Luther Blissett
Active Member
Is anyone here doing postgraduate study in the UK at the moment? If so I need some advice. I've been accepted into a Masters in London run by the best department in the area that I want to study. I've also been awarded an AHRC grant to cover the fees.
My main fear is over being crippled by debt from loans and having to work so much that I can't find time to study (my cousin is still paying off a 10K loan from a UK Masters that she did back in the day).
Also Irish students need to have spent 3 years in the UK before being eligible for full AHRC scholarships. I want to do a PHD, so I would need to be getting decent funding if I want to study full time.
The alternative is go back to Ireland where I'd have less resources and support, but more chance of getting funding. London would definitely be more prestigious and my potential supervisors are heavyweights in their field.
It's a money versus the glory decision. Any advice from people who've been down this road before would be greatly appreciated.
My main fear is over being crippled by debt from loans and having to work so much that I can't find time to study (my cousin is still paying off a 10K loan from a UK Masters that she did back in the day).
Also Irish students need to have spent 3 years in the UK before being eligible for full AHRC scholarships. I want to do a PHD, so I would need to be getting decent funding if I want to study full time.
The alternative is go back to Ireland where I'd have less resources and support, but more chance of getting funding. London would definitely be more prestigious and my potential supervisors are heavyweights in their field.
It's a money versus the glory decision. Any advice from people who've been down this road before would be greatly appreciated.