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kem962

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    Texas
  • Application Season
    2014 Fall
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    BME

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  1. Does anyone know if fellows are able to obtain income from additional non-institutional sources during their fellowship period? E.g. if I am enrolled as a full-time student and actively engaged in coursework and/or research, am I also able to do consulting work or work part-time for a private company on the side. The admin guide states: Stipend Supplementation Each Fellow is expected to devote full time to advanced scientific study or work during Tenure. However, because it is generally accepted that teaching or similar activity constitutes a valuable part of the education and training of many graduate students, a Fellow may choose to undertake a reasonable amount of such activities without NSF approval. It is expected that furtherance of the Fellow's educational objectives and the gain of substantive teaching or other experience, not service to the institution as such, will govern these activities. Compensation for such activities is determined by the GRFP institution and is based on the institution’s general employment policies. Fellows are required to check with their GRFP institution about specific policies pertaining to GRFP fellowship and paid activities. Fellows are permitted to solicit and accept, from NSF or other Federal and private sources, support for research expenses, such as laboratory supplies, instrumentation usage fees, fieldstation usage fees, travel expenses, conference/registration fees, workshop expenses, or subscription fees. For Fellows on Tenure, support for living expenses associated with off-site research activities will require approval by the CO. Does anyone know how this works?
  2. I'm in a similar situation as you. Graduated with a B.S. in BME from a top 20 program with a 2.91 last May. Had high semester GPA last two semesters. Currently applying to top-mid range programs in tissue engineering. 4.5 years of research experience in a tissue engineering lab, 1.5 years in a lab of an unrelated discipline, and have been working as a clinical researcher for a orthopedics company for almost a year (first an internship and and then full time). However, I don't have any publications as the PI of my tissue engineering lab left before I could finish my project. I did receive a small fellowship award and I contributed to a successful grant application, though. My gre scores are also average for the programs I'm applying to (V/Q/A 161/162/4.5). I expect two of the three rec letters to be very good as they're from the post-doc I worked with and the PI of my tissue engineering lab. The third is from another PI, but I didn't work as closely with her, so I'm assuming it won't be as spectacular. I'm having significant doubts as well given the 3.0 cutoffs and the competitiveness of BME programs. My mentor suggested than I do a post-bacc or apply for an NIH POSTBACCALAUREATE INTRAMURAL RESEARCH TRAINING AWARD (POSTBAC IRTA/CRTA) if I don't get accepted. I'll update if I receive any interviews or advice from rejecting institutions. I
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