All you need to know …
I’ve been fortunate enough to have consistent funding in graduate school, but this last year I learned that I would need another year on my dissertation before confirming a defense date. Nothing bad happened, I just focused too much time on other research and not enough on my own. (this reminds me of the financial saying comes into play here… pay yourself first.).
So as the school year ended I found myself in a tough spot – zero finding for the fall. Fortunately, I submitted my FAFSA , as I always do even when I have funding confirmed for the following couple of years, and requested work-study. Fortunately, the Financial Aid office approved my work-study and all I had to do was find a job.