Well done to Bobnic, any good news is worth sharing here!
Yes I picture this forum like a big waiting room, full of letter boxes behind the seats that people keep anxiously/obsessively checking.

My supervisor just told me all the news he's heard so far has been bad, and that the whole department is 'holding out for me'.

So no pressure then.

(like everyone else it seems) nothing for me today.
no bizarre AHRC-related dreams yet though.

The cultural geographies of live music, so it's not really geography and not really musicology, it was always going to be a bit of gamble! I just assume they sent it to the music panel... and hope that it wasn't instantly disregarded by them for being 'out of their scope'!
What are you doing?

"I'm competitive for studentships"

me too.

I don't think age has much to do with funding applications, so if you want it, go for it.

Nope, but I'm panel 7 too, I think. My proposal was a bit interdisciplinary.

A friend got a panel 4 TLoD (grade 4) on the 30th of July.

in a shocking turn of events, the AHRC decided not to send my letter earlier this week..
so no post for me, again.

yup, give me an email, it's my username @gmail.com if you want some more info.

I'm in vaguely the same situation, so I can't help,
but I've found this site

http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk/tools.aspx?Tool=budget_calculator

to be more useful than staring at Excel spreadsheets!

Fair enough, here's a tip, look up claudio minca at royal holloway.
Not only is he in charge of the MA next year, but I think his specialty is right up your ally...

Ah your not at Royal Holloway by any chance?
There's a great taught/research MA in cultural geography there, that normally has money to help towards fees for masters students.

Here's the link:
http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/ma/

what sort of human geography is your mphil in ?

one day I might actually do some real work,

until then...
http://ahrc.muxtape.com/

Songs to feature on the AHRC "Letterbox Vigil" Mega-Mix Album 2008...

We are the waiting - Greenday
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Waiting for today to happen- The Lightening Seeds

What else?

sorry to hear that, sounds like you've taken it well though!
like you said the at least the nerve-wracking wait is over.