ElleBee

Did you list it in the "Awards/Honors" part of the bio section, or did you actually mention it in an essay? Thanks so much! :-)

No, I remember it being mentioned in a webinar that there's no penalty for applying at-large. The only "disadvantage" is that you won't have an advisor to help you through the process or an interview for feedback on your app, but it's not like you're going to immediately be looked at negatively for being an at-large applicant or anything like that. It wouldn't make sense for them to allow at-large app if they looked down upon them.

I have a question for those who reapplied and were successful the second time around. A few years ago I was named as an alternate and am reapplying for the same country/grant again this year. Should I list that I was a former alternate in the "ACADEMIC HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS" section? I definitely consider it an academic honor, but am not sure if it would seem too overt to mention that I was previously so close to getting the grant... Thanks!