Quote From BilboBaggins:
If you're self-funded then it should be relatively easy to get a place. The key thing is you meet the minimum entrance requirements for your department, which are typically 2.1 for undergrad degree and a PG Masters as well.
The extremely hard thing with arts and humanities PhD students is getting a funded place. That is a little like winning the lottery - ok maybe not that bad, but it sort of feels it! This is because funding in this field is so extremely scarce, much more so than in sciences.
But if you are self-funding it should be much easier to get your foot in the door.
Good luck!
Thanks for that concise answer Mr Baggins, you have boosted my confidence.
I have never even bothered thinking about getting funding because I don't have a first in my undergrad.
However I have saved a lot and am willing to self fund. I have been working really hard on getting an original PhD proposal nailed down and will be targeting a potential supervisor at my current institution who has very similar research interests to me. I haven't yet sent him the first contact email, with CV/Proposal attached, because I want to read all his relevant publications first to make sure I am pressing the right buttons. I want to get it right first time.
I might send in the funding application anyway, can't do me any harm (although I won't be holding my breath).
Thanks again.
