Timeline for Will self funding a PhD hurt employment chances?
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| Feb 17, 2013 at 18:08 | comment | added | Tara B | let us continue this discussion in chat | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 18:07 | comment | added | Legendre | I applied to another UK university as well (still waiting to hear about funding). I couldn't apply to more schools in the UK because I was applying to more than 10 schools in the USA, and because the PhD courses in my field usually require us to find a supervisor and write a research proposal together which takes up a lot of time. (also was working as a research intern + went for surgery) | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 17:57 | comment | added | Tara B | Within the UK, did you only apply to Oxford and Cambridge? | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 17:56 | comment | added | Tara B | It's definitely not something you should go in expecting to be able to do, but if you do decide to self-fund your PhD, I definitely recommend still looking out for funding opportunities once you're in. | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 17:55 | comment | added | Legendre | I am surprised that is the case! I asked around Oxbridge faculty + PhD students, and they unanimously tell me its near impossible to find funding after starting (in the UK). | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 17:51 | history | edited | Tara B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
small clarification of locality
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| Feb 17, 2013 at 17:50 | comment | added | Tara B | Ah, I should edit my answer to make clear that the examples I knew of of people finding funding after starting were all in the UK! They were all in maths, however. It might be different in other subjects. | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 17:48 | comment | added | Legendre | Thanks for the advice. 1) I have a UK masters. 2) I applied to the USA but things are not looking good. 3) I'm not sure about the USA but in the UK finding funding after starting is close to impossible (very very few exceptions). | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 17:12 | history | answered | Tara B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |