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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2007-12-17 18:29
Hello everyone.
I know there are lots of ways of getting scholarships out there, and I'm looking for suggestions. I'm an Australian who has moved to London and have been offered places at some music schools, so I am classified as paying International Fees (A LOT of money!).
Does anyone have any good starting points? Suggestions?
Thank in advance.
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Author: donald
Date: 2007-12-18 18:39
kia ora Morrigan/Tim
hope you're enjoying the EU
sorry no one has had any great suggestions for you- probably there is something out there, but your best bet would be to look into what's available at home.
In the USA (from my experience) the scholarships/assistantships vary greatly from school to school. One friend in WA had an assistantship that paid her fees in full, $800 a month (easily enough to survive on for two years of student life) and she only had to accompany choir rehearsals for a few hours a week.... My assistantship paid half my fees and $340 a month for 10 contact hours of teaching... if you search these two universities on the www there is no information to tell you these figures as they are often negotiated by the teacher and funds may change from year to year.
But once in the US there was no additional funding available in terms of scholarships etc. A Cellist i know tapped into a rich millionaire lady, another clarinettist ended up with free accomodation through her church.
For the UK?
i have no idea what's out there in the UK, but i know that there are scholarships here at home (none of which pay more than a fraction of costs, but it all adds up) so i assume that you Aussies have similar things available to you.
A friend of mine is in London at the moment- Ellen Deverill. Maybe you have run into her? She might have some leads for you... i'll email her
meanwhile
keep playing the good tunes
dn
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2007-12-19 06:03
Thanks Donald. There seems to be a very nice scholarship through the British Council of Australia but they give it out ONCE to ONE person a year! I just don't know how you're supposed to accept a position and come up with £14,000 by January 31st... And yes this is postgraduate.
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Author: donald
Date: 2007-12-19 17:19
One "trick" used to get by immigration rules is to get a rich person/relative etc to write a letter of guarantee saying they will support you. I know people who did this for both USA and UK immigration while studying. You then have to support yourself, but the ammount that Immigration says you will need is usually way more than you actually need.
dn
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Author: NorbertTheParrot
Date: 2007-12-19 18:08
Donald - bad idea, I suggest. We in the UK are getting a little tired of people trying to get around our immigration rules. See, for example, http://www.wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=1312600.
However, I believe I am correct in saying that Morrigan has an EU nationality as well as Australian, so this should not apply to him.
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Author: donald
Date: 2007-12-20 02:26
hi Norbert
your article is about a completely different situation, and what i propose is not actually illegal or "wrong"... it is a "way around" very commonly used by people applying for student visas in the USA and UK. Immigration want to know that you can support yourself, but propose an amount that is way higher than needed and require you to prove coverage for your whole degree program despite the fact that many opportunities open up to you after you have been in the country for a while.
Someone who can prove that they have the $$$$$$$ signs a legal document stating that if you need the money they can/will give it to you, and this is forwarded to the relevant people. It is all done within the regulations set out by Immigration and only works because it is legal.
btw- i assumed Tim is applying for a student visa, because in one of his posts he writes "come up with 14,000 pounds by Jan 31", but then i note he only mentions "fees" in his original post so the 14,000 pounds is for fees not visa reasons...?
dn
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2007-12-22 13:53
£14,000 is for International fees. Although I have Australian and Italian passports, I am still classified as an International student as I have not lived within the EU for 3 years previous to beginning study. Maybe I just need to hang around for 3 years to get local fees?
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