i am in the same boat as jim from india, i am struggling with finding funding, i am only concerned about the first year, really to get started. my research is basically looking at the linkage between regional conflict and poverty alleviation vis-a-vis community devlopment. i really need help with funding just for the first year. perhaps someone might have useful info. as to where i can look, since as a foreign student there isn't much in the offing regarding funding.