Funding for U.S. students at U.K. universities

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Hello all,

I'm new to the forums, so this is my first post.

I have recently been confirmed as a PhD Candidate in my PhD programme at Lancaster University (Department of Educational Research, Technology Enhanced Learning and E-Research). I am hoping to find funding for the final year to two years of my studies/research.

I'm an American Citizen that lives in Canada as a Permanent Resident. My PhD programme is part-time. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions as to finding funding for my type of scenario/situation?

Any and all help appreciated!

Thanks,
Justin

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You might check to see if you are eligible for American federal government student loans based on your plan of study and your university. I am not sure whether part time study is eligible for funding--but the student loan folks can quickly sort you out and explain what various options there might be for you. If you are not sure who to contact,

http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp

start here, this is the US government website with info on federal student loans.

Hope that this helps!

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Just a thought here. Could JBonzo get funding from the likes of the EPSRC in the UK?

I'm thinking if it's a normally funded Ph.D. offered by the University, the funding body would be funding the project with the student paid their bursary from that (as per standard - funding sorted by University and supervisors). However, I'm not sure if this would work with non-UK students. If this did work, JBonzo would not have to pay back a loan for the Ph.D..

Anyone know more?

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