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  1. Canada sent out notifications. Not selected but not too broken up about it. After reading more on it (I did very little research before applying!) I really don't think it was the best funding option for my dissertation and I have a few more things in the works. Good luck to everyone else! (NS in the subject line)
  2. Congrats! I'm not sure exactly, but I know one of the flyers I read mentioned "Access to a five-day enrichment “Gateway” orientation opportunity that takes place in various U.S. cities" as a benefit of a US Fulbright. I am an American student who applied to go to Canada, so I got a lot of the promotional info for both programs. I hope that helps and I hope we hear soon too!!
  3. Hi everyone! This is my first post, but I've been watching the forum since January when I heard I was recommended for a research scholarship in Canada. I am posting now because I wanted to know if anyone else knew anything more about the travel restrictions limiting travel outside the country to 14 days? I had no idea this was a condition when I applied and just noticed someone mentioning it here a few days ago so I did a little more research. My question is, does anyone know if travel to attend professional conferences or research related to your project will count towards this 14 day limit? I am already committed to present papers, which are related to my Fulbright research, at three conferences in the US next year (2 in the Fall 1 in the Spring) and these will eat up most if not all of my 14 days. Additionally, since my research deals with territory in both Canada and the US I was hoping I'd be able to drive down to the nearest state (sorry for the vaugness, trying to be a little confidential here!) a few times during my stay to collect additional data. If I'm really smart about it, I may be able to do all this within the 14 day limit, but I would also like to, you know, go see my family and friends around Christmas so it would be nice to save these days for that. I know I haven't heard back If I've been accepted, but I wanted to start to figure this out as soon as possible since I will have to take these restrictions into serious consideration. Thanks for any input you may have, I really appreciate how helpful this forum has been!
  4. You haven't heard admission results yet?? I would try calling or contacting someone else in the department. I got my letter late January so I can't imagine they don't have everything out by now unless they are waiting to send out rejections until they hear back from acceptances (which is doubtful since you don't have to tell them your decision until May 15th). Your letter might have gotten lost in the mail? Defiantly email some more people or call would be my suggestion.
  5. According to what I was told, no one gets funding in their first year. Only about 30% of incoming students are funded and this is almost entirely from funding outside of the university. But it would be nice to hear from some if they were offered funding from the department! I'm with you. I don't want to be paying for my PhD. I have gotten scholarships/fellowships for both my undergrad and MA degrees and don't think I want to start paying now. As much as would love to go, I just don't think I can swing it. I think I will accept Illinois' offer and wait to hear until August if any funds shake loose and if they don't ask to defer or just give up and try again next year. In the mean time keep applying for jobs and hope something turns up. It's super depressing but such is life.
  6. Sorry to shift gears, but I was just wondering if anyone has received offers with no first year funding and what you think about them? I am thinking specifically about Indiana University-Bloomington's program. I received an offer saying that I would not be eligible for funding next year, but that I would be in the subsequent years. They told me this was pretty standard for most admits. Sadly, as of now, this is my best funding offer besides waiting until August to hear from Illinois. Anyone have any opinion on this system, or got a similar offer and are accepting it? I doubt I will be able to afford it, but was just wondering if it would even be worth it if I could, or if I should just accept the fact that I will probably have to try again with applications next year. I know rejection sucks, but getting in to 3 of your top choice schools only to learn that you have no funding is just about as bad. ugh this process is stressful!
  7. Nevermind, I was told today it would be August before they would be able to tell me. AUGUST
  8. Hey has anyone that has been accepted to UIUC heard anything about funding? My POI thought it was unusual that I did not get an offer for funding with my acceptance (the letter said that they were unable to tell me anything about funding right now, but that if I should accept there is a 'strong possibility' that I will receive a teaching/research assistantship for 2011/12 and that for my remaining years they have been very successful in funding most students t and I would be eligible for this if I make satisfactory progress.) So my POI suggested I contact the graduate director who said they 'will likely have more information on department funding possibilities in mid-March.' But I wasn't quite sure what they meant by 'more information.' It seemed a little vague to me so I wasn't sure if this meant they would be sending out definitive funding offers at that time, or if they would just have a better idea of how many people they could fund, which sub-disciplines would get what, etc. From the responses I'm getting from other faculty about this I can't quite make out if all students will probably get funded but they are just working out logistics, or if there is some sort of wait list system or something. Did anyone else get this type of offer and are still waiting to hear back or have gotten any other information about this? I know I'm being a little anxious since it's not technically mid-march (quite) yet, but it's really hard to wait since its my top choice program and I'd love to be able to accept their offer despite getting ones from Arizona and IU. (I'm sure you guys understand!!)
  9. Sorry, I was talking about Arizona as well, I didn't apply to UCSC. My focus is archaeology. Oh, and I had no interview.
  10. This happened to me as well! (although through email) I just figured I hadn't gotten my letter yet since I live in the UK. Have you heard anything on funding? (beyond the generic email to fill out the Access Fellowships form.)
  11. Hey! I don't post much but I saw that you were thinking about an MA at the University of Exeter. I don't know about the distance learning thing, but I honestly would never recommend a distance learning degree. They are basically cash makers for the schools and you just won't get the experience you would if you were here. But I am currently doing my MA in Classical Archaeology here and I love it. I think it would be IDEAL for your situation honestly (or another UK university that is similar). Some Reasons: 1. They have a rolling application deadline, so you could apply now and still get in quite easily. You've missed the deadline for funding, but since you said you could possibly afford to pay for it, then it shouldn't be a problem. Then you wouldn't have to take a year off if you didn't want to. 3. The degree only takes a year so it wouldn't really set you back time wise. However, it basically crams a 2 year degree into a year, so its very intensive but good because you would learn a great deal quickly, which sounds like what you are looking for to bring you up to speed for PhD programs/apply for jobs in archaeology. 2. I have a friend who is doing a MA in Medieval Studies here but also takes courses in Archaeology. The MAs are set up in such a way that you can take courses from other departments, so I think it would be great to do an MA in Archaeology here since you could still take some Medieval studies courses. There are people in archaeology that work in this area as well. (I would check out the faculty website) 3. Your already in Europe and will have lots of access to digs in the area you want to focus on. Sometimes you can do volunteer work around Devon as well. And the term is set up so you could do work over Spring break in case you wanted to move back to the US before summer. 4. Exeter is a GREAT city and relatively cheap to live in. The University itself is really fantastic too and you would be able to get up to speed quickly here with the help of some really good faculty. There are more reasons too, but those are just a few. I think British MAs are perfect for taking a year to figure out what you want to do while becoming more knowledgeable about a topic. Just a warning though, if you are going to go I'd suggest doing it now (Fall 2011). In 2012 tuition fees are going to raise more than double what they cost now (for all UK schools not just Exeter) and if you think you'll have to pay for it, you will save a ton of money by just going next year. They are pretty good with scholarships (I was fully funded) but I'm guessing these will soon be cut down considerably as well. Just some advise, I hope that helps!
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