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Hey if anyone's still here lol.. I just found out this week that my SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship is being upgraded to a CGS-D! I didn't know that could happen. I guess because some people who weren't going to Canadian schools couldn't accept a CGS-D so they must have some kind of list of who gets it in that case? Anyways, I hope everyone's having a good summer!

Going to disagree with you there, based on how you're describing the experience. Not every lab or research environment is like this, I'd say most aren't.

Just got OGS offer from Ryerson! 

I'm not sure that this would work if the intention is as you describe. Community involvement does not straightforwardly track congeniality, and I'm not sure that there is an effective way of judging students' character prior to admitting them. A similar phenomenon occurs in job hiring: you just cannot tell who is going to be kind and nice to work with until they're hired since everyone puts on their best face for applications and interviews.
I don't know how admission committees work in other locales, but in Canada the academics on the committee have a lot of latitude. Some consult CVs and documents about extracurriculars, others aren't interested. So I don't know that requiring more documents of this kind would matter for institutions where academics are disinterested in them.

Did the same, the whole process was pretty quick, about two days between me sending the email and getting results. If other people are looking to get this (limited) feedback, I'd recommend shooting off an email and you should hear back soon.

Hi everyone, I've been a visitor to these forums for a few years, but just made an account!
I emailed to accept my award and confirm my September 1 start (and received the 10 days auto-email). However, after the initial award excitement wore off, I realized that it is better for me to have a start date of May 1 (I'm already in my PhD program). ? I sent another email to SSHRC about requesting the change in start date late this week.
I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation before or knows anyone who has? I know it's possible to request a change in the start date, but I'm a bit worried they won't honour the change request because I initially confirmed the offered date of September 1.
Sorry if this question just seems silly! (I am a bit of a worrywart...)

Took a few days from when I emailed for the feedback to arrive. You don't get much, just the two sets of scores from each reviewer.

Just got my feedback scores, looks like one of committee members provided a significantly lower scores than the other and that shot down my chances. 
There really should be more transparency in these awards. One person having a bad day, or not understanding your discipline completely alters your ability to fund phd studies. 

Congratulations to everyone who was awarded.
First time applying - awarded CGS with a score 17.33.

Hi Everyone,
It was also my first time applying. I received a CGS with a score of 17.49. I have no idea what committee my application was in, but I study diasporas. I'll be starting my PhD in the Fall. 
As I wrote in a previous post, just to put things in perspective for everyone, my partner applied for a Marie Currie Post Doc this year and was in the bottom 50% of the selection committee, but for a Canadian SSHRC PostDoc was number 4 out of 120 for the committee. 
It was a very similar proposal, so the takeaway was: sometimes what you're doing gels with the readers and sometimes it doesn't. Try to not get too hung up on the results. 
That being said, I imagine it must be heartbreaking. 
I gleaned quite a bit of useful information from this forum in developing my proposal, so I thought I'd give my experience here for any future applicants. I began developing relationships with potential supervisors several years ago, bouncing ideas, and meeting up for coffee now and then to discuss possibilities until a meaningful research proposal came to light. 
I started working in earnest on my proposal in June, and by July was sending drafts to people I knew, ABD PhD students in my field, all my potential supervisors, and scholars in (somewhat) related fields. Every person had their own feedback  (sometimes highly varying!) and I was able to craft my proposal to take in the good points of them all. I also made sure that my proposal highlighted the SSHRC Future Challenge areas that related to it. It also helped me to not take their feedback seriously. As I've read more, I realized that a lot of the feedback was right on point, even though at the time it felt almost like an attack. Other feedback was less helpful, but everything helped me to develop a new perspective on the issues I'm researching. Also, everyone was more than happy to help out!
I don't have a lot of scholarly experience, but I do have over a decade of professional experience in my field, which is highly competitive, so I'm sure that also helped a bit. It was important for me to think outside of the box, look at my history and see what work experiences had merit, even if they might not have been peer reviewed. 
Regardless, I still maintain that it's a crap shoot. I happened to be on the good side this time, but I've also received many rejections from other grants I've applied for over the years, both for myself, and for others through my work place. 
It's always disheartening. With the rejections, I always try and remind my self that we're so lucky to live a place that has a robust grant system in place. For all it's flaws, it does support so much good work. 
Last night I opened the email with my partner and our son - I wanted us to all see the results together.
Before opening the result letter my son asked whether or not I was nervous and I said "You know, I'll for sure be disappointed a bit if I don't get it, but either way, I'll be cooking you dinner afterwards."
 
 
 
 
 

Just received my email about 15 minutes ago. Rejected with 14.02, committee 4. No idea what to make of the score without any kind of breakdown, but it's higher than what I expected for not having much at all published!
For anyone (like me) who wasn't sure what committee they were in, check here: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/doctoral_committees-comites_doctorat-eng.aspx
While it's tough right now, I'd also like to remind everyone of the below:

Sadly, rejected with a 14.95 and this was my last chance at applying. Good luck to everyone!
2 small publications, 5 conferences, professional work experience in my field related to research topic, 4x provincial awards + 5x internal awards
If you win, you deserve it! If you lose, it's arbitrary (or they don't like your research topic) : ) 

Just received my email about 15 minutes ago. Rejected with 14.02, committee 4. No idea what to make of the score without any kind of breakdown, but it's higher than what I expected for not having much at all published!
For anyone (like me) who wasn't sure what committee they were in, check here: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/doctoral_committees-comites_doctorat-eng.aspx
While it's tough right now, I'd also like to remind everyone of the below:

Just received my email about 15 minutes ago. Rejected with 14.02, committee 4. No idea what to make of the score without any kind of breakdown, but it's higher than what I expected for not having much at all published!
For anyone (like me) who wasn't sure what committee they were in, check here: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/doctoral_committees-comites_doctorat-eng.aspx
While it's tough right now, I'd also like to remind everyone of the below:

Last year I received a rejection with super low score. This year I was successful with no publications and one conference added with a similar application. It truly is a lottery! Not sure what committee number (I think 4? - psychology) but was successful with 15.9. 

Just received my email about 15 minutes ago. Rejected with 14.02, committee 4. No idea what to make of the score without any kind of breakdown, but it's higher than what I expected for not having much at all published!
For anyone (like me) who wasn't sure what committee they were in, check here: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/doctoral_committees-comites_doctorat-eng.aspx
While it's tough right now, I'd also like to remind everyone of the below:

I just got an email, first-year applicant, I got a Fellowship with 15.93 in Sociology

Rejected with a score of 14.92.
First time applicant (and, incidentally, this is my very first post on this forum. Regrets that it's not a happier introduction).
Congrats to all successful applicants!

I was given an offer. Score of 16.2 Committee 2. 
:D

Accepted with a score of 17.37  Does anyone know where to go for the quickest / easiest information re: next steps and banking??? Hopeful for you all to hear soon as well!
 

Has anyone other than Generic found out through their department? I wonder if it's worth it for me to send an email to my dept and ask 

Bahaha. Love this!
[I'm new to GradCafe and wanted to use "Imposter" as my handle but apparently it was already taken (as are so many variants thereof), so I am not that imaginative.]
I feel your pain. Holy cow, it is ridiculous how much we define ourselves by these things. I did not hear (thank goodness, a successful outcome) until May 6th, and even then my Faculty of Graduate Studies accidentally congratulated me before I got the letter from SSHRC. At least in theory, uploaded results should/could all be posted at once. 

Just wanted to say I'm so glad I started this thread – as an international student stuck in Canada I haven't been able to meet any other PhD students from my cohort and I don't think anyone from my uni applied to SSHRC. Nice to meet likeminded individuals to share the anxiousness of waiting especially during a pandemic. Regardless of the results, we all got into our respective PhD programs because we're competent in our fields – and that's the mantra I'm gonna keep repeating to myself because I lose perspective at times. ?
 

The important thing to remember is that if you do get accepted, it's merit-based and you absolutely deserve it. If you're rejected, it's just luck, arbitrary, political, etc., so don't worry about it!

The important thing to remember is that if you do get accepted, it's merit-based and you absolutely deserve it. If you're rejected, it's just luck, arbitrary, political, etc., so don't worry about it!