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  1. dornos

    AFRI NIFA 2014

    For fun, I tracked my application on grants.gov and the status is "Received by agency." The status date is "Feb 19 2014." So... yup.
  2. I think it's perfectly fine to discuss funding with a potential advisor -- it's an important, albeit semi-awkward discussion to have. You don't want to come off as too greedy/needy though. That said, those assistantships are pretty low, even for grad students stipends. 15K/yr plus tuition and benefits would be more reasonable. 1. The skill based approach would probably be more convincing (i.e., highlight how your skills can help the lab and also offer to work in the lab whenever necessary). I would say it's probably okay to mentioned the need-based approach as well, perhaps if it comes up in the course of the discussion. 2-3. It's fine to discuss future funding opportunities. I would inquire about TAs, university fellowships, and even external fellowship that you could write and win. 4. Being proactive about finding your own funding (i.e. external fellowships) makes you look motivated! Good luck.
  3. dornos

    AFRI NIFA 2014

    Also still waiting to hear about the pre-doc. You'd think they would have to allow you to postpone a semester with such a late announcement date. Last year they announced in mid-July, which I thought was kind of late.
  4. I would agree that it's probably time for a new laptop. I recently replaced my 4 year old Toshiba Satelite (15") with a new Toshiba Satelite (13"). It ran about $750-800, but I'm happy with it. It has windows 8.1, which has a desktop mode (I don't think windows 8 had a destop mode). So, running 8.1 in desktop mode isn't a whole lot different than Windows 7. I haven't noticed a big difference in running program like SAS or R -- they ran pretty smoothly on my old machine too.
  5. dornos

    AFRI NIFA 2014

    Last year we heard in mid-July, although the submission deadline was a few weeks later.
  6. dornos

    NSF DDIG

    Some ecology recommendations started going out two fridays ago.
  7. dornos

    USDA AFRI

    Anyone apply for this fellowship this year? Or have received this in the past? I submitted a pre-doc application related to forestry.
  8. dornos

    NSF DDIG

    I haven't heard anything. Applied in November to DEB.
  9. dornos

    Madison, WI

    I've heard good things from people that live in Eagle Heights. It's cheap, on a busline, quiet, family oriented, etc. The downside is that it's a ways from bars, restaurants, etc. Also the Willy (Williamson) St (northeast of campus on the isthmus) and vilas neighborhood (south of campus) are nice. Willy st. is a trendy neighborhood with great bars/restaurants/coffee shops and a lot of grad students live out there. This link is helpful (it's what I used to find my place): http://housing.civc.wisc.edu/search_guided.asp
  10. Ditto on no news for B2. It seems like none of the B2's have gotten rejection letters yet? Probably not a good sign for us...
  11. Had a little scare today -- found a large manilla envolope in my mailbox, but it was just my absentee ballot! So yeah, still no word from climate change (B2).
  12. Yeah they do (at least they did last year). The actual proposal is "technically" only a third of the overall evaluation (although I suspect they might weight it a little more in the long run). But they also look at "potenial for a career in env sci," which mainly focuses on your background and your career goals. The third part is "broader impacts" which is basically applied (management) benefits, public outreach, mentoring, etc. Background and letters of rec are important for that part too.
  13. dornos

    Madison, WI

    1. Yes, you can live comfortably on the UW stipend. You won't be saving much, but you can live comfortably. You also get great insurance. 2. You should be able to find a 1bd for $500-600/month, no problem. You'll pay a little more closer to campus and a little less 2-3 miles away. The benefits of living a little further away is that you get away from the undergrad neighborhoods. It's also a short bike or bus ride. Madison is very bike AND bus friendly, so transportation is no problem. 3. The social and academic scenes are great -- there is always plenty to do in terms arts, music, culture, etc. The music scene can be a little sparse, but there is a good amount of diversity (ranging from college bands to bluegrass/folk to orchestras). State street has great food/pub options. The campus is located right on a lake and has extended lakeside trails that make commuting a pleasure. The undergrads definately party a lot, but you can easily avoid it (I barely notice it). The academics are great -- you can waste a lot of time attending seminars in various departments. It's usually time well wasted though, because we get top researchers from around the nation (in addition to the top researchers housed locally!). Finally, the UW is a great place to form a PhD committee. The campus is huge, so it's easy to create a super-star committee. Same goes for the grad students -- it's easy to connect with grad students with similar interests from around campus.
  14. I think they try to spread them across the different topics and grant more awards to topics that got more submissions. So the climate change topic should be granted the most awards.
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