finnegans_cake

I've been looking into this. See bottom of NDSEG FAQ: http://ndseg.asee.or...ellow_faq#other

Having spoken to the notifier this morning, it seems like they are in meetings a lot this week. (But for yall's info, I was an 'R' called around 9AM EST).

I am curious about how the interactions b/w the fellowships work. Somewhere higher up in this thread, someone mentioned the possibility that there is coordination between fellowship programs ahead of the award announcements in order to optimize who receives stuff. I am skeptical of this. I mean, I wonder if I get really good reviews, will the GRF give me an HM if another fellowship wants me?

Got one! (Senior Undegrad - First time applicant, obviously) I thought that they might be able to give more out to current undergrads, but I haven't seen any more than usual on the list.

So, this is the new Department of Energy Graduate Fellowship. Besides the same announcement reposted everywhere on the web, there is almost no independent information on this fellowship besides what is on the DOE website (http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF.html). The website is actually pretty good with info, but of course that doesn't satisfy my intense need to know everything about the program, especially WHEN ARE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING OUT? On the FAQ it says Mid-March, and in the "key dates" site it just says March. Of course this is made all the worse because we don't have any previous years to go on. How many fellowships do they plan on awarding? Which fields are they going to favor (besides the broad ones they list on the "eligibility" page)? Who is doing the reviews (are they pulling from the GRF scientist pool, or is it internal at DOE)? etc. etc. I was actually pretty excited about this fellowship, because its more money than the GRFP, even if it will have less notoriety on the CV. Also, because its the first year, I figured a lot less people would be applying. Does anyone have any insider info at all about this fellowship?

simplemathtome: Sorry to hear that. Just one last random question: did you get an email or a physical letter? Just curious what I should be looking out for.

I mean...you're probably right. But, if we're finding reasons to hold out hope: it may have to do with field and region - they have to find an alumnus first who can fly to do the interview. In my case at least, there are less than 5 Hertz alumni in my field - and probably not many currently in the South. Just some possibilities at least.

No contact of any sort yet. Still waiting...