anyone in graduate school?

[Hopeful]

help me out, i dont understand anything. i want to apply to graduate school for DPhil or PhD (research degree), whats the diffrence between studentship and the actual application?

or you can just gist me about the application in general, i would really love to study in britain, you guys are verrrrrrrrrry smart

 

[Cat59]

I'm a bit rusty on this, (it's a LONG TIME since I was a student) but to do a postgraduate degree like PhD you apply to a university who will have certain requirements regarding your qualifications etc. Most Universities have web pages which specify what those are and email addresses to contact them if you have a query. It also gives you an idea of the strengths of that place.
Where are you interested in going and what is your research interest?

 

[Hopeful]

i did my undergraduate degree in chemical engineering but i want to go into bioscience or medical science. the thing is i have application forms from some schools but then i go online and i see studentship opportunites, can i apply for studentships without submitting ans application?

Thanks

 

[Buttermilk]

That is a big jump in subject topics. I am not sure if you could do a PhD in these subjects with a chemical engineering degree (but don't take my word for it, do look into it, somewhere might take you)

In thr UK it is more common to do a research degree in a topic similar to your undergraduate degree.

You could also of course do a convertion course.

Hope this is useful.

 

[veggietales]

Hi I am at uni at the moment, when you say studentship do you mean. A scholarship or like a student sponsership or something completely differnet?

Differnet universities and colleges offer different things. I know of a person that is doing a PhD and their college/university is paying for it.

As for the type of PhD you really need to look at the university/college. They all offer differnt specialist subjects and some are better than others. Sorry if i have mis-read what you said

Hope this helps

~L

 

[Hopeful]

http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/IQ903.html

i think it means scholarship, the above link is an example and ont worry, believe any help is better than none, i am completely clueless and application dealines are coming and going.

most PhDs are supported by grants so the person you mentioned above is supported by a grant.

 

[ej]

Funding for doctorates comes from all over the place... if you get in touch with the University Department which is most appropriate, they might be able to point you in the right direction or get you started.

 

[Hopeful]

thanks ej but i study in the USA

 

[ej]

You can still get in touch with University departments...

...we Brits use email you know
...and I'm sure it will do no harm to investigate!

 

[Hopeful]

haha, thanks!

 

[oworm]

i dont understand anything.

Well i have to hand it to you, coming from that position your certainly aiming high............

 

[Hopeful]

Well i have to hand it to you, coming from that position your certainly aiming high............

hehehe well, you have helped very much