Ras

Some superb scores here; great to see. Tri-council funding is one frustrating, angst-ridden process. Applied to CIHR last year...complete clusterfuck...they mangled my application, fused it with sections of my supervisor's CV, didn't send my program of study to reviewers, etc. Got an apology and a meaningless reassessment after fighting like a dog to get some sort of corrective action. My stats: Committee 2 4.0 GPA BA/MPhil/MA 6 non-ref'd pubs 6 invited/remunerated guest lectures Brace of international conference papers Book contributions 6+ Years of RA/TA experience Lots of small internal awards, gold medal undergrad Student supervision (thesis & examiner) 10 years of relevant employment experience Last kick at the can. Had a great, frank discussion with one of my supervisors today about the financial tenability of me staying in the program if a rejection arrives.