# @life_and_sunshine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOjD89eCNaN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63278816-life-and-sunshine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-13T15:42:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nat ☀️ (@life_and_sunshine) — https://gondola.cc/life_and_sunshine

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It’s kinda an unusual system 😅 like oh you didn’t make it yet? Oh well! You’re on your own now 😢 Like what?? How can you leave people hanging like that after they’ve put in so much time and effort 🥺 it honestly makes me a little mad 😡
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I got lucky with my extension 🤓 It was fully paid for an extra year and a half 🥹 it was a special fund from the government at the time for PhD students who were delayed because of c0 vid 🦠 but it’s not a very common thing otherwise seeing as PhDs in the Netherlands are funded through the grants your PI gets 💰 and once the grant money runs out you’re kinda done for 😬 Unless you’re working in a group where the PI has a lot of funding 😅 but that’s just luck 🍀
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So I’m curious to know if you guys have experienced this 🥺 Or maybe think differently about doing a PhD in this country 🇳🇱 now that you know there’s a chance you won’t get paid until the end 😳
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