KathrynMorrison

I don't see how two reports that are more than an entire point apart (out of 4.9) for some categories could not be considered discrepant. It seems like one reviewer that really wanted you to get funded and the other didn't, isn't that the definition of borderline? Ugh! Just bringing in a 3rd reviewer in cases like this would make me think the process is much more fair. I was in competition B so I don't think my ranking etc would give you much info about the cutoff but I think it's usually around 4.2 or 4.3?

OriginalBDivision that seems so wrong that there is such a division between reviewers. Mine were a little different but not that drastically different. I would maybe contact CIHR about it - I thought they were supposed to involve a 3rd reviewer if there was serious discrepancy between the two?

I think they are trying to weed out some people by giving us heart attacks before we get to see the results :-)

I managed to get it, ranked 25th in group B. I feel bad that so many people here are obviously great scientists and were SO close to getting it. I really think that there is a lot of randomness in the funding process. Best of luck in all future applications!!!!

I still can't get the page to load. This is hell!!!!

Me neither

We're going to email them and someone at CIHR is going to get the email and say "Oh crap, that was today. Who feels like pulling names out of a hat?"

This is ridiculously stressful!!

Good luck everyone!!!! Maybe we can all commiserate/celebrate here tonight/tomorrow.

I'm just glad we can all stress together! :-) I feel like I know more people who got it their 2nd try than their 1st try, but that's just a few people. This is my first try too. Uggggggghhhhhhh! Won't be long now at least.

That's funny cause my supervisor was just saying how he's had students rejected with feedback that publication activity was too low. It probably really differs by discipline. I should stop thinking about it and just wait since there is nothing I can do about it now! And yet I can't stop obessing. I wonder what makes a reference letter worth 4.9 versus 4.4?

Less than a week to go! It's so stressful to wait. I feel like I have no idea how I would rank on these scores because I don't know how my application compares to the others. Does anyone have any idea what is considered "good" in terms of publications, grades, etc...?

I'm waiting to hear too, good luck everyone!!

Sounds like good advice! Good luck and let us know how it goes :-)

Hey everyone! I am applying for a CIHR doctoral award this year. I was wondering if anyone else has received this award and if so, what your "academic stats" are? E.g., GPA, number of publications, number of conference presentations, and research topic. I have heard that this is a very competitive application and I want to be realistic about my chances. Any advice/info very welcome. Thanks! Kathryn