coldbird

Well summarized, georgica2. While I'm still waiting for an answer, when I visited the school, they told me that they have very scant funding available for overseas students and that I should try to look for funding elsewhere. Unfortunately, there's not much available out there for American citizens studying in the UK or the continental Europe--the Europeans wouldn't give you money because you're a foreigner, and the Americans wouldn't give you money because you're getting your degree overseas. It's sad, but that's the way it works.

I've accepted my offer, although I still haven't heard back about the funding. I think I also perhaps got the same email that you did, about a new scholarship, but I'm not sure whether its conditions will work out for my research. Things are not looking particularly rosy with regards to money matters, but I'm looking into other possibilities right now. I have no idea where I'll be living, but I'm sure that the promised acceptance packets they'll be sending out in late April/early May will have some information in it...I think for the first year, I'll most likely live in one of the dorms close by. Good luck in deciding where to end up!

Hey, I've been occasionally reading up on the posts here, although I've never posted here before. I saw your mention of the Netherlands and was compelled to reply... I'm currently in a MA program in the Netherlands, and it helped me get into the Courtauld Institute's MPhil/PhD program for this fall. I was a really long shot, because I had little art historical training before the master's, and my undergraduate grades were less than stellar, but doing the MA here really helped me out. I hope you do get into a good program for fall '10 with your current applications, but if things don't work out, do consider MA programs in the Netherlands. Actually, if you want to submit applications now for fall admission, some programs are still accepting applications. For example, the deadline for Leiden University is April 1st for foreign students. They have scholarships available, with the same deadline. If you want further info, you can send me a private message and I'd be happy to help (note that I'll be traveling so I may not be able to reply quickly). My specialty is in contemporary art, btw. Some things you should be aware about the Dutch MA programs--they're all relatively new; the first of these programs came into being around 2002. Before that, the Dutch did not have master's degrees as their higher education system was closer to that of the German system; the changes were instituted due to the Bologna Process. Because of this, there may be some kinks that are still being worked out--but as long as you plan well, and you make the most out of the opportunities, the program's probably going to be a positive experience. Anyway, best of luck to you!