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Hi everyone. I was encouraged by my professor to apply to diversity-based fellowships. The thing is that my professor said that I qualify because I've had diabetes my whole life. I don't want to be unethical and apply to a scholarship that isn't meant for me. When you hear about diversity-based fellowships, are they meant for people with chronic diseases? If not, do you know about fellowships that are more within my identify?

I got accepted into a public policy PhD program but I am TAing the first two years. The RA opportunities are very competitive and I wanted to know if anyone knew of any research opportunities with professors that are out there, paid or unpaid, that are available?

I graduated in 2019 and took a year off to do research at a large public research university. I've gotten accepted to graduate school in Epidemiology at Emory and GW and I am currently deciding whether or not it is worth going into graduate school now or staying another year or two in my current position. I was offered a promotion with more responsibilities, however, my research isn't perfectly in line with what I would ideally be doing. On a side note, I did get rejected from one of two PhD programs. Is it considered appropriate to reach out to an admissions director at the schools to ask what they think could have been strengthened in my application?