rufusjbuttlicker
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Did anyone hear anything? lol, I saw nothing in my email and it still says "In Review", granted, that doesn't mean much because this fellowship is managed very oddly.
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I only recently finished the hoopla involved in the NDSEG application process.
Protip: your department should have an accountant or at least SOMEONE at your university can notarize your proof of identity. Failing that, go to your bank. But that first part shouldn't fail.
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I was accepted off the waitlist as well! I am so excited!
Glad to see they're making movements on the waitlist people.
Would hope to see the NSF doing something similar in the coming days.
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Errr...did anyone notice that they have different eligibility rules as in:
Be in a terminal master's program (your university offers no Ph.D. in your discipline).
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Be returning from the workforce
I did not see those when I applied! https://www.npsc.org/Applicants/Applicants/fellowshipinfo.html
You only need to be in one of the four categories, it is not an ANDing of the four (that would be an eclectic group of people!).
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I see in 2012 a person heard back on April 12th.
This fellowship is so mysterious to me, the website is sooo backwards and unhelpful.
Can anyone remember how to even login to the application?
Edit: Found it: https://npsc.onlineapplications.net/applications/main.asp. Still says "In Review".
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I did a GA; I just did normal research work under my adviser.
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Aren't they on California time? So ... maybe later ... ?
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Go for it, I'd be curious to know.
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So unclear. Checked my spam folder and nothing. :/
Maybe next week. It's the last fellowship I have to hear about before I can notify all my letter writers.
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Also didn't receive an email..?
They said on Facebook to email them if this happened to you.
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No, you should not feel bad at all. I was the first person to win a fellowship from my definitely not top-tier R1, and it's been a great experience.
It definitely smooths along interactions with researchers outside of my institution- having the NSF is a nice feather in your cap (and on your CV) that will certainly help you along.
People worry too much about prestige, in my opinion. It matters, to some degree, if you want to land a job at an R1 as a researcher- but what matters more is showing that you're a good researcher. In my small sub-field, some of the highly respected folks are at smaller schools, some didn't go to top-5 schools. They've made a name for themselves since.
I would also ask yourself if the types of people who's opinions you care about care more about where you went to school or what kind of researcher you are- likelihood is, the people that matter won't care.
Going along with what this says.
Generally, going to a top tier school is supposed to a) connect you with more people who work in your discipline (more interesting problems and conversations that can lead to more productive work),
a more competitive academic environment where you try to publish to keep up with the prestige of your school and the work ethic of your peers. Beyond this, the meaning isn't that much. Of course, if you do not plan on doing research/academia after graduation then the school name matters slightly more (not sure what you would be doing though, especially since Chemistry !). But really, its your own independent work ethic.Hiring committees at universities tend to pick candidates from better schools because the combination of a) and
have led to more productive researchers that have better looking CVs. But you can still do it at a lower school, its just up to you. You need to:1. Work very hard and consider everyone outside and inside your school as a rival, because that is the case even in year 1 of graduate school. You must shine!
2. Network aggressively at conferences and promote your work online as much as possible.
3. Publish as much as possible, and push your adviser to work in the same direction.
4. Plan for the future; what are the necessary goalposts to hit to move to a successful postdoc then maybe a high tier school? (Note: the answer is always the same ... publish or perish).
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I applied for this and haven't heard anything.
I don't understand how these fellowships can't send emails out to everyone at once like NDSEG/NSF seem to do. :/
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I think you can figure it out based on your discipline. Look at the previous years.
I'm doing Computational Sciences/CS/CE, so I know my sponsor is likely the AFOSR. I even said that in my statement of goals that they should fund me.
Of course, could be ARO, but I don't think so!
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Got it! Does anyone know how to tell which defense office/agency sponsors you?
I think you can figure it out based on your discipline. Look at the previous years.
I'm doing Computational Sciences/CS/CE, so I know my sponsor is likely the AFOSR. I even said that in my statement of goals that they should fund me.
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The accepted one looks like this:
Dear 2015 NDSEG Applicant,
Congratulations! You have been selected to receive a 2015 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored and funded by the Department of Defense (DoD). NDSEG selections are made by the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Army Research Office (ARO). The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) administers the NDSEG Fellowship.
If you are unable to accept the fellowship, please provide a brief explanation in the comments section of the award portal. We ask that you please accept or decline your NDSEG award online at https://ndseg.asee.org/award by Wednesday, April 15th at 11:59 p.m. EST.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact ASEE at (202) 649-3831 or by email at NDSEG@asee.org. We will be happy to assist you.
Sincerely,
The NDSEG Fellowship Program Team at ASEECan anyone login to the portal? Mine isn't working.
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They just sent it out! I got it! Wow!!
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So should I be sending a "thank you again, I got an honorable mention" note to my letter writers?
Yes.
you should let all of your letter writers know the outcomes of all of your fellowship/grad school applications.
You can include the reviews too if you like. As a curiosity, I know if I was a letter writer I would like to see it.
I'm planning on writing one big email at the end of the fellowship cycle informing them of the status of all I've applied for (8 of them).
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Does anyone happen to remember if there is a specific time that the NDSEG is announced or is just random time of day when some guy hits a button?
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The most notable of these: I've been volunteering with an afterschool group as a middle school science instructor for minority students in Philadelphia middle schools. I supplied a very small anecdote about this and a sentence or two detailing my work.
Additionally, I mentioned that I am a member of a minority group, and worked my motivation for broader impacts about my personal struggles.
Did this first thing; reviewer who gave me G/G said I need to explain how I'm integrating my research and proposal through STEM outreach in my middle school. He must have known he was making a ridiculous ask, what am I supposed to say beyond this? Give lesson plans? LMAO. Glad your reviewers had sense about this!
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I don't think I was specific enough about research interests. Should have went ahead and proposed a specific project. I picked a specific subfield and explained how it could be useful to the DOD, but it still wasn't an actual project from what I can remember.
I should do well in most categories but might get docked a lot for that.
Double edged sword. If they don't like the project, then its also bad.
I hear good things about being general, but I stuck to my guns and proposed a project all the same.
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Doing security & privacy; applied for the Air Force ! They seemed to be the best bet.
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Does NDSEG also try to distribute awards based on diversity criteria like the NSF's quota system?
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Just to clarify as a few people have mentioned it, you cannot be bumped up from HM to full award, even if someone doesnt accept. Results are final
Is there a waiting list for GRFP awards, and if so, how can I be placed on the waiting list?
There is no waiting list for GRFP awards. However, if awardees decline their offers and funds are available, NSF may offer awards to honorable mentions. Any such decisions are based on the submitted applications, and no further information is required from applicants.
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Fellowship
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I think unless you win, you just don't hear anything.
I remember reading a blog of someone who had won NSF and hadn't heard anything back from NPSC even by May.
Alternatively, you can try contacting them?