Amandalanh

I am sure you have made the right choice, especially if the Park Services is part of your career goals. On the bright side, if you are awarded the grant in the end, you can still add it to your CV and just note declined.

I would recommend you find out immediately if a deferal is an option. Some schools offer deferals and some very strictly do not. This also opens up a dialogue with the school where they may be willing to extend the acceptance due date give the circumstances.

Nice! I'm in an art history PhD specializing in ancient Mesopotamian art. My dissertation is on the Neo-Assyrian empire and the use of public monuments, specifically in the N. Syria/Anatolia area, in furthering the imperial agenda.

Congrats! What is the other grant, if you don't mind me asking?

Yes, conducting research for my dissertation on ancient monuments in Turkish museums. Good luck with the ETA! Hopefully they won't keep you waiting too long.

Woohoo! Awarded a Fulbright to Turkey as well! I hope everyone else gets good news soon as well. Best of luck!

Congrats! Its good to hear that some news has started to roll out again. I like to live vicariously through everyone's good news as I sit here and obsessively bite my finger nails and hit the refresh button on my mailbox.

For anyone else who is a finalist for the full grant to Turkey, I just heard from Rachel and she anticipates they will get those notifications out next week! She makes no promises and specifies that this only applies to the full grant and not the ETAs. (Sorry ETA candidates! Sounds like you have longer to wait! ) Hope this puts at least a few people's anxiety to rest for a spell.