You even cannot imagine, dear student, how many scientific projects left undeveloped because of lack of dissertation funding. Actually, serious research requires a serious resource base and it is inevitable. If you want to make something valuable for the science, you definitely should think about dissertation funding. Otherwise, the most glorious place that your dissertation can count on is a top bookshelf in a library.
 
So, I hope you realize that dissertation funding is important. But if you think that there is somewhere a well-heeled man waiting for you to become a sponsor of your dissertation, you are wrong. To find dissertation funding is a big problem and it should be solved far before you start writing your project.
 
Here are some points for you to consider before looking for dissertation funding:

• The first thing you should do is your dissertation proposal. Take it very seriously, since it is the key to dissertation funding. It should be like an advert of your dissertation. You should state the main purpose of your work, the results you expect to get. The main thing that you should explain is the value of your dissertation for the science.
• In order to get dissertation funding, you should think about those people or organizations that might be interested in your work. If you find these, you should make all possible efforts to persuade them that dissertation funding is really vital for you. If you stand on your knees and start begging, it will not work. You should give scientifically grounded proofs of the exceptional use of your project. Thus, you have a chance to get dissertation funding.

• You should make an exact plan, describing all your actions that will require dissertation funding. Describe all the experiments of your project and state precisely the stages where funding will be needed.

As you can see, it is quite possible to get a resource base for your dissertation. You should just start thinking about it in advance and plan everything thoroughly.