To apply for the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, do I have to obtain supporting letters from the Profs/Institutions that I listed in the location of tenure field?
My understanding is that this is optional. My concern is that, if I don't have a support letter, does it harm my application?
What I plan to do is to include three dream places I want to go, but I am not confident that these places would support me, so I might have to change locations after I get the fellowship (if I am lucky).
Anyone who has any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.