u/Necessary_Hall_3210

I'm based in south America. I have a master degree and in my country you can teach at a university with that degree. I'm 4 years doing research and teaching 15 hours/week. A year ago I decided to do a PhD, considering I've published 4 papers, 3 as co-author and 1 as first author in a good journal. A colleague here is my supervisor, he is a respectable and good researcher who I admire and also we have a good friendship. We decided to talk to some of his old mates, they are in the Netherlands and the accept to work with me, considering that I have a proposal and the situation is that I have to publish 3 papers and then I can register for one semester and present my thesis. That's for some reasons. The first one is that I don't want to leave my country for personal reasons and the second is that I do a lot of field work here (for my PhD) . Also I don't have funding more than my salary and small grants that my university gives annually, and help from some undergrads.

I know I don't have much time but I'm working overtime and also having my supervisor close is really good to discuss some ideas and advice. But my main problem is that I can't get funding, in many grants or all of them, they ask you to be formally enrolled in a PhD program to apply. Also I'm working alone most of the time in the lab.

Was a smart decision?

Anyone else here have been in the same situation?

Is there any program that can fund me as a PhD student but with these conditions?

My major is geoscience.

he vivido un tiempo en el extranjero y cuando volví me di cuenta de lo fatal que se trata todo el tema del alcohol en Ecuador. Por ejemplo, si vas a una fiesta o reunión siempre está normalizado que haya gente que practicamente te obligue a beber, o que el objetivo de la reunión no sea compartir o disfrutar, sino tomar hasta literalmente perder la conciencia. También es común que siempre alguien que toma al extremo quiere pelearse o conduce en ese estado...creo que como ecuatorianos no somos concientes del problema que tenemos con el alcohol. No me refiero a la cantidad, porque se que en otros países se bebe en promedio mas, pero si a las formas y a como se romantiza lo de literalmente terminar en las últimas bebiendo apenas a las 11 de la noche. He tenido amigos de otros lados con los que me amanezco bebiendo con moderación y disfrutamos mucho mas, cada uno se sirve lo que quiere y nadie te mira raro por no tomar ni por tomar menos o por querer irte pronto

amazon rainforest of ecuador

I´m planning to have a tourist company focus on bikepacking, the idea is to receive tourist at Tena or Puyo and thake them to do bikepacking around some amazing places, i was thinking of a itinerary of 7 days, but the idea is to be personsalized so it can adapt to any requirements.

Do you guys thinks this can wor out?

How much it would be a good price for the service including accomodatios, food, bikes and guiding service?

amazon rainforest of ecuador

I´m planning to have a tourist company focus on bikepacking, the idea is to receive tourist at Tena or Puyo and thake them to do bikepacking around some amazing places, i was thinking of a itinerary of 7 days, but the idea is to be personsalized so it can adapt to any requirements.

Do you guys thinks this can wor out?

How much it would be a good price for the service including accomodatios, food, bikes and guiding service?