Hello.Im from Poland, and after i get my bachelor's degree equivalent, iwould like to apply for PhD studies in UK (im not sure how educationsystem works in UK - but if i had it right, i can go right for PhD,without having Master degree).

My concern is - how to get money. I searched for informations over thenetwork, but different sources provide different informations - andthey mostly concern undergraduate students.

Also, i would use help of someone who already passed this process.

I know i need about 15 thousands per year.

Loans, work, stypendies - how much money they can provide? Can i getstudent loan without being UK citizien for specific period of time?
Work - is there huge demand for tutoring in math/physics? Does university provide some kind of work?
stypendies - does everyone gets them?

I'm thinking about Cambridge, but information about any of universities with good reputation would be useful.

I'm physics student.

I had some things wrong. Now i have different question - is there way to get money for Master's degree studies?

Hi,

I'm another EU country too, did my MA in England and am now doing my PhD in England.

I've got bad news for you though - you cannot get a student loan in the UK. They are not given to postgraduates. Your best bet would be to borrow in Poland, as banks in England will generally not lend money to a newcomer... especially not in the current economic context, and especially not in a place like Cambridge by the way - too many foreign students leave the town after a year with debts of some kind and disappear abroad forever, so it's not even straightforward to open a bank account there.

What I would do if I were you is I would self-fund for the MA and, during the course, whilst in England, look for funded PhD opportunities - it'd be easier to find something if you are actually there, and easier to get funding if you have the MA from an English University. That's what I did, and it worked out fine. Also having the MA was proof of my level of English and really helped me in for the PhD.

There are a few schemes to help with financing the MA, but really you are unlikely to get them - they are scarce, and I think you have to be in the UK a while in advance in order to even apply. You might want to check with the relevant services in your chosen University. In any case there is nothing wrong with, say, e-mailing the student financial / support services of the universities you want to go to, tell them you are a prospective student, and ask them for further details about this.

I would like to know if anybody is interested in coming o Portugal to do a PhD in Renewable Energy! The medium of work is English and we have collaborations with many Europeans countries for you to Enjoy.