If you are midway through your Masters or PhD, then we'd love to hear from you.

We know Masters and PhDs require a bucketload of motivation and determination, and we're on the hunt to find out exactly what is getting you through hours of dissertation writing or days of experiments!

Do you drink coffee by the bucket? Have a work schedule filled with film breaks? Or simply look forward to a night seeing your friends?

On FindAMasters and FindAPhD, we'll be sharing our motivation photos and tips with you, and we'd love to hear what's powering your dissertation (#poweringmyMasters) or thesis writing (#poweringmyPhD). Simply share a photo of your motivations onto one of our Facebook pages.

For Masters motivations: https://www.facebook.com/FindAMasters

For PhD motivations: https://www.facebook.com/FindAPhD

Get snapping guys!

Hi all,

We absolutely love hearing your 'I passed my viva' comments on this thread, so we've expanded this celebratory theme onto our FindAPhD Facebook account too and now have a 'PhD Album of Fame', so everyone can say #helloDr to you!!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.919869284723377.1073741830.162006517176328&type=3

We're hoping this album will be a great place for you to share your celebratory photos when you finish your thesis, pass your viva or graduate- and will be inspirational for those mid-way through their PhD.

It's open to all- whether you graduated last week or 4 years ago- and we'd love you to share a photo of your PhD graduation with us. All you need to do, is 'like' our FindAPhD Facebook and share a photo onto our wall and we'll add you to our album of fame.

To go to the FindAPhD facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/FindAPhD

Get sharing those sentimental snaps :)

Hi Natgown,

No the scholarships are open to all students. The only restrictions is that the institution that you will be studying your Masters or PhD at, must be listed on www.FindAMasters.com or www.FindAPhD.com

If you click on the pig background, it will take you directly to our sign up page where you can apply for the scholarships (and find out more about our T's and C's !)

Good luck with your application

Hi TeeO82,

What subject was your PhD in? I did a viva in November last year on Microbiology if that's any use?

Nikki

Today is the last day to get your voice heard by completing the survey.

AND, get yourself into a competition to win £150!

Hi all,

If you've finished your undergraduate degree this year, then our friends over at NUS would love to hear from you.

As the first cohort of students graduating from the new tuition fee system, your opinions on your degree, on postgraduate study and the new PG loan schemes couldn't be more important!

So please spare a few minutes to enter this survey:

https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=143282737304

Plus, by completing the survey you'll be entered in the prize draw to win one of two £150 prizes from NUS.

Cheers,
PG Forum team

For those of you still looking for funding, don't forget to enter our FindAMasters & FindAPhD scholarship competition.

As you might have noticed with our colourful background, we're offering a £5,000 top prize scholarships to 2 students starting their studies this autumn. One of these top prizes will be for a PhD student and the other to a Masters student.

All you need to do is click on the image and you'll be taken to our sign-up page where you'll find out further details about our scholarships.

If you have any questions about applying for these scholarships, feel free to post on this thread or look at our previous winners if you need some inspiration:

Good luck with your application.

Nikki

You observant lot might have noticed that our background has changed.

That's because the FindAMasters & FindAPhD scholarships are now OPEN! If you're starting a Postgraduate course, be it Masters or PhD this Autumn, then you could win one of our £5,000 scholarships.

All you need to do is click on the image and you'll be taken to our scholarship sign-up page where you'll find further details about these scholarships.

If you've got any questions about these scholarships or your application, then feel free to post onto this thread.

Good luck with your application.

Nikki

Hi fnm,

I hope you are well.

We have lots of funding advice on our website, which might be of use to you:

There's advice on all aspects of funding, from funding bodies, applying through charities etc.

Also, we have PhD scholarships up for grabs, which you can apply for here: http://www.findaphd.com/funding/postgraduate-phd-scholarships/

Once you sign up, you'll receive an email with details of how to apply. As they say, you've got to be in it to win it!!

Good luck!

Nikki

Hi Nomsadeel,

You can find lots of Marketing PhD courses on our site:

On the right hand side of each PhD project, you'll see a logo which indicates whether it is funded or not- if you hover your mouse over the logo, it will tell you a bit more information about the type of funding available.

Hope this helps!

Nikki

There's less than a month left now to sign up to the FindAMasters and FindAPhD newsletter and be in with a chance of winning £5,000 to help fund your studies!

You can read all about our previous winners too (and you might even get some ideas for your own entry!)

Good luck if you are applying

There are only 4 WEEKS left to sign up for our PhD and Masters scholarships!

Make sure you're signed up by the 31st May, to be in with a chance of winning:

With a £5,000 PhD scholarship, a £5,000 Masters scholarship and 4 x £500 runners-up prizes up for grabs, these scholarships could really help your postgraduate study finances.

You've got to be in it to win it!

Thanks for posting this awsoci

Lots of responses on twitter too, which are an interesting read! :

Hi sivvy,

It's not a book BUT there is a bit of an overview (and some links for funding etc) about PhDs in Australia here:

Most of this is specific to international students moving to Australia for their PhDs, so apologies if you are Australian (but hopefully some of this will still be of some use :) )

Good luck with your PhD search!

Nikki

If you are thinking about studying for your PhD abroad, then why not read this useful article about Erasmus Mundus doctoral training!

Offering funding to around 250 students each year, this funding offers students the chance to study your PhD abroad, in Europe and beyond.

And if anyone is currently part of the Erasmus Mundus training, then we'd love to hear how this programme has worked for you!