soupnazi Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 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. clinical09878 and gortiz1117 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousphd Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 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 ? clinical09878 and soupnazi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauna876 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 commenting to follow this thread. i also applied for predoctoral (first time). soupnazi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmaa Elsayed Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I applied to the predoctoral fellowship too :) soupnazi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupnazi Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 Fingers crossed for everyone. Worrying feels premature, and yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkaitlyn Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Was waiting for someone to start this thread! Applied for predoctoral; hoping to just get honorable mention or constructive reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABottledCoke Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I also applied for the predoc. I'm not too optimistic this time around, but am hoping for Honorable Mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnxiousBeaver Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 ill be applying next year. Good luck everyone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linglover Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I also applied for the predoctoral! Wonder when we will hear back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebp Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupnazi Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 @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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebp Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauna876 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousphd Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupnazi Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 (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 February 28, 2021 by soupnazi anxiousphd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmaa Elsayed Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Last year, they received the emails on the 19th (for predoc)... so maybe in two weeks or less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkaitlyn Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 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 ... ebp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libranerd Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 These weeks of waiting are the absolute worst!! Sending good vibes. anxiousphd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yikemarlboro Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Just commenting to follow -- predoctoral applicant. Best of luck, y'all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousphd Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grad19 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 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 and anxiousphd 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libranerd Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 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? anxiousphd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grad19 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) 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 libranerd and ebp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousphd Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoPhil Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 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. anxiousphd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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