GEM Fellowship 2020

[IronSeoul 3]

Hey everyone,Here is the forum for the 2020 GEM Fellowship. I want to contact GEM employers but I have no clue what to write in an email?

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Edited November 15, 2019 by IronSeoul

[Hope12 1]

Hi IronSeoul, What do you want to contact them about? 

If it's just to make yourself known, maybe it would be best to wait until you've been notified by GEM that you're application has been matched. From the list below on the application statues, it seems like that's when the employer gets your information. That's just my opinion though. Maybe you can ask a fellowship advisor at your university for input on this subject. I got this list from GEM fellowship 2019 forum. 

1. Matched - GEM thinks you're a good candidate and matched you with a company(companies) 
2. Held - A company is reviewing your credentials and is considering an interview extension
3. Release - if you went from Held to Release then the company was looking at you, but decided to pick another scholar. (This can happen after an interview also).
4. Accepted - You got a company sponsor! Congrats!

[Hope12 1]

I attended a college after high school that was not in the drop down menu. Does anyone know if there was an option to add an institution? It's a bit late to add it now, but at least I'll know that I won't get selected because of it and won't be waiting and hoping for an acceptance. I didn't see one when I was filling out the application but now i'm thinking that I might have over looked it. 

Thanks in advance! 

 

[2020hopeful 0]

My status changed to matched this morning. Has anyone else seen any updates or heard from employers? It seems like the process started relatively quickly last year. 

[Hope12 1]

My status changed to matched this morning, but i haven't heard from any employers or gotten any emails from GEM. 

 

[Vitamalt 0]

Hey all, does anyone have an idea what to do in my case? I just found out that my recently accepted graduate programme is Gem approved, but the GEM application deadline has passed, and I would already be a semester in before the next app cycle. Is it possible to still apply the next cycle as a grad student? Defer grad acceptance or what? Any advice is much appreciated!

Edited November 30, 2019 by Vitamalt

[Hope12 1]

Hi Vitamalt,

Yes, it's possible to apply as a grad student. I'm currently a grad student, and I called to verify before I applied. I was told that as long as we have an entire year left of grad school we can still apply. You can call or email the GEM fellowship directly and ask about your specific situation. Hope this helps! 

[stafo 7]

Hi All, 

 

My status on GEM says matched as well as of 3 days ago. Looking at other forums the status can change frequently. Either way I am hopeful that we all get great outcomes from this. 

[ayanah00 1]

I am graduating in Spring 2020 and planning to start grad school in Fall 2020, have I missed the application deadline?

[OscarGon1234 4]

Unfortunately, you did. The deadline was on November 15th. You can still apply as a graduate student though! Best of luck!

[stafo 7]

Isn't the maximum score on the GRE for Quantitative and Verbal both 170? However on the GEM portal, it says 800. Am I missing something?

[fettuccine_avocado 0]

Hey, does anyone know how to update their GRE scores on the new website? I recently got my official scores and I was trying to upload them, but there doesn't seem to be an option to do so anymore. 

 

Also @stafo it looks like that may be an error, as I was wondering the same thing. The new website interface seems incomplete and difficult to navigate (whoever built the website must have accidentally used the max score for the SAT as reference lol). 

[stafo 7]

Okay that makes a lot of sense. Thank you @fettuccine_avocado

Also, you might have to contact GEM regarding that one either through email or by phone.

[ellokiwi 4]

I emailed them about the max score being incorrect for the GRE, but heard nothing back. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  @stafo Not too concerned tho...

Anybody been contacted by a GEM employer yet?

[OscarGon1234 4]

35 minutes ago, ellokiwi said:

I emailed them about the max score being incorrect for the GRE, but heard nothing back. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  @stafo Not too concerned tho...

Anybody been contacted by a GEM employer yet?

I have not, been "Matched" for quite some time. According to the past GEM forums this is normal and your status will change often. I am hoping for the best :)))

[mechaniCOOLengineer 1]

Hi fellow GEM applicants, 

Trying not to get too excited, but my status changed to Held today after about 2 weeks of being Matched. Got the following notification: "Congratulations Aerospace Corporation, The have responded to your application." Good vibes to you all!

[OscarGon1234 4]

28 minutes ago, mechaniCOOLengineer said:

Hi fellow GEM applicants, 

Trying not to get too excited, but my status changed to Held today after about 2 weeks of being Matched. Got the following notification: "Congratulations Aerospace Corporation, The have responded to your application." Good vibes to you all!

Congratulations! That's awesome news! Did you get the notification via email or when you logged in to the portal?

[stafo 7]

That's great news!! @mechaniCOOLengineer 

I'm still on Matched but I know from past years it can take a while for it to change. Thanks for the vibes! 

[EmmaJeanB 9]

My status has remained unmatched. I am pretty sure that I will not be matched since my field (Geology) only had 1 potential employer, and even the chance of being matched with them is very, very slim. Oh well, hoping to get the associate fellowship. Wishing everyone else the best of luck

[Warelin 1,251]

On 12/9/2019 at 12:23 PM, stafo said:

Isn't the maximum score on the GRE for Quantitative and Verbal both 170? However on the GEM portal, it says 800. Am I missing something?

Prior to August 2011, the GRE was scored between 200 and 800.

[mechaniCOOLengineer 1]

@OscarGon1234 Thanks! The notification was on the egem portal.

@emmajean_b Don't lose hope yet! It is still really early in the process!!

[Vitamalt 0]

On 12/2/2019 at 7:36 PM, Hope12 said:

Hi Vitamalt,

Yes, it's possible to apply as a grad student. I'm currently a grad student, and I called to verify before I applied. I was told that as long as we have an entire year left of grad school we can still apply. You can call or email the GEM fellowship directly and ask about your specific situation. Hope this helps! 

Hi Hope12, 

Thank you so much for the response! I will call them and ask. I found out about GEM funding masters program after the deadline. DO you know if I would have to wait for the next app cycle to begin? Thanks, anyway and I will call them. 

[stafo 7]

10 hours ago, Vitamalt said:

Hi Hope12, 

Thank you so much for the response! I will call them and ask. I found out about GEM funding masters program after the deadline. DO you know if I would have to wait for the next app cycle to begin? Thanks, anyway and I will call them. 

Hi Vitamalt,

Unfortunately,  you will have to wait until the next application cycle to be considered. My friend attempted to apply to the day after the deadline and they denied him. However, since you are calling them, it won't hurt to try your luck and ask. Sorry!

[Vitamalt 0]

On 12/12/2019 at 12:23 PM, stafo said:

Hi Vitamalt,

Unfortunately,  you will have to wait until the next application cycle to be considered. My friend attempted to apply to the day after the deadline and they denied him. However, since you are calling them, it won't hurt to try your luck and ask. Sorry!

Hi Stafo, 

Thank you for the advice. I will keep it in mind!

[IronSeoul 3]

On 11/20/2019 at 2:41 PM, Hope12 said:

Hi IronSeoul, What do you want to contact them about? 

If it's just to make yourself known, maybe it would be best to wait until you've been notified by GEM that you're application has been matched. From the list below on the application statues, it seems like that's when the employer gets your information. That's just my opinion though. Maybe you can ask a fellowship advisor at your university for input on this subject. I got this list from GEM fellowship 2019 forum. 

1. Matched - GEM thinks you're a good candidate and matched you with a company(companies) 
2. Held - A company is reviewing your credentials and is considering an interview extension
3. Release - if you went from Held to Release then the company was looking at you, but decided to pick another scholar. (This can happen after an interview also).
4. Accepted - You got a company sponsor! Congrats!

Yes I just wanted to make myself known, but I might also email GEM and ask them as well.