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Hoping for Wednesday. I am tired of waiting 😭 maybe someone should volunteer as tribute and call the NDSEG office and ask. I emailed last week and they said “Late March - Early April” but maybe we could get an actual date with a phone call

I went through some of the old forums and gathered up all of the dates and the award status, and I added the info from this years forum too: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jf03CCUcmJlMTYI1or4oosnsb9PS1GBZelkww2snsVE/edit?usp=sharing

When do folks think results will come out?

I applied for AFRL and received the 3/18 update

I also got the 3/18 update today. AFRL/ Material Science People think it's good b/c last year the march update was a good sign, but who really knows. There is a lost from last years thread with a google doc with lists of updates.

I have 1/31 AFRL materials science

I find it unlikely anything under DOD will have any issues. But I am not a psychic.

Me too! I am so ready for this wait to be over!!!!!

It's gone now!

Looks like they announced maintenance on FastLane: "Due to maintenance, the following functions will be unavailable from 8:00 PM ET on 3/22 – 8:00 AM ET on 3/23: Research.gov No Cost Extension and PI Transfer N & Rs and Individual Banking. The following systems will also be unavailable from 10:00 PM ET on 3/22 – 8:00 AM ET on 3/23: Research.gov (including access to FastLane Proposal Review and Panelist Functions), FastLane Travel & Reimbursement, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and NSF Public Access Repository (NSF-PAR). We apologize for any inconvenience. " What do we think this means? Results soon?

I had emailed them a week or two ago to ask why my date (12/1/2023) hadn't moved yet (it still has not changed). This is what they said "We are still reviewing the applications; you can expect to receive your status tentatively around April/May." So I wouldn't bank on hearing anything by the end of March...

My guess is that it’s this. My friend and I both applied for Materials Science and Engineering and neither of us have received any updates.

I haven't gotten any update since 12/1/2023... Still holding out that those updates mentioned were just people getting assigned to reviewers and hopefully mine will be updated soon. Really hope they don't just do desk rejections...

I am pretty sure reviews are probably just starting or haven’t even started yet. On the panelist tab it says: Panelist review approximately 20 applications via the DoD NDSEG FM Web Application in late January to early February. The application consists of the basic application-contact information along with a 3-page proposal, a 1-page personal statement, 3 references, transcripts, and GRE scores. My guess would be the December updates were after checking all the PII requirements.

I wouldn’t bank on anything from last years thread being a useful or accurate timeline. They have switched back to a different system they haven’t used in the past two application cycles. The email I got after I submitted my app said they will release results on March 31, 2024.