ML Twin

Tbh, this whole process is a bit confusing. However, I will explain my understanding of GEM. If you get the internship AND if one the school you applied too awards you GEM, then you will be considered as a Full Fellow. But most of the weight is dependent on the school. The requirement to be a GEM Scholar overall is that a school has to accept you as a scholar, doesnt matter if you got the internship. That being said, it is good practice to let the school you want to attend know that a company wants to sponsor you as a GEM scholar, it can help nudge them to also accepting you as scholar. I do not believe the company will contact the school, so you will have to the leg work. Best of luck! 

From my experience is that the interviews were more geared towards the internship. I did prepare in the case they asked me more about GEM, but they only mentioned that they got my info from GEM, so Im in the same boat as you. It makes sense, you are still interviewing to be apart of their team and they would want to bring someone who they believe meshes well with their projects and group overall. The way I look at it now, GEM was just a pipeline for internship opportunities.

Does anyone know how long it takes for companies to reply to an application or how do they reach out to applicants? I just checked today and it says a company has responded to my application but I havent heard any word from them. If anyone has more insight on how they reach out, that would be great. I dont think the GEM website is that good, so Im hoping I was not chosen on accident.