wyopal Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Hey ya'll! Has anyone heard back from the Ford Foundation Fellowship about predoctoral fellowships? JoePianist 1
AppleOrchard Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Not yet. March is supposed to be the month that results are released, right? wyopal 1
Physicsisphysics Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Still waiting as well! I emailed them and they said decisions will go out in late March to early April. wyopal 1
wyopal Posted February 28, 2020 Author Posted February 28, 2020 I called and they said mid to late March. Fingers crossed! JoePianist 1
JoePianist Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) To update on this thread — it seems like members of the fellowship review panel are meeting up for final decisions for the next couple of days: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_086216 Edited March 4, 2020 by Mister Belvedere AppleOrchard and wyopal 1 1
wyopal Posted March 4, 2020 Author Posted March 4, 2020 Oh awesome! Thanks for sharing!! 7 hours ago, Mister Belvedere said: To update on this thread — it seems like members of the fellowship review panel are meeting up for final decisions for the next couple of days: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_086216
AppleOrchard Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 22 hours ago, Mister Belvedere said: To update on this thread — it seems like members of the fellowship review panel are meeting up for final decisions for the next couple of days: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_086216 *Screams internally* wyopal 1
wyopal Posted March 6, 2020 Author Posted March 6, 2020 How do we get this post more known? I'm sure there are more than 4 people that applied for fellowships haha AppleOrchard 1
Physicsisphysics Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Yeah! I wish there was more talk about fellowships other than the GRFP, but of course, the Ford is targeted towards an entirely different audience. By the way, does anybody know what the acceptance rate is for the Ford? I'm sure it's selective, but I have no clue and couldn't find anything online! AppleOrchard, EagleEye602 and wyopal 1 2
sampwnz Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Physicsisphysics said: Yeah! I wish there was more talk about fellowships other than the GRFP, but of course, the Ford is targeted towards an entirely different audience. By the way, does anybody know what the acceptance rate is for the Ford? I'm sure it's selective, but I have no clue and couldn't find anything online! I sent my materials to my region's Ford liaison for review and she told me it's about 5%. wyopal 1
Physicsisphysics Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Oh wow, that's really selective. At least it's higher than the Soros...I think this year the acceptance rate is about 1.5%. Fingers crossed for all of us! wyopal 1
wyopal Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 Next week is technically mid-March... Keep us posted ya'll!
neuropsychnerd Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 Anyone know the stats on how many people in the psychology field get the Ford Fellowship? I applied but felt like there were no resources on how to have a competitive application so it felt like a shot in the dark. refreshingmyemail and wyopal 2
Physicsisphysics Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 59 minutes ago, neuropsychnerd said: Anyone know the stats on how many people in the psychology field get the Ford Fellowship? I applied but felt like there were no resources on how to have a competitive application so it felt like a shot in the dark. There's not many stats on the Ford in general. But there's a press release of all the winners from last year (http://nrc58.nas.edu/FordFellows20/ExtRpts/PressReleaseRoster.aspx?RptMode=AW&CompYr=2019&Layout=wwwLibs%2fUtil_Web%2fPageLayouts%2fApplPrintLayout) which you can browse. neuropsychnerd, refreshingmyemail and wyopal 1 2
raymondnorth Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 Not to fan the flames of obsessive email refreshing, but... Last year it appears decisions were sent out on March 15th (the third Friday in March), so it's possible that decisions could go out this week (closer to the 15th) or next week (the third Friday of the month). It does seem that many of these grant decision emails go out on Fridays. In the meantime, I was just poking around on the Ford Foundation website, and it seems that there's a new link ("Review Result") which wasn't there the last time I checked. When you click on it, it says "Review results will be available one to two weeks after the review"–as a post above pointed out, the scheduled review of applications seems to have happened last Thursday/Friday, so decisions being communicated this week or next would make sense in light of this as well. Physicsisphysics, wyopal, refreshingmyemail and 3 others 2 4
Asmaa Elsayed Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) This is my second time applying for the pre-doctoral fellowship. My school suspended face-to-face classes and all classes are moving online now. It has not been an easy transition, especially when you are waiting for the results of this fellowship too. Edited March 12, 2020 by Asmaa Elsayed wyopal, Physicsisphysics, JoePianist and 2 others 3 2
wyopal Posted March 12, 2020 Author Posted March 12, 2020 Patiently (but not really) waiting... I wish we could just know so we can make other arrangements if necessary. Keep us posted everyone, and stay safe!! refreshingmyemail and Physicsisphysics 1 1
Physicsisphysics Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Also nervously waiting. Hoping we hear back this week! refreshingmyemail and wyopal 2
refreshingmyemail Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) The wait is driving me crazy! This my 3rd time applying ? and last year they notified us around this day at 8:30am CT. Goodluck y’all! Edited March 13, 2020 by refreshingmyemail Physicsisphysics, JoePianist and wyopal 2 1
Asmaa Elsayed Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, refreshingmyemail said: The wait is driving me crazy! This my 3rd time applying ? and last year they notified us around this day at 8:30am CT. Goodluck y’all! This is my second time applying and you are right, last year it was during this day wyopal, JoePianist and refreshingmyemail 3
Physicsisphysics Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Hoping it's today and not next Friday...any guess what time, since it's past 8:30 AM CT? JoePianist, rosiebop and wyopal 2 1
rosiebop Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 I feel so anxious about these decisions and really want to know! ford predoctoral wyopal, JoePianist and Physicsisphysics 3
rosiebop Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 30 minutes ago, Physicsisphysics said: Hoping it's today and not next Friday...any guess what time, since it's past 8:30 AM CT? I think it will be next friday or sometime next week because I looked at my past email for the time of day I received my rejection letter last time and it was 9am pacific.... ? refreshingmyemail, Physicsisphysics and wyopal 2 1
Asmaa Elsayed Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Edited March 13, 2020 by Asmaa Elsayed JoePianist, Physicsisphysics and wyopal 3
Iced decaf americano Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Someone on academic wiki said they didn't get an email but logged on to their review results page and got a rejection /honorable mention on 3/13. JoePianist, wyopal and refreshingmyemail 2 1
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