Don't know exactly but I would certainly only tell him if you think he is going to be sensitive.

Other than that I hope you don't get so down that you HAVE to tell him.
Hope it works out.

I'm going through a really tough emotional time at the moment waiting to hear about funding )in a totally different area) and I really feel for what you're going through.

Having said that reading through this thread has given me a bit of hope. I have managed to get supervisors behind me before I made my applications and according to this thread that is the best way to go. So even though the next few weeks will be a difficult waiting time I've got another little bit of god news.

Best of luck mate. Hope it all works out.

Something seems to be wrong with the way my first post came out (I can't read the fist line but it might just be something on my computer).
so just to be clear I've got three acceptances (Brunel, Queen Mary, and King's) but won't know about scholarships etc till May.

Any words of advice/encouragement/ experience anyone?? Liike I say, what I am most looking for is a guide to my chances (and as I say I do know that that's a bit nebulous..)

Most likely source will be the ERSC...

To the person who posted above, doing a PhD was my plan B. Coming from my background even after getting an M.A. distinction I had to convince myself that I would be able to even apply for a PhD place let alone get one. Not criticising your post though. I know yo mean well.

I have sent out all my applications a dn got three acceptaces (queen mary, Brunel and King's) but as yet I haven't secured any funding/scholarships.So I am totally freaking out

I will know whether I have or not in May.
So my question is how worried should I be?? (quite simply cannot do a PhD without funding) Obviously it's an intangible question and the best I can hope for is "My experience is..." or "Chances are that..." but any actual info form ayone with some experience would be great.

p.s. it's a politics PhD.

Anyone...????

(apologies in advance for asking another funding question. loads of them onn this forum...)

Quick question.
Am applying to do a PhD at various institutions Application process is going quite well and have got good feedback so far.
On the majority of the forms there is a question "How do you intend to fund your study?".
The honest answer is through a studentship or through the ESRC.
Is it wise to put that??

Only the LSE insist that you be completely able to fund yourself so I will have to tell them a white lie. Good news there is that as soon as you apply you automatically are applying for funding too.

Should I tell white lies to the other ones too?
Any ideas??

Gantt chart is a great idea.
Only problem I can think of is that a Gantt chart by its very nature is detailed but the advice I am getting is to keep the timeline slightly vague.

Any thoughts anyone?

Hi All
Need to ask or a bit of advice.
Have finished writing my dissertation Proposal and am just getting ready to send it out to institution + the AHRC/ ESRC etc.

At the very end of my proposal I have a little section on my proposed research timeline (Year One, Year Two, Year Three etc) but need to fill it in a little bit.
I get that the bsic timeline should be Year One Research and Reading
Year Two Writing it up and Year Three finishing and doing some teaching (deending on the institution) but need something to fill in the gaps.
Anyone know of any good templates I canuse as a base??

Also do they want it broken down into semesters or into years?

Anyone??

I thought so but I wanted to check with a few other people.

Also. does anyone know of a good site for PhD proposal guidance?
PLeeease....

should the thesis description have footnotes citations or just be written as plain prose?
The advise I have been given is t show that I have done relevant reading but how should I highlight that in the application?

So I could have applied to start in Sept this year then?
Damn.
Was reading elsewhere on this forum (or maybe another one) that someone was told at the start of their MA course that if they were thinking about doing a PhD should forget it if they didn't get at least a first in their BA. So that's comforting.

What's "RA" though???

In February this year I was awarded an MA distinction in International Politics with the highest mark of anyone on the course.
Because I graduated in Feb I could not apply for a PhD starting in Autumn this year and will start applying shortly for studentships for PhD's starting in Autumn 2011.

I was hoping to start a thread that will help,guide an reassure few people but first I have one question.

Is it true that it is basically pointless applying for any kind of PhD funding if you got a 2:1 on your BA?