I moved away from New Zealand (to Switzerland) because of how poorly PhDs are funded in NZ. I mean, itās significantly less than minimum wage (because itās a scholarship, not a salary).
In Switzerland I earned about 3x as much. Yes, I had to pay tax, health insurance and so on. But I could still live comfortably and save, and it was motivating to think of it as a real job. Switzerland is one of the best places in the world to do a PhDāI think in Norway the pay is similarābut in many European countries you will earn much better than in NZ.
Yes, and one other reason why I can have higher impact in New Zealand is that universities fund PhD students, unlike the US in general.
I moved away from New Zealand (to Switzerland) because of how poorly PhDs are funded in NZ. I mean, itās significantly less than minimum wage (because itās a scholarship, not a salary).
In Switzerland I earned about 3x as much. Yes, I had to pay tax, health insurance and so on. But I could still live comfortably and save, and it was motivating to think of it as a real job. Switzerland is one of the best places in the world to do a PhDāI think in Norway the pay is similarābut in many European countries you will earn much better than in NZ.
I guess we know what to put on Switzerlandās list of advantages then! šØš
(Along with good chocolate)
:) though I was talking about whether there could be funding for a high impact project at all, rather than the amount.
I still donāt think anything beats a good bar of Whittakerās :)
Fascinating! I didnāt know that wasnāt standard
A lot of PHD students do get funded in the US and Europe, but its not as much of a āstandardā part of the process as New Zealand I donāt think.
In the US, most funding for PhDs is external to the universities. In my experience, internal funding is more open to projects outside the mainstream.