Recently Awarded a Fellowship: Alert AdComs or Not?

[behavioral_ecology]

I found out earlier today that I was awarded a $6,500 fellowship (through my current undergrad university) to conduct original research this summer. It is a project I am planning and budgeting independently. It involves behavioral ecology studies of lemurs in Madagascar. I would be there for 8 weeks.

 

Details aside, I know this sort of thing could only be beneficial to my PhD applications. Is it presumptuous or weird of me to tell the programs about this? If I did so, is it better to email the program coordinator or just upload an updated CV? Or maybe I should tell my POI?

 

Thanks for the advice!

[rising_star]

Are you already in contact with your POI? If so, then yes, I'd mention it to them.

[FishNerd]

Was literally typing a similar comment to the above as it appeared. I think letting your POI know makes total sense but others in the admissions process maybe not.