[Timmons]

Thank you, I'll take a look for that scheme.

I have contacted the University organisations, my application was a little late so I had missed a lot of funding opportunities that go early but applied for anything that was available and spoke to my supervisor for departmental funding. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot going this year on that level due to changes in the system it seems.

The original plan has been to have enough saved to cover the very basic living costs and then small bar/shop job for anything extra. There is no way I could work my current job with full-time research on top, that for sure :)