NSF DDRIG Cultural Anthropology 2020/2021

[LetsGetThisBread]

Any word on this? Fresh off a final round rejection from SSRC and the wait is brutal. 

[lemepris]

Haha same situation here and haven't got much hope for this now. Two of my cohort-mates received rejections yesterday (via their PIs) and their Fastlane status in now 'Declined'. No change on the portal for me, however

[LetsGetThisBread]

so brutal. 
 

Apparently the proposal review panel is today and tomorrow where they pitch the proposals to the directors. Hopefully no news yet is good news ??. 

[lemepris]

That's the part I don't understand. How can they reject some applications before the review?

[LetsGetThisBread]

8 minutes ago, lemepris said:

That's the part I don't understand. How can they reject some applications before the review?

Apparently it’s a multistage review process. First the proposals are reviewed by the independent reviewers, then the high scoring one have to be “pitched” to a higher body for final approval. The ones that don’t make it to that final stage are released once it’s official that they didn’t. It gives them the most time for revisions. 

[BoozyBaguette]

Oof, no new information to add, just another nervous waiter here! NSF is my last option for fieldwork funding... WG didn't work out with all of the COVID-related changes I had to make to my project. I had enough time by January though to craft a NSF proposal that I'm really proud of. Trying not to get my hopes up but it's so hard. Solidarity with everyone in this boat. 

[LetsGetThisBread]

The WG double questions is hard! I'm stressing over it myself now.

[anthrothrowaway]

Has anyone heard anything at all in the last two weeks or so?

 

My proposal is still pending and says last updated on 4/15 (previously it was at 4/7). I'm expecting to lose again, but I really would like to get rid of this feeling of dread.

[lemepris]

No news here and I don't seem to have a 'Last Updated' column either

[anthrothrowaway]

I applied on Research.gov instead of Fastlane so that may be why you don't have that column.

[LetsGetThisBread]

None here! Actually nothing since January 14th it says. Likely In the next week though? I saw a few posts from last year that were from around 4/30.

[BoozyBaguette]

Same, mine shows no updates since Jan 14th. ? I got my rejection last year on May 3rd.

[LetsGetThisBread]

3 hours ago, BoozyBaguette said:

Same, mine shows no updates since Jan 14th. ? I got my rejection last year on May 3rd.

I feel like this one is the toughest because you have the least ability to tell whether you’re still in the game or not 

[AcademiaIsMyToxicLover]

I was wondering if anyone here had heard from the bio application yet? I've looked over past forum posts and seen that some people have received notice starting around now. I'm also not sure what level the pandemic is slowing/has slowed this process down. 

 

Also, if anyone has insight on Leakey replies that would be cool too, lol

Edited May 5, 2021 by AcademiaIsMyToxicLover

[anthrothrowaway]

Not on the Bio side yet, but I got my rejection from NSF yesterday - might be worth checking again.

[cafel]

Any news from cultural anthro folx? 

[AcademiaIsMyToxicLover]

sorry to hear that anthrothrowaway, I'm expecting a rejection too, it's just the waiting is getting to be a bit nuts

[LetsGetThisBread]

Last year it seems like the winners from the cycle heard around the 16th, so I’d forecast this year will be around the same, unfortunately for all of our nerves/ anticipation.

[BoozyBaguette]

My proposal was updated on Friday (5/7) and I just heard from my advisor that it was accepted. Hope everyone still waiting gets good news this week! 

[zzzkkk]

1 hour ago, BoozyBaguette said:

My proposal was updated on Friday (5/7) and I just heard from my advisor that it was accepted. Hope everyone still waiting gets good news this week! 

Congratulations! May I ask if you applied on fastline? I heard that one of the two application portals does not show updates:) 

[lemepris]

@BoozyBaguette I got an email about an hour ago as well but it doesn't seem to be unambiguous enough for me take it as an acceptance. It only says "We have had the opportunity to read the proposal and the reviewer and panel comments and recommendations and would like to consider the proposal for a DDRIG award." And then asks for a bunch of things, including 'An Addendum addressing Reviewer Concerns'. Does your email say the same?

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Edited May 10, 2021 by lemepris

[BoozyBaguette]

6 minutes ago, lemepris said:

@BoozyBaguette I got an email about an hour ago as well but it doesn't seem to be unambiguous enough for me take it as an acceptance. It only says "We have had the opportunity to read the proposal and the reviewer and panel comments and recommendations and would like to consider the proposal for a DDRIG award." And then asks for a bunch of things, including 'An Addendum addressing Reviewer Concerns'. Does your email say the same?

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Yes, mine says the same, along with a "congratulations" near the end of the email. The language is definitely confusing but I think that means you got it!

[BoozyBaguette]

40 minutes ago, zzzkkk said:

Congratulations! May I ask if you applied on fastline? I heard that one of the two application portals does not show updates:) 

I was checking on research.gov, although my proposal still just shows as pending. 

[cafel]

@BoozyBaguette where in research.gov did you checked? Mine is just pending...

[BoozyBaguette]

18 minutes ago, BoozyBaguette said:

I was checking on research.gov, although my proposal still just shows as pending. 

Mine shows pending as well, but I got an email from a program officer that was then followed up by one from my PI.