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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Asking a university for more funding


I have offers from two very good universities to study an MPhil next year. The courses are almost identical and cost about the same. The first is from the institution I am already an undergrad at and they have offered me £7500 and the second offer is from UCL who have offered me £3500. Would it be impolite for me to ask if ucl could match the funding offer I have received from my current university?


Also, is there a significant advantage to going somewhere new and making new contacts if I am hoping for an academic career? Otherwise I would be happy to stay at my current institution.
gpt
I definitely think you should politely do it, but also probably will get a whole lot of side eye just because of the current crisis. Aka many universities perhaps not yours are bleeding money right now and if campus doesn’t open in the fall it will be a disaster.  
So just be extremely polite and also check how funding compares with cost of living, especially if you need the money for where you would be moving too.