nvl5026

I just found out this past week that I was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to Singapore. I was assuming that I wouldn't be receiving this grant, so I already accepted a job offer at a well-known U.S. company where I will be receiving a competitive salary. I am leaning toward rejecting the grant for the following reasons: 1) The grant does not cover tuition to the university where I will be researching, so I wouldn't be able to take classes there without paying out-of-pocket. 2) The research is not directly applicable to the area I plan to work in industry. 3) Opportunity cost of a year's salary (over $65k) will be lost. 4) I am genuinely excited about starting my new career in industry, and I'd rather not delay it a year. 5) Accepting the grant will cause my relationship with my boyfriend to be long-distance for 2 years rather than 1 year. (My current job requires a year of training in Dallas, TX, before I can be transferred back to the NE. So, deferring the start date for the Fulbright would extend that period of time.) Are my first four reasons justification enough to reject a Fulbright, or am I blinded by love? Please help!