Nrrrdgrrrl

Does anyone remember what it was like to exist without the crippling anxiety of waiting?! No only am I waiting for this, but also for 3 other grants...AND trying to prepare for my exams, If I die from stress, I want you all to know that I love you!

If we get past this stage, do people at the host affiliation actually see our application? Or is it just in-country government-types?

This person speaks the truth. Disappointing your support system is the worst part...but none of us will have to, because we are all going to get this!!! And so it is written, and so it shall be.

I'm thinking I might need some Valerian and a shot of whiskey before bed tonight...

That doesnt mean anything. The UK sitesaysthat they can ask applicants for an interview....so you never know who might want the interview!

T minus 22.5 ish hours

I listed mostly to a mix of traditional and modern British folk music...because, you know, I applied to the UK... But I agree with this playlist thing! Here's my first contribution, to help you all feel a little more optimistic...there is some NSFW language here...

Tomorrow, at 3 ish, I imagine we'll all need some psyching! music-share, I say...

T minus 26 hours...just saying...

If I don't get the Fulbright, I won't necessarily need any University affiliation; my project is at the point of independent research. But, that being said, I'm hoping Fulbright (and/or one of the other grants I applied to) will give me the funding I need!

Do we know if the emails are sent out according to time zone? Or will they all go out together, sometime after 5 PM EST? Because I don't know if I could wait longer than that! Just put me out of my misery, Fulbright! Are you guys opening the email alone, or waiting to open it until you have support of friends or family? I can't decide!

I'm in the same boat. Fulbright is just one I'm waiting on...and I can't really do the research I need to do for my dissertation until someone gives me a little moolah!

Where did you apply for fulbright? Of the grants you applied for, which do you want most? And which do you think is most likely?

I think so, but no idea on firm timelines. Did you apply for other grants as well?

This is a continutation. My project is broadly comparative, using Glastonbury and Sedona as my case studies. My home U is close to Sedona, so I have done work there, but I also have done a pilot trip to Britain that was really helpful.

I am actually hoping for funding for a research period. Although I am affiliating with Aberdeen, my research will be mostly in Glastonbury. I am looking at the proliferation of the claim to be "spiritual, but not religious". Basically, I hope to use ethnographic data to develop a more nuanced theory of secularism that takes seriously the ways in which people express religioua ideas and practices outside of "religion"

I would say at least 10 for SGP, and at least 5 for PS. I was also applying for other grants simultaneously, so I was able to recycle some stuff. The Fulbright application is by far the shortest and least complicated that I have seen...but still so much work!

I specifically applied for a partnership grant because it is in my exact field, and the university in Aberdeen has a highly reputable program. That being said, the pool for those grants is much smaller. For mine, there were 5 applicants last year...

Still better odds than any of the other major research grants I applied for! You have to consider each grant pool separately as well. For example, the UK open grants are usually about 1-2% chance (250-300 applicants for 4 grants!), while some of the others around the world have more like 50+% chance. In other words, let's stay positive!

Still want screenshot...

Agreed. Show us the email!

Will you post the email? I'm just curious exactly how it was worded. Hooray for you!

Commence freak out!!!