Hi, I'm an MA student and will be doing a little bit of assisting with a doctoral student's work at a different university. I don't want to overstate my input at all - it's minimal checking of work and further categorisation (I'm trying to be vague so as not to identify myself but the field of study is linguistics if that's helpful). It's paid work and I am very happy to be participating.
I was just wondering two things:
1) do I have an obligation to tell my course convenor/tutor that I'm involved? (he actually notified me about the opportunity but has no input in the project)
2) Will my input be acknowledged in any publications that come out of this work?

I am so inexperienced with these things.

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I'm new here (but have been reading threads for a while).
A little about me:
I did my BA in English and graduated this summer with a pretty underwhelming 65% average (with a 70 in my dissertation) from a top RG university (rated top in the country for the subject)
Currently doing an MA in English Linguistics at the same university. Soon submitting first bit of work but I think I'm doing well.
I'm keen to apply for PhD but have not got a ruddy clue:
a) how to write a good research proposal to compensate for the lacklustre undergrad
b) how to apply for funding
c) WHEN to apply (i'm really keen to apply for a September 2014 start) for logistical reasons more than anything else.

Any words of advice or experiences would be great.
Thank you!