcos they're likely to be very busy and I should still submit it in time if I want to be considered for funding...
Please advice! Thank you!

Hey, hope you are well! Have you heard back from the Department of LandEcon? Thanks!

`Hey! No I haven't. Have you applied for the PhD and did you hear back?

Hi! Are there interviews for the PhD in Land economy at Cambridge? Couldn't find it anywhere on the website.

For the PhD in Land Economy course, interviews are required if an offer is to be set. So, if you receive an invitation for an interview, that's a very good sign.

Hi all, I would like some input. I submitted a PhD application in time by the internal funding deadline (Dec 3) but I did not reach out to the potential supervisor first because I changed the angle of my research proposal quite last minute and decided on another professor whose research interests align with mine more closely. I did put down my preference for a specific supervisor, even though I still have not email him yet.
My application is Under Review now. Is it too late/rude to even email him now? Or shall I do nothing and hope for the best?
During my application process, the admissions team did say it's expected for supervisors not to reply by internal funding deadline bcos they're likely to be very busy and I should still submit it in time if I want to be considered for funding...
Please advice! Thank you!

Does an informal interview count? I have seen some cases where no formal interviews were required for an offer at Landecon. Thanks.

Informal ones are helpful. But a formal one with your proposed supervisor is required before an offer to be set in the system.

Thank you for your kind reply. I saw that someone received a “Decision Pending” update last Friday, and they mentioned that their prospective supervisor said January 15 was an internal funding deadline. They then had an “emergency” interview to meet the required interview step, as you mentioned.
I did not apply for funding. However, if an applicant submitted by the funding deadline but has not yet been invited to interview, would they still remain under consideration for admission?
Many thanks.

Hey! Has anyone heard anything about funding for the PhD in Land Economy? Does the department usually notify if you have been nominated for funding?

If it is ESRC funding, the department will contact you because you need to work with the supervisor to put together a trainning plan. For other schemes, usually the answer is no unless there is need for inputs from applicants.
Further information is here:
https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/page/student-funding

Thank you! Has anyone on here been notified yet? Departmental nominations to Cam-DTP are on 5th Feb, which means they would have probably emailed people who have been shortlisted for it?