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MmmMmMmMm.....Caffeine.

Why can't they all be this nice and helpful? Sounds like they're trying to get it up ASAP (if for no other reason than to probably end all of our annoying calls). Glad to hear this useful information and thanks for posting. To be honest, I think every time that they actually are patient and give a useful, honest response, they probably cut their number of calls by 25% just because people check this forum instead.

I was hoping that it would be tonight. I'm defending my undergrad honors thesis tomorrow, and it would be a nice way to break the ice with "Hey, got NSF last night..." Although, now that I've expressed that dream out loud, I'm even more sure it won't happen...

Someone post already, we gotta break 200 pages by the time the results are officially released! :-) ...And I might just want to rank up to caffeinated already...

Thanks for the clarification meowser! Just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one who couldn't find anything else on the internet about ARRA GRFP funding.

I know people have posted this before, but is this what has been approved?

Yeah, I've definitely noticed that some of their call staff are quite impolite. I know they get tired of hearing from us, but at least be sympathetic to people who's livelihood could solely depend on the results that they are almost a MONTH AND A HALF late getting out. Also, I said this before and I'll say it again. It's really lame of them to always say two weeks. It's two weeks perpetually, always a pipe dream just out of reach... Just say a date already!

At this point, I hardly even care. I know I'm not going to get it, no need to drag out the disappointment...

You're starting to sound like Blackbeard. Better watch out before he comes back to claim his role as pirate lord of the GRFP... *Cue return of Blackbeard and Friar Tuck for comic value*

Me too. I wonder if it will be the same as the last time they put up two weeks. What was that...three or four weeks ago now? I hate the whole two week notice on an additional note. Just say "by the 21st at the latest" if that's what you mean. Saying "two weeks" without giving a day of reference is very poor form because it doesn't set the day in stone.

With all of the numerous things they put on their site about letting us know as soon as there is any information whatsoever about when we might hear back, I'm willing to bet that they just post the results without ever changing that message before they do it. I can see that as something they would totally do.

Blah2009, thanks for the update! Let us know if you hear anything else. Good luck to all in the coming days!

Pieces of information like this are why I keep checking this forum.

From the NSF Twitter: Don't think that helps us, since it is 2010, but maybe someone knows something about federal budgets that I don't.

If you don't care, get out of this forum. Obviously you're just here to try to ruffle people's feathers. Frankly, if you get off to making people hate you, I feel quite sorry for you. You obviously have quite a depressing life. The purpose of this forum is to allow people to communicate about this fellowship. If you don't like it, get out.