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Unfunded Oxford MPhil vs Applying for the Funded PhD


Reina

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Hi all,

I am in need of some advice. I am a recent Stanford graduate that has been admitted to Oxford's MPhil in Development, but have no funding. I have been searching for ways to support the tuition and fees since I was admitted last year, and have thus far been unsuccessful. Deadlines for the Rhodes & Marshall have passed and now my only option is to take a 105K loan. I am looking to see if you all know of any alternative funding ideas to support my graduate study. 105K seems like an absurd amount of money to pay for a 2 year degree-- even if it is at a really cool program.

If I can't get it paid for, I was thinking of reapplying for a phd domestically + ford fellowship instead.

What do you guys think?

-Amante

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If the MPhil is one year long, you might be able to wrangle something up with your local Rotary, since they only pay for one year courses. It sounds like its two years, though, so you're ineligible (I know, I tried myself). Also, the Rotary deadline is this week, I believe. Talk to the tutor at whichever college you've been admitted to as well; they sometimes offer aid. It's not a whole hell of a lot, but it might help.

I'm lucky that I have family support for the cost for my MPhil in IR at Balliol beginning this fall, but I will admit that I haven't stopped looking for funding. I wouldn't be upset about missing the Marshall and the Rhodes deadlines; they're so competitive to begin with that it's not a good idea to pin your hopes on them. I was nominated for the Marshall and went through the process with no luck. The Rhodes accepts somewhere in the neighborhood of 32 out of 1000, too.

At any rate, send me a PM if you're interested. in hearing more.

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