2021 Ford Foundation Fellowship

[soupnazi]

Hello out there! I figured I might as well get the ball rolling on this—has anyone else applied for the Ford? I applied for the predoctoral fellowship (currently a first-year PhD student), and no longer have any fingernails to speak of.

[anxiousphd]

I applied for the dissertation fellowship. The FAQ on the Ford website is vague about when to expect to hear back--it just says "by April." The other two fellowships to which I applied, Mellon/ACLS and AAUW, say to expect to hear back in late March and April 15th, respectively. So it's going to be a long month and a half ?

[fauna876]

commenting to follow this thread. i also applied for predoctoral (first time).

[Asmaa Elsayed]

I applied to the predoctoral fellowship too :)

[soupnazi]

Fingers crossed for everyone. Worrying feels premature, and yet....

[lkaitlyn]

Was waiting for someone to start this thread! Applied for predoctoral; hoping to just get honorable mention or constructive reviews.

[ABottledCoke]

I also applied for the predoc. I'm not too optimistic this time around, but am hoping for Honorable Mention.

[AnxiousBeaver]

ill be applying next year. Good luck everyone!!!

[linglover]

I also applied for the predoctoral! Wonder when we will hear back... 

[ebp]

I applied for the predoctoral, but I have little hope since they haven't given one in my discipline since 2000 lol. Also, I think there might be a hope for March--it says notification in March 2021 in one of the pdf brochures on the website (though April on the actual website, so it depends on what you want to believe). 

[soupnazi]

@ebp As someone in an interdisciplinary field, I am also hesitant to get my hopes up. I can’t recall when they last awarded a Predoctoral to an interdisciplinary field, and I think I can probably count on one hand how many times they have done so... ever. Nevertheless, I am keeping my fingers crossed. 
 

I also noticed that the website specified that awards should be announced by the end of March. So, there’s that.

[ebp]

Well, 

On 2/22/2021 at 4:14 PM, soupnazi said:

@ebp As someone in an interdisciplinary field, I am also hesitant to get my hopes up. I can’t recall when they last awarded a Predoctoral to an interdisciplinary field, and I think I can probably count on one hand how many times they have done so... ever. Nevertheless, I am keeping my fingers crossed. 
 

I also noticed that the website specified that awards should be announced by the end of March. So, there’s that.

Well, I'm wishing you luck! 

[fauna876]

On 2/22/2021 at 4:14 PM, soupnazi said:

@ebp As someone in an interdisciplinary field, I am also hesitant to get my hopes up. I can’t recall when they last awarded a Predoctoral to an interdisciplinary field, and I think I can probably count on one hand how many times they have done so... ever. Nevertheless, I am keeping my fingers crossed. 
 

I also noticed that the website specified that awards should be announced by the end of March. So, there’s that.

There's quite few on the honorable mention list: http://nrc58.nas.edu/FordFellows20/ExtRpts/PressReleaseRoster.aspx?RptMode=HM&CompYr=2020

[anxiousphd]

Seeing that all of the awardees and honorable mentions in my field were from much more prestigious universities is not surprising, but disheartening all the same. ?

[soupnazi]

18 hours ago, fauna876 said:

There's quite few on the honorable mention list: http://nrc58.nas.edu/FordFellows20/ExtRpts/PressReleaseRoster.aspx?RptMode=HM&CompYr=2020

Very true! Thanks for sharing this reminder. But I do wish more had won the thing. Like @anxiousgrad, I am anxious that even the Honorable Mentions came from places like Yale! Haha. 

Edited February 28, 2021 by soupnazi

[Asmaa Elsayed]

Last year, they received the emails on the 19th (for predoc)... so maybe in two weeks or less? 

[lkaitlyn]

15 hours ago, Asmaa Elsayed said:

Last year, they received the emails on the 19th (for predoc)... so maybe in two weeks or less? 

I guess I'll have to buy comfort food earlier than I originally thought ...

[libranerd]

These weeks of waiting are the absolute worst!! Sending good vibes.

 

[yikemarlboro]

Just commenting to follow -- predoctoral applicant. Best of luck, y'all.

[anxiousphd]

On 3/8/2021 at 1:10 AM, Asmaa Elsayed said:

Last year, they received the emails on the 19th (for predoc)... so maybe in two weeks or less? 

It looks like they received word on March 15th in 2019! ...but on the 28th in 2018 ? 

[Grad19]

I don't want to add fuel to the fire, but it seems like they met this week. Hopefully they don't keep us waiting until April...

[libranerd]

9 hours ago, Grad19 said:

I don't want to add fuel to the fire, but it seems like they met this week. Hopefully they don't keep us waiting until April...

this is great news! how do you know?

[Grad19]

1 hour ago, libranerd said:

this is great news! how do you know?

Found the link below. Crossing my fingers for all of us!

Science Review Panels Agenda

 

Edited March 11, 2021 by Grad19
Link

[anxiousphd]

50 minutes ago, Grad19 said:

Found the link below. Crossing my fingers for all of us!

Science Review Panels Agenda

 

Hmm, since that's the "Science Review Panel," maybe that's only for certain fellowships (like the predoc)? I'm in the humanities and applied for the dissertation fellowship. But that's a good sign that they're probably all convening around this time, as presumably there would be different panels for each type of fellowship. 

[TheoPhil]

41 minutes ago, anxiousgrad said:

Hmm, since that's the "Science Review Panel," maybe that's only for certain fellowships (like the predoc)? I'm in the humanities and applied for the dissertation fellowship. But that's a good sign that they're probably all convening around this time, as presumably there would be different panels for each type of fellowship. 

Yes, I was thinking the same. None of the humanities or social science disciplines—except education— are there.