Lauren2013

I am so surprised! Hopefully it turns around and you are upgraded! You put in a whole lot of work and deserved it! I'm going to my country as well in about a month...hopefully I can find another way to stay

Congrats! I didn't get it Good luck everyone!

Shakazulu - do you think that is something they take into consideration?

right. lol one more week!

I think a good thing to keep in mind is that the spreadsheet is only 32 out of 526 applicants. So nobody really knows how significant the emails could be!

I'm with Utahyankee, i would love to know when they are sending the emails!

It pretty much does! Or at least it is a great sign! But it seems like an email that's pretty specific to you, and it won't go to people that applied for longer term programs. But maybe others are getting updates on other aspects as well.

The boren is managed by the IIE, but is funded through the NSEP. Does that make a difference? I think it does seem strange that so many people have received the dates email, but I don't really know any applicants outside of here to ask about it. I guess we'll just see what the google doc reveals come May (or end of April lol.)

Desmonster1018, was their anything that you had to change when they emailed you for that clarification? If not, I'm feeling more like that alternate theory may be right! (The only email i have received is the dates email) at this point I would just love to know yes or no haha

I could see that being a possibility, since I agree it seems a bit tedious. And i don't really know what about dates would be considered unclear on the application. The style of this years "budget email" would be a little weird though. (But then again, who knows!)

Yeah probably true. But at least there are only about 3 weeks left!

I think from what I saw in the other threads/online creeping, it's only mandatory for scholars. There is a symposium upon return for fellows.

As another Africa applicant, I couldn't agree more aepafrica! I hope one day I can become just as well travelled

qaiswalayla - Looking at last year's forum, it looks like they had about a week to accept the award...but that doesn't mean it will be the same this year. Hopefully that helps!

I recieved the email as well. I'm not sure what it is supposed to mean, but I am glad to hear something! It does seem strange that they would send something to all applicants this late in the game, but maybe they are just being thorough!

That really does help me breathe a little bit easier....good luck everyone! I am just too eager to find out what will happen, but if it means a Boren fellowship, I most certainly can wait a little longer

I'm a fellowship applicant as well, and my refresh button is becoming tired of the abuse I'm sure! Hopefully we hear something soon!

I want to keep hopeful too, I just usually err on the side of being too optimistic, so I wanted to make sure lol. also aepafrica, that is awesome that he is doing his fullbright in Morocco, that's a place I have always wanted to go I guess we will keep hoping and waiting, good luck everyone!!

I'm starting to think that those who got the email a couple weeks ago (fellowship applicants) may have received "the" email in a different kind of form. For those who have been emailed, was it like the one that desmonster1018 received?

Just to clarify again for those who have received emails, do you believe them to be the financial update email mentioned above? Just want to know if it's all been distributed, or if I should keep hoping!