Now that I'm basically decided to go do this crazy thing, the reality of the cost has been trying to set in. There aren't a ton of options for grants, etc to help out, though. There's one through my department, which could help nicely, but at the same time they expect you to write a paper to try to get published or to submit to a conference... and I don't want to have to worry about that in Morocco. I want to go with one thing to focus on: learning the language. And the culture. And meeting people. Ok, three things - you see how complicated it is with just that!?
Last summer I worked at the study abroad office (yay!) and worked on my thesis (hard.) I really do enjoy working on things that aren't related to my classes during the summer, but combining it with spending my out-of-work hours on my thesis made me go AGGGGHHHHHHKKKK. When classes started back up in August I was already fried and uninterested. I don't want that to happen again. The 2011-2012 school year should be my last year of classes. After that, I will be free to dissertate to my heart's content. Or my committee members hearts' content, more likely.
Why don't people offer me FREE money without the strings? :)
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Hey if you find free money without strings let me know! I would love me some money for school and/or my thesis...
ReplyDeleteActually, you should check out the foundation center. They don't have a ton of info on their website - they're non-profit, so you still need to go in face-to-face and look through books, etc for the most part, but they have an online database, too. You can pay for it or go to a location and use it for free. To find their locations, go to foundationcenter.org, click 'locations' at the top and then "cooperating collections" at the end of the list.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about foundations, etc but I would give you money!!! Too bad I don't have more to share. xoxoxox
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