Researching Postcapitalist Possibilities

One of the cool things about getting some funding for this project is the ability to offer a scholarship! You can read more about my advertised scholarship here, including how to apply. I’m keen for people to bring their own passions, interests and communities to the project.

The whole process highlighted how our economies are in dire need of transition, however. The funding was approved in 2021, and since then the PhD scholarship rates were increased (yay!), but I was not allowed to increase the scholarship rate for the one I am offering (boo!). However, I have managed to ring-fence some funding for PhD fieldwork, including international travel if appropriate, and a paid part-time research assistant job on this project. While this is still not ideal, it does mean that any part-time work the PhD student is doing will be relevant to their PhD – rather than going to work in a petrol station or supermarket or work in an unrelated course tutoring.

I guess this also highlights the things that we can and do already do to create opportunities for care ‘in the meantime’. And how much we need to make this the norm, if PhD students are able to survive on more than two-minute noodles. If you would like to find out more about the scholarship, please get in touch via my Massey email.