Hey all,

I have spoken to two people at different unis now who said they would be willing to do a project if funding was secured externally. Does anyone know of any funding sources i could apply to in the field of Earth Science/Geology/Mineral Deposits (except NERC)? ... any general ideas for starting points would be really helpful.

What is everyones opinion on applying to unis again when you didnt get accepted the year before? Has anyone reapplied and been successful?

I applied for PhDs when i was in my fourth/final year of my undergrad but didnt get anywhere (although I came close at one place). I am now doing a MSc and will be applying to unis again Dec/Jan time... but is it worth reapplying to ones where:

I didnt get an interview last time
I got an interview last time but no luck

Will they mentally reject me because i didnt get anywhere last year? Especially those when i didnt even get an interview. Or should i try my hand at new unis?