NSF GROW False Acceptance

[Chocoloca]

On 2/18/2018 I received a notification that my NSF GROW application was approved for funding. I was so excited and told my adviser and we started planning the rest of my PhD around my proposed project, started the visa application process for Australia, and started to contact the other lab when I got a notification today that nope. Not approved. Still being considered and NSF had an error. Did anyone else experience this?

 

 

[TheWillToDo]

6 hours ago, Chocoloca said:

On 2/18/2018 I received a notification that my NSF GROW application was approved for funding. I was so excited and told my adviser and we started planning the rest of my PhD around my proposed project, started the visa application process for Australia, and started to contact the other lab when I got a notification today that nope. Not approved. Still being considered and NSF had an error. Did anyone else experience this?

 

 

This is so ridiculous and heart-breaking, I should think. 

But for me, I think it is  a good sign so keep your head up and fingers crossed ?. My prayers are with you.

[chaparral]

6 hours ago, Chocoloca said:

On 2/18/2018 I received a notification that my NSF GROW application was approved for funding. I was so excited and told my adviser and we started planning the rest of my PhD around my proposed project, started the visa application process for Australia, and started to contact the other lab when I got a notification today that nope. Not approved. Still being considered and NSF had an error. Did anyone else experience this?

 

 

This happened to me too :'( I'm just really really sad. Four days is long enough to get excited, start making plans, etc. It's going to be a rough couple months, I think. :'(

In hind sight, maybe I should have known??? I guess it was a bit early to hear back but the email seemed so official, and when I signed into Fastlane my GROW status was changed to "approved." I think I'm going to need telephone confirmation for every other grant I ever receive for the rest of my life! (assuming I ever get a grant again... sob)

I wonder if this happened to everyone?

[snowshoessnowflake]

This also happened to me. Very heartbreaking. Like others, I began telling people and making plans with my international collaborators. It seems like a long time to detect an "error". I even waited to tell people because I am a bit superstitious. 

Edited February 24, 2018 by snowshoessnowflake

[chaparral]

55 minutes ago, snowshoessnowflake said:

This also happened to me. Very heartbreaking. Like others, I began telling people and making plans with my international collaborators. It seems like a long time to detect an "error". I even waited to tell people because I am a bit superstitious. 

Actually I also waited to tell some people! But I told my international collaborator right away and the folks who manage the funding at my university... and by Thursday I thought it must be really real so I started telling people and making plans to leave.