ralph m Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Post here when you've heard. I know its early, but many people compete for this and we all want to know when its going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog81 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 The notification deadline is nearing and I am anxiously waiting. I continue to check this forum to see if anyone has heard anything. Looks like I will continue to check back. frog81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigBenis Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 HOLY SHIT ITS GOING DOWN!!! I MEAN ITS GOING DOWN GUYS! ONE OF MY BUDDIES GOT A CALL. I REPEAT, ITS GOING DOWN..SHIT, ITS GOING DOWN!!! eco_env 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolve Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 So do they generally call instead of email? Keeping my phone on me at all times now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog81 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I know a handful of past recipients who all indicated that they were notified by phone. Additionally, these individuals were all notified at different times that spanned over a few week period. Maybe something to do with the Funding Opportunity Number that they applied under (?). frog81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosci Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Has anyone else been contacted or heard of anyone receiving a call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpf1282 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Last year, the earliest people heard was the first/second week of April. Thanks for the SPAM pigbenis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tboats Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Last year, the deadline to hear from the EPA was May 30 (http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_gradfellow.html) so people heard ahead of time. Apparently this is not the case this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesand Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Last year, the deadline to hear from the EPA was May 30 (http://www.epa.gov/n...gradfellow.html) so people heard ahead of time. Apparently this is not the case this year. I just went to the website and it says this, which I don't remember seeing before...that's tomorrow! A. Award Notices A written evaluation provided by the external peer review will be provided to each applicant with an award or declination letter. If selected to receive a fellowship, you will be contacted no later than April 1, 2011 and should subsequently receive your official notification of award by June 30, 2011, for the fall term. Please note that this schedule may be changed without notification due to factors that were not anticipated at the time of announcement. The earliest anticipated start date for these awards is September 1, 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog81 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 As of now, this forum has reached more than 3,415 views. This leads me to believe that 1.) not many award notices have been given or 2.) people are keeping some really tight lips. I want to believe that the EPA is exercising the "Please note that this schedule may be changed without notification due to factors that were not anticipated at the time of announcement' caveat to the ward notices. I just went to the website and it says this, which I don't remember seeing before...that's tomorrow! A. Award Notices A written evaluation provided by the external peer review will be provided to each applicant with an award or declination letter. If selected to receive a fellowship, you will be contacted no later than April 1, 2011 and should subsequently receive your official notification of award by June 30, 2011, for the fall term. Please note that this schedule may be changed without notification due to factors that were not anticipated at the time of announcement. The earliest anticipated start date for these awards is September 1, 2011. frog81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesand Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 As of now, this forum has reached more than 3,415 views. This leads me to believe that 1.) not many award notices have been given or 2.) people are keeping some really tight lips. I want to believe that the EPA is exercising the "Please note that this schedule may be changed without notification due to factors that were not anticipated at the time of announcement' caveat to the ward notices. Yeah. I am really surprised by that date, actually. The email in November said notifications in 6 months, so I figured they would start notifying by April 1, similar to other years....I guess we will find out soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosci Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 As of now, this forum has reached more than 3,415 views. This leads me to believe that 1.) not many award notices have been given or 2.) people are keeping some really tight lips. I want to believe that the EPA is exercising the "Please note that this schedule may be changed without notification due to factors that were not anticipated at the time of announcement' caveat to the ward notices. With all the federal budget uncertainty a delay in award decisions is probably pretty likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotasya Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'm so nervous!!! I know that I shouldn't get my hopes up because I probably won't get the fellowship, but I can't help getting super anxious about it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaFlux Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) The general content of, ahem, PigBenis's post makes it seem rather unreliable. Of course, if someone has legitimately heard, please chime in! I think they try to notify before April 15 because that's when new students have to notify schools of their matriculation, and funding is a huge factor in those decisions. Furthermore, if you look at posts for EPA STAR cycles from previous years on here, it does seem like there was a wave of notices over a couple weeks in early April. It makes the most sense for this to be based on FON. Given this is government, are we surprised there is a delay from the April 1 date? Money was likely already encumbered into budgeting for these fellowships, so I think it's less likely they are trying to trim the budget. More likely they are just trying to even out the pie across the US from a large pool of excellent candidates. I'm sure we'll start hearing things soon. Hopefully anyway! Good luck everyone! Edited April 1, 2011 by AquaFlux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolve Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Anyone heard?! I can't take this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpf1282 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Haven't heard anything here. I'm sure their offices close at 5pm EST (Washington DC). So if no one hears in the next few hours, its probably not going to be until next week... Anyone heard?! I can't take this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolve Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Haven't heard anything here. I'm sure their offices close at 5pm EST (Washington DC). So if no one hears in the next few hours, its probably not going to be until next week... Very true - maybe they'll notify on Monday, then. Has anyone attempted calling to inquire? I haven't done this, but I may on Monday around say 4:30 PM EST if I haven't heard anything. Good luck to all, and don't stress too much over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKherpetologist Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I called two weeks ago to see if the April 1 deadline would change based on the status of the federal budget. As you would expect of the federal government, the call hasn't been returned.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccurrdl Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I work for the EPA, and my boss is on the 'relevancy review' board. He says he hasn't gotten anything to review yet, so I wouldn't expect anything soon. He said probably 1-2 months. Sorry to disappoint. lindsski and frog81 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesand Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I work for the EPA, and my boss is on the 'relevancy review' board. He says he hasn't gotten anything to review yet, so I wouldn't expect anything soon. He said probably 1-2 months. Sorry to disappoint. Wow, so that means that applications haven't even moved from external to internal review. If they are this far behind, it would be nice if they at least send rejections sooner rather than later to those that don't make it to internal review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnlikelyGrad Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 My 2 cents: (1) I know my advisor's DoD proposal has been more-or-less approved, with the caveat that they first need to get money from the government before they can actually give her the green light. It would not surprise me if all government research funding is on hold until the budget comes through. (2) Last year (in which the budget was also delayed) I didn't get a rejection from EPA STAR until the end of May. I submitted an application but don't think I will make it (again) this year. Dr. Hand-Waver was too busy to read the final draft of my research proposal; I'd made some rather spectacular changes in it since the previous draft, and really thought I needed her input. I'm not sure that's a good thing... However, writing the thing *was* good practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolve Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I work for the EPA, and my boss is on the 'relevancy review' board. He says he hasn't gotten anything to review yet, so I wouldn't expect anything soon. He said probably 1-2 months. Sorry to disappoint. I guess when they say the schedule may "change without notification" they really mean it. How disappointing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weinersmith Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Very true - maybe they'll notify on Monday, then. Has anyone attempted calling to inquire? I haven't done this, but I may on Monday around say 4:30 PM EST if I haven't heard anything. Good luck to all, and don't stress too much over the weekend. We're all looking forward to hearing what you find out! lostinAK and Weinersmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolve Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 We're all looking forward to hearing what you find out! Sorry! Never got around to it...I'll call them tomorrow. I'll post whatever I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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