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swittle Jun 2021 8:35am, 24 Jun 2021 76,821 posts	Quote Pin swittle Great stuff, Matt!
Carpathius Jun 2021 3:18pm, 27 Jun 2021 20,828 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Invading the thread to ask for advice. T1 (22) has a place to do her MA in forensic archaeology at Oxford. However, she's run into a wall with funding. The college which accepted her is tiny and doesn't have much. She can get £11,000 as a loan (or maybe grant, I'm not sure) but that doesn't even cover course fees. Does anyone know of any funding she could apply for?
swittle Jun 2021 3:41pm, 27 Jun 2021 76,945 posts	Quote Pin swittle Prospects: funding post-graduate study prospects.ac.uk Charity funding wikijob.co.uk Postgrad.com Funding advice & sources, UK & worldwide postgrad.com The Alternative Guide to Post-Graduate Funding **Subscription required: ..."access to the Alternative Guide Online right now! Price-wise, the Guide is just £14.99 for 3 months, and £24.99 for a full 12 months." The intro is very coy about why this online resource is 'better'. I suspect most of the info is 'out there' anyway. postgraduate-funding.com Oxford Univ. - external funding ox.ac.uk Much to investigate here - and patience & determination are the best allies. I'm rather out of touch with HE, now I've retired, but I can remember applicants applying for, and getting funding from the most unlikely of sources, such as the church, or a professional association. Hope this helps - I'm not claiming this to be comprehensive, just the result of some online searching. Good luck!
Carpathius Jun 2021 3:59pm, 27 Jun 2021 20,829 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Thank you switts. She says she's tried "everything" but I suspect she's being a bit defeatist.
DrPhleecingD Jun 2021 5:26pm, 27 Jun 2021 52,802 posts	Quote Pin DrPhleecingD Can the college signpost her to other sources? Does she have other options? Other course? Doing the course part-time and working? A PhD is lots less than that! A bunch of people I did my PhD with skipped the MSc and did those modules as part of their PhD. Also 11k seems crazy expensive for an MA!
LindsD Jun 2021 6:14pm, 27 Jun 2021 47,971 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Crazy expensive! Ours is £8k and has specialist equipment and a lot of teaching. There are lots of charitable trusts that do grants for PG study also. And a friend did crowdfunding for her daughter's foundation year.
um Jun 2021 6:19pm, 27 Jun 2021 4,851 posts	Quote Pin um Or here arch.ox.ac.uk is this a one year MA, or a 3-4 year 'std' Oxford Uni degree?
Hollyfairyelephant Jul 2021 7:30pm, 30 Jul 2021 699 posts	Quote Pin Hollyfairyelephant pops head around the door Hi everyone! I can’t remember what my last post on here said, so: Was accepted onto a SCITT secondary science (physics) course Covid cut it short by nearly four months - still passed! Took 4 interviews to get a job for NQT year. Have taught A level for 4 months this year. Remote teaching for over 2 months this year - Teams was my friend by the end Passed my NQT induction year and am staying at my current school. Doing a Master’s degree is still in the back of my mind - not sure whether it would be in education or astrophysics!! I’d need to save some money. Had 2 weeks in the Caribbean before beginning ITT. RTTS 2019 - managed 27 out of 50 km and DNF due to injury. Well done to all those who have been continuing their studies during Covid. If you can do it under such difficult circumstances, you can do anything! Lots of love and hugs to you all HFE x
LindsD Jul 2021 8:26pm, 30 Jul 2021 48,777 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Oh well done HFE!
DrPhleecingD Jul 2021 8:52pm, 30 Jul 2021 52,998 posts	Quote Pin DrPhleecingD Excellent stuff HFE!