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Yes, I will be declining OGS too, so hang in there reversion listers!

let's hope that "sending" means the letters by mail, and that an electronic posting on the website will happen before then!

I applied direct to the Ministry last year, as an undergraduate student from out-of-province, and won an OGS. I imagine all applications are treated the same, regardless of where you're coming from. You intend to study IN Ontario. I think that's all they care about.

Thanks! (And drat! I though that error message meant news was imminent.)

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Yes, I did the same with my university as an undergrad applying for an MA sshrc. I was given my ranking in the department, and also my actual scores from the university's internal sshrc committee (very interesting, as there was a big scoring range). Definitely worth asking.

Okay thanks Dramanda and congratulations! I was wondering if maybe there was another batch of good news letters that hadn't been sent out yet...but it sounds like all the results are out. [quote name='dramanda' timestamp='1303924504' post='250164 Mine wasn't a CGS

Thanks Longshotluke, and congratulations!

Does anyone know why we are only seeing CGS results (with the exception of those in C category)? What's happening with the four year awards?

Thank you for the information re: scoring. It seems like such a disconnect to see lower scores with funding and higher scores waitlisted or sent 'no' letters. I wonder if we'd be better off not knowing our scores, since they seem to be sub-committee-specific, and therefore, not particularly meaningful across categories. I too send my condolences to those of you who were not successful this time around (and congratulations to those of you who were).

Good news in Ottawa too - 18.5/30, which qualified me for an award in the "A category". Seemed like a low score to me, although I'll be in my first year of a PhD in September, so have no familiarity with the scoring process. Won a A Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral - three years of funding. -won OGS and SSHRC at MA level -two publications -zero conference presentations(!) -two RA-ships -several internal scholarships during undergrad and at MA-level -an undergraduate award for a paper As Felan said, this is a bit of a SSHRC crap-shoot, so you just never know. Good luck to all...!

Congratulations Felan! Very good news indeed, and nice to know that the results have left the building!

Yes, and I'd like to point out - it's very easy for meanings to be misconstrued in this medium. I suspect the initial misunderstanding stemmed from a real attempt to be supportive, in the true spirit of this blog.

Drat! Thanks for the update, Maple27. I guess this means we'll be waiting over Easter. Sigh...

Yes, I don't think there's a lot of #1 going on at this stage of the game! Sigh...

Good thing SSHRC results are going to be released 'on-time' this year. Postal workers set to strike May 24th.

Let's hope they're too busy licking envelopes filled with good news for all of us! And no, it's not just you, dear self. I'm having heart palpitations!

Yes. I heard the same thing. A 50% increase in awards this year.

Hey dear self - no problem! It's nice to be a part of this supportive community. I wasn't one of the ones who emailed SSHRC though...so nothing to report on that front.

By the way - for all you MA SSHRC applicants who made the alternate list - don't give up hope! I was 8th (out of 8!) on my University's alternate list last year and got word in November that I had been awarded funding. I was told by my University's SSHRC people that I didn't stand a chance. Apparently they were wrong.

avsilver: haha! seriously! dear self: thanks for the sshrc doctoral awards update. i hope you're right! (although as mentioned in previous posts - there never seems to be a sshrc consensus. on anything. sigh... what i do know is that the committees met at a hotel here in ottawa WAY back at the end of february, so it certainly seems plausible that they could have something out by mid-april. fingers crossed!

My MA SSHRC payments were lump sums at the beginning of each semester (fall, winter, summer).

Crazy! I haven't heard anything yet. Maybe that's a good sign. Ugh! I thought I had a month or so before obsessively checking the mailbox. Good luck all!

Yes, I think it's more likely that your friend received an internal rejection letter, although it seems odd that Carleton would be sending one so late. Hmmmm.