09/10/2024
๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ต.๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต.๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ง
When people tell me they are saving to pay tuition for PhD studies or are currently studying for PhD in Universities where Tuition is paid, two things come to my mind;
- It is either they don't understand the significance of a PhD work or they don't have information on the numerous free PhD programme that abound all over the world.
In Nigeria and most African societies, where the import of PhD is not yet appreciated, Universities still charge tuition fees for PhD programs. But in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, Finland, and most of Europe, PhD studies are free, with a stipend paid to the student.
๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐;
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฆA:
- 75% of all PhD programmes offered in the US is free of tuition.
- PhD students are paid stipends of 22 - 28,000USD
- BSc holders are admitted directly to PhD without a Masters.
- PhD students are employed as GRA, GTA, or GAs
๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ
- 40% of all PhD programs are free of tuition
- PhD studies is highly subsidized
- There's a baseline stipend that must be provided to all students studying for a PhD
- Several scholarships for PhD work
- Students are engaged in GRA/GTA/GA work
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐
- 40% of all PhD programs are free of tuition.
- Several scholarships abound
- Students are engaged in GTA/GA work
๐๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ (๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ด๐ถ๐๐บ, ๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ด, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐)
- 90% of all PhD programs are free of tuition.
- Students are engaged as GRAs
- A bench line stipends are paid to students
๐๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ
- 30% of PhD program is free of tuition
- In Australia, the standard scheme to fund the living costs of PhD candidates is a tax-free stipend from their university. The university funds are allocated via the Research Training Program (RTP). This stipend is now $28,854 annually (indexed annually against inflation).
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ.
- Get a Research Interest
- Find Professors in your Research Area (Twitter, LinkedIn, Researchgate, google scholar are your best bets)
- Send in cold mails
- Craft compelling SOPs, Research Statements, Personal Statements
- Get your former Lecturers to give you a winning letter of Reference
- Get an Academic CV (standards differ with country)
- Learn how to attend, answer questions, and impress P*s at Graduate school interviews.
- Apply to as many universities around the world as possible.
- Seek guidance from graduate school coaches.
Now that you know...go and do the needful -
Written by Moses Udoisoh.
