Hi,

I am to start a 4 year PhD this year, my employer is paying for my fees for part time for my first year, however my employer would want me to switch to full time study after my first year. Prior to start of second year, supervisor and employer look to other funding sources.

This may turn out that I may loose my job and then pay my own fees for the rest of my phd?

Are there any where i can find information about funding?

Many thanks

Hi Celine_Tse,

You can search funding for pgs on the following websites:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ Some phd funding are available;
http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/ Even more;
http://www.educationuk.org/ Bristish Council providing scholarship search;
http://www.findaphd.com/ Searching PhD positions;
http://www.scholarships.com/ and http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/ I dont use them often.

You can also subscribe them so the updated funding news could be sent to your email box or reader. It is very convinient.

Good luck.:-)

Hello Celine

Websites listed in previous post will not help you, because they have newly posted Phds, while you got a Phd position but looking for funds,
I think you should look into something

1) http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/index.aspx
2) Knowledge Transfer Partnership - (between your uni and employer)
3) Business Placement Scheme - ESRC
4) Business Internship - ESRC

if you can't find direct funding you can also try R&D tax relief, (your employer will pay your fees + your wages) and they will get tax relief for Research and Development.

I hope this help,
Regards