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No lie. My husband entered a Ph.D. program. We have two small children (one with autism) and this program has paid for him to get to go all over the country about 8-10 times a year. Are there other places like this?

2007-01-09 09:27:54 · 4 answers · asked by StormyC 5 in Education & Reference Higher Education (University +)

Just him. Not his family. I've been left alone for several days at a time.

2007-01-09 09:28:38 · update #1

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You did not specify his field of study, which makes it difficult to answer your question.

Is he going to academic conferences? Many grad students in the humanities and social sciences attend two or perhaps even three conferences a year. Their expenses must be paid by the students themselves up front, but the university an/or the department reimburses most of these expenses.

I have never heard of any grad student going to that many conferences annually, however. Most grad students do not have the money to do so, and most grad programs do not have the funds to cover so much travel.

However, if he has a huge research grant (NEH, Fulbright, Guggenheim, or some other major national grant foundation) that covers travel specifically for his research, that might explain it.

Because this is so unusual, you might want to check up on this. It sounds suspicious to me.

2007-01-09 13:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 0 0

I guess it depends on the program and the field of study. It seems very odd to me. Where is the university getting the money to send him out like that? Most programs are paid for by either the student of some other institution (student loans?) or in a few cases by grants and fellowships. I would seriously check into this program closer and make sure it really is what he is saying it is.

2007-01-09 17:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0 0

As a college professor, I'm not personally aware of this practice, but I could see it for students pursuing a doctorate in a field that requires one to conduct studies.

For example, if somebody wants their Ph.D. in Anthropology, I could see a school requiring their doctoral candidates to travel to various places in order to conduct some sort of research activity.

However, for something that's non-science in nature, I don't see why a school would do this. For example, for an economics or a marketing student, there's really no reason for traveling at all.

2007-01-09 17:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0 0

I've never heard of such a program but I would like to go.

2007-01-09 17:44:04 · answer #4 · answered by JM 2 · 0 0

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