time_consume_me Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/6/2022 at 3:01 PM, gorgogliante said: Well, it turns out that unfortunately this year's fellows will actually be the last. The Mellon foundation has stopped funding the program. For clarity, if you applied this year, you can still win funding. But there will be no application this fall or thereafter. Here's the announcement: https://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf/idrf-announcement/ Absolute tragedy and a huge loss for international students. This was one of the few big ones that allowed non-US citizens. I interestingly noted that they hadn't increased the award amount in over 12 years. Perhaps that should have been seen as a red flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatoTheCat Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Hello everyone, did anyone get any email update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoFalcon1 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 55 minutes ago, PlatoTheCat said: Hello everyone, did anyone get any email update? Nothing yet. At this point, I want to believe tomorrow will be the day we will hear something. But I beginning to not to have any expectations of when. I keep checking my email over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgogliante Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Just got rejected. ? Huge bummer knowing I won't be able to apply again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoFalcon1 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I just got an email that I am one of the awardee! Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgogliante Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Just now, GeoFalcon1 said: I just got an email that I am one of the awardee! Good luck to everyone! Congratulations! Did your letter say how many awards were issued this year? Edited April 12, 2022 by gorgogliante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoFalcon1 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 minute ago, gorgogliante said: Congratulations! Did your letter say how many awards were issued this year? Yes it did. Here is a direct quote "You are one of sixty provisional awardees, selected from a total of 870 submitted applications from graduate students at 112 universities. This year's awardees represent thirty-one universities and fourteen disciplines." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgogliante Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, GeoFalcon1 said: Yes it did. Here is a direct quote "You are one of sixty provisional awardees, selected from a total of 870 submitted applications from graduate students at 112 universities. This year's awardees represent thirty-one universities and fourteen disciplines." Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Snob Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 11:40 PM, time_consume_me said: Absolute tragedy and a huge loss for international students. This was one of the few big ones that allowed non-US citizens. I interestingly noted that they hadn't increased the award amount in over 12 years. Perhaps that should have been seen as a red flag. There is a PETITION circulating asking SSRC & Melon to reinstate the IDRF grant. I’ve signed. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/ask-ssrc-and-mellon-to-reinstate-the-international-dissertation-research-fellowship-program?source=direct_link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgogliante Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Are any other rejected finalists still waiting to get feedback on their application? I sent an email to the IDRF a week ago and haven't heard back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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