no advise but i had the same it stopped after a while but i am still wondering why. is it because we are scared to be in a relationship and "miss" all the other chances???

Unfortunatelly NERC etc are limited to UK citizens. They do offer fees-only bursaries for EU students but this is unlikely to help you as a lot of universities do not allow you to work next to a full-time PhD (but perhaps I just applied to the wrong Universities). I would have a look on the web page of the Uni offering you teh PhD there sometimes some scholarships open to all disciplines. The otehr chance is EU-funding they have a good web page with the offers e.g. Marie Curie
AND I woudl just ask your potential supervisor whether he knows of anything e.g. joined PhD with an external body - I am not in your subject but I am sure there is some industrial intrest in it.
Good luck

I am glad I am not the online one sitting alone in an office for 20 and surfing the internet - did I miss something? Is it a bankholiday Thursday???

Hello everyone, I just started my PhD and I have already have the feeling I am going insane... is it normal that everyone seems to know what they are doing AND assuming that I would know it, too????