WeighingIn

NSERC PDF waitlist update: I got an email saying I have been identified as a meritous candidate for the visiting fellowship (a path I am not interested in pursuing at this time). According to the tick-box explanation they only do this if you are unsuccessful with the PDF application, so I expect a rejection letter. Is there any reason to think that that this email is not just a negative omen? Has anyone else on the waitlist heard anything definitive?

I got my letter this week. I'm on a short waitlist for a PDF. From Gira's link on pg 1 (post #4), there are typically ~30 of these awards declined per year, and ~50 subsequent awards offered (2011, 2012 numbers), so hope remains.