Care_bou

Yeah I also had poor undergrad grades 1st and 2nd year, perfect grades throughout my masters, 2 first author publications from my masters, 1 second author, plus a bunch of conference presentations. Got waitlisted last year and flat-out rejected this year in Biology (edit: committee 169, which is ecology and evolution) with a much improved application. Applying for 1st year funding for a PhD at a foreign institution. Woe is me, boo-hoo etc. I'll keep applying until I can't anymore.

I haven't, but I've heard it's less competitive from a professor that does more work in the social sciences. That was in 2019 that she said that, not sure how true it is but she seemed convinced the SSHRC was under applied for.

Yeah, I guess the choice is with your advisor still, then. Like they can choose not to alert the department since the university isn't involved in the application process like in Canada. I'm in the same boat, and with a new advisor so not sure how we'll handle the funds if I actually get lucky. Was wait-listed last year, but pretty far down the list...

I think applicants at international schools get the money straight in their bank account. I had a friend who got the award in the states and her advisor told her not to tell the department so that her wage from the university remained the same and she got the award on top of that.