{"id":14429,"date":"2015-12-04T14:53:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T13:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2015-12-04T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T13:53:07","slug":"dont-let-funding-concerns-hold-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2015\/12\/04\/dont-let-funding-concerns-hold-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t let funding concerns hold you back"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Shannon-slider\"<\/a>After deciding to apply for the MSc Forensic Anthropology<\/a> course at Bournemouth University, and having my conditional offer confirmed, the next part of the process was funding \u2013 how was I going to pay for it? For everyone, whether you\u2019re considering a Master\u2019s or actually doing one right now, a huge part of the decision is the cost. It\u2019s about weighing up the options, but if you\u2019re like me and couldn\u2019t go much further in your subject without an MSc, then it seems like the obvious next step. With this in mind, I started applying to a few bursaries and scholarships<\/a>. I applied to any I could find online where I fit the criteria. \u00a0There are such a varied amount of funding opportunities out there that it\u2019s important to do your research, and be aware of the types of criteria you might fall into. For example, some were based on grades, subject areas and some even based on your home address. I applied for some that were worth a substantial amount of money, and others were only \u00a3200 with the idea that anything is better than nothing! I worked throughout my final year and the summer, and had managed to begin saving too.<\/p>\n

Throughout my time as an undergraduate student I worked as a Student Ambassador, and I happened to be working in the BU Marketing office when I got an email: \u201cDear Shannon, I am delighted to confirm that you have been awarded the Postgraduate Support Scheme award worth \u00a310,000\u201d. Obviously, my first reaction was that it must be a joke. But it wasn\u2019t! I felt a huge amount of relief the week I found out, but it was more than the thought of taking away financial burdens. I knew I would continue to work part-time during my Master\u2019s, but for my own benefit and development. I could work when I wanted to work rather than feeling my studying was suffering, a balance I was worried about dealing with.<\/p>\n\"Shannon<\/a>\n

I\u2019m now two months into my course and it was truly a good decision I made. The thought that I may have missed out due to the financial cost seems like it would have been a waste, when it is so much more than just a postgraduate course but an opportunity for personal development. It\u2019s a challenge at times, but absolutely worth it. If you\u2019re considering a Master\u2019s, and it\u2019s the financial cost that is holding you back, my advice to you is – don\u2019t let it. If you\u2019re wondering whether you\u2019d enjoy the studying, or not sure what subject to study then take some time out \u2013 but don\u2019t let it be money to hold you back. There are ways! Whether that be bursaries<\/a>, scholarships<\/a>, career development loans<\/a> and maybe even the new postgraduate loan scheme<\/a> that has just been announced, it\u2019s just about doing your research!<\/p>\n

By Shannon Hardy<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find out more about the postgraduate loan<\/a>\u00a0and other funding options<\/a> on our website.<\/em>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After deciding to apply for the MSc Forensic Anthropology course at Bournemouth University, and having my conditional offer confirmed, the next part of the process was funding \u2013 how was I going to pay for it? For everyone, whether you\u2019re considering a Master\u2019s or actually doing one right now, a huge part of the decision… Read more » about Don’t let funding concerns hold you back<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1096,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1658,1663],"tags":[877,130,48,256,295,2178,2183,2186,255,2242],"class_list":["post-14429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-archive","category-postgraduate","tag-bournemouth","tag-bournemouth-university","tag-bu","tag-bu-scholarships","tag-funding","tag-postgraduate-loan","tag-postgraduate-scholarships","tag-postgraduate-study","tag-scholarships","tag-shannon-hardy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1096"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}