funding for MPhil in Wales

[Guest Guest]

Anyone have any tips on getting funding? Most of the aid seems to be for UK and EU students. I know my Stafford will apply, but once tuition is taken out, the budget gets a bit tight.

[Guest ogo]

I'm afraid you're much too late for UK overseas research student awards; like most U.S. funding they require a considerable amount of time to mull over the selection.

An applicant to any foreign universities should apply for aid early, or prepare to tighten your belt.

[Guest Guest]

I'm not looking for this fall. I have time to seek aid.

[Guest ogo]

ok, first here is a good list of domestic awards

http://www.sc.edu/ofsp/national.html

in particular check out the fulbright, nsf.

you might as well apply to the gates while you're at it, though it's at cambridge and you wanted wales. i must caution you, i can't imagine why you'd want to study in wales. they do not have any well-known institutions and, as a foreigner, you may lack the cultural knowledge necessary to argue the merits of a welsh mphil with british academics. then you'd return home with a no-name MPhil, which is not accepted as a qualification at american schools.

second, here is http://www.caorc.org/

third, i do not know about the welsh system, but if you were applying to england, you would look around the graduate school website for the phrase overseas research studentships (ORS). most boards of graduate studies are responsible for administering these and generally it's your best shot for funding, save something idiosyncractic like a scholarship offered by your faculty in whatever field you're in.

[Guest ogo]

here are a number of things sent to an e-mail list i am on

MALL ECOLOGICAL PROJECT GRANTS

The British Ecological Society, UK, invites applications for its small

project grants to promote all aspects of ecological research and survey.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/149711

WORKSHOP SPONSORSHIP

The British Ecological Society, UK, invites applications for its grants to

organise workshops on ecology.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/149471

A BETTER BASIS FOR BENEFIT UPRATING

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK, invites proposals for projects focusing

upon a better basis for benefit uprating in the UK.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/162264

AWARDS

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, UK, invites applications for its

awards to enable institutions or organisations to conduct innovative and

collaborative projects.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/144764

POLLARD PRIZE

The Institute of Historical Research, UK, invites applications for the

Pollard prize sponsored by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/161934

SIR JOHN NEALE PRIZE

The Institute of Historical Research, UK, invites applications for the Sir

John Neale prize.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/161937

FUTURE LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAMME - PROJECT EVALUATIONS

The Scottish Executive, UK, is inviting expressions of interest for project

evaluations of its future learning and teaching programme.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/161045

UK - AFRICA ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS

The British Academy, UK, is inviting proposals for its UK - Africa academic

partnership awards.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/160843

RESEARCH NETWORKS AND WORKSHOPS - INTERDISCIPLINARY

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UK, is inviting

applications for its interdisciplinary research networks and workshops.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/161757

ACADEMIC RESEARCH COLLABORATION PROGRAMME

The British Council in Austria invites applications for its grants within

the academic research collaboration programme.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/150240

BFWG CHARITABLE FOUNDATION GRANTS

British Federation of Women Graduates, UK

Applications are invited for the British Federation of Women Graduates

Charitable Foundation grants.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/142773

RADCLIFFE-BROWN AND FIRTH TRUST FUNDS GRANTS

The Royal Anthropological Institute, UK, invites grant applications under

its Radcliffe-Brown and Firth Trust funds.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/149686

ESRC/EPSRC TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK

The Economic and Social Research Council 's teaching and learning research

programme, in collaboration with the Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Council and the e-science core programme, solicits proposals for a

set of interdisciplinary research projects addressing a number of key

research challenges on technology enhanced learning.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/162181

EVALUATION METHODS - AN AFFILIATED PROJECT OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR

RESEARCH METHODS

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK, is inviting proposals

for an affiliated project of the National Centre for Research Methods in

the area of evaluation methods.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/162309

ARLIS/UK AND IRELAND TRAVEL AND STUDY FUND

The UK and Ireland Art Libraries Society, UK, invites applications for its

travel and study fund grants to support research and development in the

fields of art, architecture and design librarianship.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/155240

STROUD AND RAMSDEN GRANTS

The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, UK, invites

applications for its Stroud and Ramsden grants.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/155174

GERALD AVERAY WAINWRIGHT NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FUND

University of Oxford, UK

The Faculty of Oriental Studies of the University of Oxford invites

applications for grants under the Gerald Averay Wainwright near eastern

archaeological fund.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/149723

SUPPORT FOR SMALL ACADEMIC EXPENSES

The Royal Economic Society, UK, invites applications for support for small

academic expenses.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/155133

CONFERENCE GRANT SCHEME

The Royal Economic Society, UK, solicits proposals under its conference

grant scheme, to support members presenting a paper, or acting as a

principal discussant at a conference.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/155128

EADI PRIZE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes,

DE, invite nominations for the 2006 EADI prize for development studies.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/146510

HAROLD WHITE FELLOWSHIPS

The National Library of Australia, AU, invites applications for its Harold

White fellowships.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/142386

ABRAHAM PAIS PRIZE FOR HISTORY OF PHYSICS

The American Physical Society, US, invites applications for the Abraham

Pais prize for the history of physics.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/161042

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS

The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, US, invites

applications for its international collaborative research grants.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/152498

HAROLD WHITE FELLOWSHIPS

The National Library of Australia invites applications for its Harold White

fellowships.

See http://www.researchresearch.com/jump.cf ... N/_/142386

TITLE: Asia Project Grants

SPONSOR: Luce Foundation, Henry

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/37089

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TITLE: International Scholars Program

SPONSOR: Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/48922

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TITLE: Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship

SPONSOR: Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/48924

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TITLE: Samuel Eleazar and Rose Tartakow Levinson Prize

SPONSOR: Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/48925

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TITLE: Anhinga Prize for Poetry

SPONSOR: Anhinga Press

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/26764

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TITLE: Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit

SPONSOR: American Philological Association (APA)

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/19807

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TITLE: Edward Goodwin Ballard Book Prize in Phenomenology

SPONSOR: Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology, Inc

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/55999

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TITLE: Art History Research Center Grants

SPONSOR: Getty Trust, J. Paul

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/39169

TITLE: Edward Goodwin Ballard Book Prize in Phenomenology

SPONSOR: Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology, Inc

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/55999

[DespSeekPhd]

Thanks for the long list. I will pursue as many of those as possible.

The purpose for pursuing an MPhil in Wales is because I am looking at medieval history, particularly Celtic ecclesiastical. For that, Wales is perfectly reasonable. And I would use the MPhil as significant research for my application to a PhD program. UWales is respected in the US history departments, providing it isn't a terminal degree. As far as a terminal doctorate goes, even Oxford/Cambridge isn't as well-respected in the US for their DPhil.

[Guest guest]

Wow, what a great list! Can I ask you who emailed you those fellowship sites? I am looking for funding for schooling in Canada.

[Guest ogo]

it was from an internal email listserv at cambridge. i don't know anything about canada, sorry.

[Ralphie]

If you're thinking of the University of Wales at Aberystwyth (which, if you like beaches, scenery and sheep you should!), they have some pretty good funding opportunities. The Aberystwyth Postgraduate Research Studentship competition provides fairly big stipends, and is open to international students. Other than that, ESRC studentships linked to specific research projects look like they only provide tuition remission unless you're British. This page has a list of funding opportunities within the university, but they're explained more clearly on the geography site; presumably "your" department would be a good place to ask.