EagleEye602

Did anyone apply for the GFSD this year? If so, have you heard back yet?

Yeah, it hurts a lot, especially since they have all but confirmed that we cannot apply again. However, it is very hard to put yourself out there in the first place, so you have to at least commend yourself for making the effort to apply despite the fear of rejection. Best of luck on your future endeavors!

Thanks a bunch! Luckily, I have already received offers from several programs. It just would have been infinitely better to have ample freedom to choose a lab and my project through a fellowship. Although I probably needed to spend more time articulating my experiences in my personal statement since the ratings were far too disparate to me.

I received HM. That is a bit of a bummer since I need funding to join a few labs that I am interested in, but I will be alright. Best of luck to everyone else! I think that it is pretty cool that they are giving 90 awards this year instead of 75.

Edit: wrong year...

Surprisingly, it was pretty easy. I just changed the last number in the link from 6 to every other digit (e.g., 0 to 9) until the 9 worked. It is a pity it took the last year that the fellowship is really going to be around to find it, but I hope it helps our social science & humanities folks!

Oh my gosh! I found it, lol. https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_086219

Sadly, I am not sure, but I do not think the timeline would be any different than the other panels.

I think they convened today and yesterday. Individual reviews were completed weeks ago. https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_086216

Admittedly, this is a guilty pleasure, lol. I will check it out! Always good to have that mindset, even if it is hard to realize that in the moment.

So, I have an idea... To help with our anxiety and potential rejection during this process, do you guys want to list some songs that you use to motivate yourself during/after a bad day, etc.? For example, I will go with "Gotta Keep Your Head Up" (Andy Grammer) and "Our World"(CAMPFIRE). What songs help you guys stay positive? Feel free to add more!

I keep on getting emails from various university peeps congratulating me on being selected by an employer, but I have only had an interview at this point. The employer I interviewed with also stated that they are still interviewing candidates, which means I could not have been selected yet. Anyone have any advice on this? It is making me even more anxious than I need to be right now!

I am not really sure how the process goes, but I would reach out to reps at your top school choices. They will not be able to expedite the acceptance process, but they could help you learn a bit more about next steps. Just food for thought.

They received about 2800 applications this year across all levels, which is largely similar to recent previous years. From past threads, April appears to be a soft deadline that they use to be on the safe side, but a lot of people seem to hear about their results in March. Honestly, I do not plan on worrying about it too much. Although I might start periodically check in mid-March when my anxiety increases ten-fold!

When I emailed the application contact back in December, I was told that they cannot guarantee that awards will be given in 2024. I am hoping for the best, but "limited" is not a promising word anyways since only 75 predoctoral awards are given to 1900 applicants each year.