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I have a university I’m eyeing for but with the competition, I’m unsure if I’ll get in. I saw a video of a Filipino scholar who ended up going to one of his other options. Is the university you’re in your first choice? If not, how many did you end up applying for? http://www.afriendabroadblog.com/rejected-by-top-choice-university/

It could be relevant to other people as well, which was why I was asking. Personally I'm more interested in the social sciences.

You can try applying for the Australia Awards scholarship. It covers all schools in Australia. This includes full tuition for any university you like, a monthly stipend, and extra allowances should you need them. I heard about this from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvxawvitHwQ. I think it's definitely worth a shot especially as this one gives you the freedom to choose which Australian university you can go to.

I recently watched a video featuring a University of Washington PhD international student who said there are some fields that are harder to work under in the US since the companies under them require a green card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX3XJiY-QZE Is it true? Do you guys agree? Are there other fields that are similar to this where you can face difficulty working in the US after studying there due to the limitations in your field? I'm quite interested in working in the US someday after I hopefully do my postgrad there, so I'm also interested to know what other fields have this kind of limitation. Thanks!

For some countries and depending on the field, aside from scholarships which you can apply for, you can have your PhD sponsored by the department you're under. A Korea University graduate talks about this here. She was able to get around 25% sponsored, and she even receives stipends and she didn't really have to worry about her housing. Granted, she does study in a non-English speaking country, but it could still help! I found it was interesting since it wasn't a very common way to pay for student expenses abroad.