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financial support available when doing a full time phd?

V

I have been accepted to do my PhD at York Uni in October and my tuition fees are being paid for me by a health centre which I am conducting the research for. My problem is what to do about my living costs. I dont want to fail my PhD because I am working so much that I cannot concentrate on my research.

Does anyone know of any grants or financial support I may be able to get?

Any ideas are welcome I just feel worried because I am doing my PhD full time and that is the only option I have!


J

The best person to ask is whoever is supervising you.

V

Thanks for your comment. My supervisor is responsible for finding me an association which were happy to pay my fees. A part of me thinks maybe this is just the way PhDs are e.g you have to work at the same time and just grit your teeth?

S

vicky, where are you from?

there are many different ways to finance a PhD - just about as many as PhD students...

having your fees paid for you is already half way there.

to add to that, you can apply to your university's research fund; to the research council; to your home country, if you're not British; to the international federation of university women; and many more places.
you can also get try to get a loan from a bank, or assistance from your parents.
and you can get a little job to make up for the shortfall. don't worry - whereas there are some lucky people who are fully funded, most everyone does work a little on the side. there are advantages to that, too (i.e. time structures)

J

Hey Shani, I just read your article. Very interesting! I didn't know you're at LSE. That's a tough environment. But one of the best.

S

jouri, and there was me thinking, no problem in advertising that article on here as hardly anyone here reads german...

i've got to say that my original submission was a lot more critical of the "english" system but the editors didn't believe me. they mentioned a lot of experiences of swiss people who went to england as visiting PhD students 5-10 years ago and enjoyed it all through. i told them that things had changed significantly since then. but they made me use a more moderate language. oh well, maybe that's to the better.

and yes, LSE is... well... i guess at the end of the day, it's more important wether you've got a good supervisor, the reputation of the uni matters less. as has been discussed often on this forum.

V

Hi Shani, thanks for getting back to me sorry for the late reply.

I will be doing my PhD at york uni in UK. I always thought i could work part time but even that is a struggle (to find a decent job which will pay your bills and is flexible).

In terms of applying for funding from the uni/ research council etc do I have to go through that with my supervisor and will i be entitled to the money or will it be my supervisor who receives most of it?

I am pretty clueless as you can tell!

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