soupnazi 2 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 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. Link to post Share on other sites
anxiousgrad 116 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 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 😅 soupnazi 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fauna876 12 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 commenting to follow this thread. i also applied for predoctoral (first time). soupnazi 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Asmaa Elsayed 17 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I applied to the predoctoral fellowship too :) soupnazi 1 Link to post Share on other sites
soupnazi 2 Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Fingers crossed for everyone. Worrying feels premature, and yet.... Link to post Share on other sites
lkaitlyn 154 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Was waiting for someone to start this thread! Applied for predoctoral; hoping to just get honorable mention or constructive reviews. Link to post Share on other sites
ABottledCoke 12 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I also applied for the predoc. I'm not too optimistic this time around, but am hoping for Honorable Mention. Link to post Share on other sites
AnxiousBeaver 4 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 ill be applying next year. Good luck everyone!!! Link to post Share on other sites
linglover 0 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I also applied for the predoctoral! Wonder when we will hear back... Link to post Share on other sites
ebp 15 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 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). Link to post Share on other sites
soupnazi 2 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 @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 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ebp 15 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 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! Link to post Share on other sites
fauna876 12 Posted Sunday at 02:57 AM Share Posted Sunday at 02:57 AM 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 Link to post Share on other sites
anxiousgrad 116 Posted Sunday at 04:47 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:47 PM 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. 😅 Link to post Share on other sites
soupnazi 2 Posted Sunday at 09:21 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 09:21 PM (edited) 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 Sunday at 09:24 PM by soupnazi anxiousgrad 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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