ah, the glory of Catch-22

I'm filling out university application forms. They want to know the names of the scholarships, grants, and loans that I will be using to fund my studies.

But all the scholarship, grant, and loan programs they list as options require one to have an offer letter in hand before applying.

So I'll put down all the ones I intend to apply for. But that's not, strictly speaking, what their questions asks for...

ETA: Also, someone needs to explain to the people who program the University of Edinburgh's scholarship finder that US citizens are not eligible for Chevening Scholarships...

so... yes, grad school

Having mentioned it, I should explain. I'm applying to two GIS programs:

one in Edinburgh

and one in Glasgow.

This is partly because I need a little more time to decide which direction I want to go with a research degree in history (my ultimate goal) and because I think having not just training but actual academic credentials in GIS would be good either for working in history or as a new career path of its own. It builds on what I already have (training and experience designing, building, and maintaining databases), some limited training and experience in GIS systems, and a lifetime love of maps (it was really a love of maps that got me into wargaming to begin with--the map-love came first).