I decided to register on this site to guage how many others are affected by the AHRC's cuts in funding for field trips.

I am very lucky and grateful to have an AHRC studentship. When I took it on in 2009 and planned my research for the following year I was looking at keeping my house and being able to simply plan the long stint in Peru, allowing me to get on with my research. However my little baby boy came into my life meaning that the fied trip was put on hold for a year's maternity leave.

With the big bad changes (essentially, drastically lowered funds available to award holders who must now apply via their institutions), I will now have to fund the flight out of my own pocket (they're empty-see bit about baby) and the AHRC now only contributes minimally towards trip expenses.

So basically I am now a year into my project, the fieldtrip is essential for my anthropological research but now it will be nearly impossible for me to carry out the main part of my project?!

Anyone else been stumped?