some insight for prospective/current PHD students [thread]: I have a lot undergrad debt, no choice. got into a funded PhD I was relieved. But what isn’t explained to a 1st gen scholar of color is to get CV lines, go to conferences, give talks, etc, requires ALOT of extra money.
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Thank you for sharing this. I feel both shame and pride that I spent more time applying for money to subsidize my PhD than I did writing the dissertation.
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Yes that shame and pride is so accurate. So much time spent on your intellectual energies & time is spent pursuing money. The days of full immersion into the work is no longer possible or viable.
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Knowing what you know now, would you recommend it to others? Or is it one of those YMMV situations?
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I would. Doctoral study is rewarding & is what many of us need to do. But I think, knowing now, I wish someone would have told me how to strategize better about the financial costs. Like, what grants/fellowships to prepare to apply, all the traveling expenses required, etc.
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And then you'll have / do have job apps so you literally need almost a year of nothing but job apps and funding searches. Maybe some edits?
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What little time and resources are spent on maintaining just the perpetual cycle of seeking funding to support the work you never seem to have time to do—so true!
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Oh so much! And it helps to not rely on web searches and programs to find money, but to get advice from people in the field. When interviewing prospective schools ask what options they have! One of our fellowships can use the dept credit card for things like airfare for trips!!!
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Omg yes. No one explains this and when you begin to realize it, it’s the damn scariest thing because there’s so much more to do with so little time and resources.
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Also many conferences have grants for students but they dont offer them without you asking and they are typically first come first serve so ask early. Also if you’re funding through a grant (eg NSF) those grants usually permit using those funds for travel but again, you gotta ask
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The key is to choose an advisor that has funding.
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Čini se da učitavanje traje već neko vrijeme.
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