Probably doesn't mean anything and is just me looking to end the waiting, but can someone else log into their NDSEG app and see if they see a pink "That section is not available." box if they click the detailed instructions or FAQ sections? They probably just took down the pages. *shrug*
> if you get rejected from a department but win an nsf, will they take you?
I think some certainly will as you're essentially free (or, at least the cost of taking you in is much less than it would for a student with no external funding.) However, my advisor had a full ride via a NSF grant that he won, but MIT still rejected him.