nycminerva

oy, outright rejected...i have to admit, i was surprised i didn't get at least alternate, having had a phone interview w/ the UK commission..but there you go. hurts even more than i thought it would! time to move on to the next aspiration, right? thanks for everyone's help and support the last couple months and, truly, good luck to all other hopefuls on here!

FYI, the European regional coordinator, Rachel Holskin, informed me that final decisions would be mailed to current addresses, not permanent ones. EDIT: This is in reference to UK grants...couldn't speak to whether this goes for other countries as well.

UK interviews are 10-15 min, not sure about other countries though. Good luck!

I think that's how many applicants there were total to the UK. The statistics on iie's website showed just around 600 applicants last year.

Crumpets, I found out via email Friday afternoon, not sure if they've only contacted applicants to the specialized grants so far.

Any other UK finalists out there who received an interview request? Are there other countries who conduct telephone interviews? I have no idea what to expect from the interview...

Congrats on advancing to the next round, Crumpets. I am also a UK finalist and this new info is a bit disappointing, although I suppose it does me good to rein in my high hopes..a good reality check. When you say "a lot," do you have a ballpark number? Wondering if the ratio of finalists to grants was more like 3:1 or even more? Also, do you happen to remember last year around what time people selected for phone interviews were contacted, and when the interviews were conducted?

I was a transfer in undergrad and after a bit of contemplation I decided to send transcripts from both my schools. Might be a little different considering study abroad is only a semester or two, but the way I see it, it can't hurt to just send them both (as long as the registrar for your study abroad doesn't charge an exorbitant fee?) Presumably, completion of your bachelor's degree required the credits you received abroad...so better safe than sorry, I think.

I feel they would have specified a number if they required more than one copy of each transcript. I read the plural "transcripts" in reference to applicants with more than one degree, i.e. a bachelor's, a master's, etc. Do others agree?

Hi all, first-time commenter here. I'm a finalist for the UK and I applied for the Fulbright-York University Award. I'm unclear on what the final round looks like for people such as me who did not apply for one of the 14 "open grants" to the UK. I suppose I am only competing against people who applied specifically for study at York? It sounds like this is much less competitive than the open grants, am I correct?