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Congrats! I was not so lucky. This time I at least somewhat forgot about it until I got the 'not selected'

Ouch no feb, march update. I am also resigning to the assumption that I didn't get it. Last year they came out beginning of April right? so should hear soon anyways

re posting link to google doc https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qBzKN6fLLH11WsgaoQnfcC4aECeBOOXvc8FTxhs9qfc/edit?usp=sharing

dang no update since 12/4 :<

Dec 4th update.. didn't check for updates in november. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qBzKN6fLLH11WsgaoQnfcC4aECeBOOXvc8FTxhs9qfc/edit?usp=sharing It'll be interesting to track the dates from so early this year...

just submitted.. I am curious about the review process. The FAQs say there is a panel of PhDs who provide a group of most qualified applicants to the DoD agencies who make the final awards. I guess I'm wondering to what extent the criteria is just- the DoD wants to fund your topic vs a wholistic view of you as an applicant more like the NSF. It definitely seems the proposal is most important, based on the small length of the personal statement.

Yeah it is ridiculous that this can happen. I read Robbs email this morning and was shocked at how they would let these things happen and then not fix them by the day the application is due. I also feel the sentiment of others who are unclear that the instructions are unclear. Many of the information they ask for are unclear. I'm pretty sure last year I entered the wrong thing for 'title of BAA' because I didn't know what they wanted

pangoline, I would highly recommend reaching out to the ndseg sysplus email- they are pretty responsive about any application question I've had so far

yeah, it changed this year. Major bummer imo this is a busy time for school and work.

hello, here is a thread to discuss this years competition, especially since last years thread is so so long. I have been looking for good examples of successful proposals- does anybody have a good source? from last years thread, there is this google drive folder with 2 examples: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ut7fWlFrpmuyZOaqsca_-zxcPE2KSub-

hate to reopen this thread but a quick q: does ndseg provide feedback like the nsf? had to reread my proposal again recently and thought it was pretty bomb so I'm wondering what the reviewers thought

6x VG, not awarded. reviews were all positive but not super enthusiastic. I guess my application didn't have the wow factor necessary to win. The only complaints I have are that 1.) the comments didn't really provide any suggestions for improvement. One reviewer suggested I get a rec letter from one of my internships but thats it. 2.) One of the reviewers said my proposal was on a completely unrelated topic than it actually was???! likely it was their 'meh' form response and they forgot to change the specific topic. So I'm not super upset because my application should have been more impactful to catch their attention.. but still....

I assumed so. Wanted to know whether or not to get my hopes up

People on a wait list, does it note this status on the application site? Mine says 'not selected' which I assume means I'm not on the wait list, although I haven't received my email yet

I think you're right. I probably should have asked about specific fellowships because some just have vauge wording. GEM is clearly targeted at only minorities but NPSC doesn't seem so, they just state it as one of their goals. Ford foundation however is more ambiguous

I'm aware of several fellowships that say their mission is to "provide opportunity to underrepresented groups in STEM" or promote diversity or otherwise state in their mission statements that they hope to provide more opportunities for minority groups to attend grad school. I'm thinking specifically of GEM and ford foundation but there are probably others. NPSC say this in their mission statement as well. As a person from an over-represented demographic in STEM fields, I was wondering if it is worth applying to these fellowships at all? Obviously, it is good that there are programs that exist to promote diversity in STEM and I hope I don't come off as being critical of this idea, I'm just wondering for my own planning purposes whether these would be worth my time.

Mine is pretty fundamental so i thought topic wise NSF would be a better fit than NDSEG. But I did sorta rush putting the proposal together for the NSF so my NDSEG proposal I think is better written. BUT my update was 12/6 an its competitive so I'm assuming I didn't get it still.

man so many people got the NSF?? makes me feel crappy for not even getting HM

I think the fact that this code was on the webpage implies that there is a version of this webpage that is different if you are have access to the dod page which makes it seem like they used this portal to rank the applications

How did we just learn this now and not the last half month of speculation lol?

Hey Rob. I think we'd all appreciate it if you would focus on getting the results out to us since it is already April 15th instead of browsing an internet forum. Thanks

so... 68 minutes til 5pm CST

So.. ten minutes til 5pm EST

NSF results came out at like 11pm, idk why these results couldn't come at 11pm too.

My gangs that December gang. That no update since 12/6 gang Are we gon let that get us down gang? We'll still get that PhD, gang