Funding for US students in the UK
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:59 am
So, I'm one of those students who had the brilliant idea of applying to overseas universities (all in England) because I wanted to experience something a little different while obtaining my PhD. (My significant other is also living in London, so this also swayed my decision.) I'm running into a bit of a problem: I'm being accepted into universities (UCL, King's College London, University of Sussex), but they either a) have no funding whatsoever for international students (when their websites said they did) or b) the funding is so competitive that it is nearly impossible to snag! With international tuition/fees, the thought of paying four years for graduate school with loans is absolutely agonizing and literally impossible (something like $36,000 per year!). So, I'm faced with the following decision: Enroll in the PhD program at one of the universities for a year using loans and try again to hopefully get funding the next year OR enroll in a masters program (they only take one year to complete in England) and try for PhD program and funding next year. My whole thought process with the latter decision is that...even if I don't get funding the next year, at least I will have a masters degree!
The professors at the UK universities literally have no suggestions for me. Even though they say they want to work with me, they don't want me to take obscene amounts of money out in loans.
Also, does anyone know of any foundations where I could write a grant proposal for scholarships/fellowships/funding? It seems like most of the fellowship programs only allow students who enroll in US graduate programs or their deadlines have already passed.
Oh dear, thank you for your help. I'm starting to become severely stressed about all of this.
Emily
(theoretical_phys)
The professors at the UK universities literally have no suggestions for me. Even though they say they want to work with me, they don't want me to take obscene amounts of money out in loans.
Also, does anyone know of any foundations where I could write a grant proposal for scholarships/fellowships/funding? It seems like most of the fellowship programs only allow students who enroll in US graduate programs or their deadlines have already passed.
Oh dear, thank you for your help. I'm starting to become severely stressed about all of this.
Emily
(theoretical_phys)