curiouscelery
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19 minutes ago, marloe said:
I have been told from faculty, that anything with any sort of technical bent doesn't do well at SSHRC.
Most of the reviewers are from the humanities, so they don't understand AI, code, computational methods.
There needs to be some middle ground between SSHRC and NSERC, or SSHRC needs to be better at recruiting reviewers from more disciplines.Fair point, but my proposal was not technical at all. I have zero background in computing and had no mention of anything technical in my proposal. You can talk about AI without getting into technical details by just explaining how people plan to use the technology (i.e. in healthcare, etc.). And I come from a purely ethical and political background, so I don't think this was the problem for my application. Ah well, hopefully I can improve for next year.
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23 minutes ago, JB9797 said:
Well...something to be said about solidarity living with this situation 😅.
I do understand the initial reason to group philosophy with the classical subjects, but surely it's not difficult to know by now that at least half of philosophical theses are way more contemporary and interdisciplinary in areas like ethics of AI, healthcare, etc. Yet we need the expert with philosophical methodology to judge us. (Especially AI Ethics being a massive field now--I don't want to sound like a total sore loser through haha).
I think this is a fair point and I agree. Philosophy has changed a lot. I do wonder if more traditional philosophical approaches (like working with the cannon) are prioritized (even subconsciously) with a committee like that. Anyway, I accept my loss, I just feel a bit discouraged by the organization of the committees.
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4 hours ago, JB9797 said:
Finally got in to a page with 4 separate PDF documents--maybe this is the regular page? Anyways, unfortunately didn't get it. First time applying, directly from abroad. Luckily I still am funded by my French contract so not in *total* financial ruin, but definitely a blow to self-esteem. I know my application wasn't perfect, but I felt a little stifled by the selection committees. I'm from a Philosophy background, but working on AI ethics. I chose committee 7522 as it's the only one with philosophy and thus related to moral theory, but was also filled with experts from dead languages, classics, history...
Committee 752-2A
Total score: 8.23, 88 with 62 offered among 128 applications. Score of last funded is 9.12. So, not on the waitlist clearly (unless many of you decline! haha)
Thanks everyone for the support through this channel. Excellent work and congratulations to everyone who succeeded. They're simply ins't enough funding in Canada (by the way, support the strikes for increased research funding as 20K is hardly enough for anyone to survive). Despite rejection, our research is worth it--at least, that's what I'm telling myself
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Same boat as you. I went with committee 2A with a proposal on AI ethics and did not receive funding. I also felt stifled by the committee choices but had to choose philosophy. Feeling pretty crushed right now 😕
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People on the CIHR forum seem to be saying they didn’t get their results so 😕
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Different question: is the extranet back up now from when it was closed down for maintenance? I'm wondering if it's even possible to get the results today. I am also desperately hoping that my jaw will be able to unclench itself sooner than later lol
edit: I'm asking because I can't access the extranet yet -- first time applicant
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Thanks to those who shared helpful information! Just to clarify, has no one received an email about the extranet? From what I gather here the process can change from year to year, but I haven’t yet received anything except the initial confirmation of receiving my application (after it went on to the national level). I seem to be unable to do anything but refresh my inbox lol
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has anyone had a status change from York U? the nervousness is so intense only two days before the results are announced!
SSHRC CGS -D & Doctoral Fellowships 2023-2024
in Waiting it Out
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BTW, congrats to everyone who received an award! It is an amazing accomplishment! To those who did not receive one, I feel your pain lol and I'm crossing my fingers for all of us next year