1) Money from Grants can only be used for projects FOR Sahova. Sahova does not pay you to travel
. If you need anything you can usually have it shipped to Sahova itself. If you want to travel you have to refuse the Grants for that season, but that could cause troubles when you come back. Sahova is fickle like that
2) You get those connections in thread. They can be modded threads, they can be guest modded and even solos with permission. If you want connections PM me and we can start setting something up, but for most players I already have some ideas in mind. Also city wide quests, jobs posted in the Vestibule (about to start that in Spring) are also possible ways to get connections. Threading with current high ranked PC's can help establish connections as well.
3) You choose one world magic to specialize in, and you may use the 2nd to supplement that one. Almost every player in the city has that one particular magic in which they excel. For world mages you have to choose just one as your main, for personal mages it is more open and is on a player to player basis. It takes more time and effort to do the world magics, thus it is only logical to choose a main one to focus on and supplement others to increase the effect of your craft.
4) Grants are to be used only for the projects first and foremost. if you can complete the project under budget then what is left can of course be used for your own works. Usually it is set up so that you have some left over to use for your own devices so that you can create other products that might be useful to Sahova. They look for initiative and creativity as well as good time and money management. Remember that the grants don't roll over. Either you spend it all or you lose it. So if you got the Miza to spare use it for yourself
This system was actually planned from the very beginning, but it took me a while to work out the kinks. Sahova is there for itself, and really doesn't care much for the citizens individually. There can always be exceptions, but first and foremost they want everything they can get out of you
.