jeb266 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 I think the element of surprise is endearing..... They will come when they come Kevin Patrick Cullen 1
fjramos Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi everyone. I emailed my campus FPA and he told me to expect news by next Friday (Jan 27) or Monday (Jan 30).
cabooklover Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Does anyone have the guts to call and ask what time the emails will officially be sent out so we can stop going nuts? I'm at work & dying to but can't! The only number I have is for Rachel but when I called it last time, someone else did pick up and tell me she was running late that day, so I tried it again today and got voicemail. Sorry.
lkjl2007 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Apparently there are some issues with my application for the Austria USTA...which I was SO meticulous about! So frustrating that I would find this out today of all days...hopefully it'll be the only Fulbright-related negative of the day.
lkahmil Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Thank you! I'd been pretty calm throughout most of the process, but I'd been getting restless the past week or so. (Though I don't know where my first post went? But yes, I found out yesterday evening that my application for an ETA in Germany has been "recommended" to the next round.) I hope that today brings good news for everyone! Yes Congratulations! Did your advisers happen to tell you when the letters will be going out?
oa0176 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi everyone. I emailed my campus FPA and he told me to expect news by next Friday (Jan 27) or Monday (Jan 30). wait, what? did they hear this from the fulbright people? I hope its still today though
fosgfp Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Watch, after all of this angst they won't even go out today. Don't know if I can stand to wait an extra week or two
boxoatoc Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Hi everyone, I've lurked on here for way too long. I've applied for a research fellowship in Kyrgyzstan. Any other Central Asia applicants in here? It's a regional grant so I don't know how many spots are available to KG (and Kazakhstan and Tajikistan) specifically, and I guess no one will know until they choose?... Thanks everyone for being snooperific about the email dates -- I will be refreshing my email a bit obsessively today but otherwise am happy to be kept in the loop. I'm at-large so I get no news. It's my 2nd time applying. The first time was to Taiwan in 2006, but I didn't get it -- my app wasn't very good, and frankly I wasn't mature / global-minded enough to take on a Fulbright anyway. I worked abroad for 2 years after that, started and finished grad school, and had all kinds of adventures, so I just wanted to chip in and say that your exciting plans are NOT shot all to hell if you don't get this one award. Find something else that excites you, do it, and apply to Fulbright again if you don't get one this round! Whatever we all hear, let's all trust that we've done the best we could with our applications at the time given the constraints of our lives, the app deadline, and all that. I know that regardless of what I hear today, I will be thanking my friends and colleagues for their help in putting together the app by reading, proofreading, offering encouragement, or being a sounding board for my ideas and frustrations. I'm saving up my Tums and antacids for the next round, should I be so lucky as to be subjected to the waiting game again. Be well everyone! With that, I'll end my Pollyanna rant. Edited January 19, 2012 by boxoatoc rising_star 1
fjramos Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 wait, what? did they hear this from the fulbright people? I hope its still today though Yes. Is it possible that we will be notified according to specific program? I hope he's wrong *fingers crossed*
fosgfp Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 I am begging someone braver than myself to call
lkahmil Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi everyone. I emailed my campus FPA and he told me to expect news by next Friday (Jan 27) or Monday (Jan 30). I hope its today... Especially when some people are already finding out... I already prepare my mindset for today I don't think I can be this calm waiting until next week...
MarcelloMarcelli Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 If you want to be the champ of the board and call .... then go to this link http://us.fulbrightonline.org/program_regions_world.html Click on your region, and your contact person will be at the top of the page. THANK YOU in advance if anyone can do this (I wish I could, gah) Marcello
cabooklover Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 If you want to be the champ of the board and call .... then go to this link http://us.fulbrighto...ions_world.html Click on your region, and your contact person will be at the top of the page. THANK YOU in advance if anyone can do this (I wish I could, gah) Marcello Well, I'm not a German applicant but Rachel is out of the office until the 23rd, so I called Cara Doble. Also got voicemail for her but I left a message with my number, so maybe I'll get a callback?
feibeinei Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 i keep getting irrelevant gmail notifications ugh! the linkedin "fulbright" one almost killed me i just sat and reread my application. checked the fulbright site. and emailed my FPA... already changed my gmail settings wherein just the subject line will show up when the email comes. and congrats to the person who learned about their ETA for Germany by way of their FPA!
cabooklover Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Okay, I've been a total Gryffindor and have been making these calls....most unlike me LOL. Anyway, I couldn't get a hold of Rachel or Cara, so I decided to branch out. I contacted Jermaine Jones who is the contact for Africa. He said that his information states that notifications will go out at the end of the day on January 19th. He does not know if that means end of business day EST or 11:59pm.
oa0176 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Okay, I've been a total Gryffindor and have been making these calls....most unlike me LOL. Anyway, I couldn't get a hold of Rachel or Cara, so I decided to branch out. I contacted Jermaine Jones who is the contact for Africa. He said that his information states that notifications will go out at the end of the day on January 19th. He does not know if that means end of business day EST or 11:59pm. thanks! feibeinei 1
fosgfp Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 A few people on twitter have mentioned hearing. (search Fulbright). A very few though, guessing from FPAs
OliviaKate84 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Anyone else hoping to do research in Italy?
MarcelloMarcelli Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 cabooklover, you are a TOTAL gryffindor, and deserve the House Cup (and, hopefully, good news today). Thank you!!
MarcelloMarcelli Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Why are they making us wait to the end of the day, do you think, when the FPAs know already? Just so we won't call?
cabooklover Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 cabooklover, you are a TOTAL gryffindor, and deserve the House Cup (and, hopefully, good news today). Thank you!! Aw, thanks! Glad to have news to contribute that might be helpful. I hope everyone on this board hears good news!!!! Why are they making us wait to the end of the day, do you think, when the FPAs know already? Just so we won't call? That may be there plan but it sure hasn't stopped me from calling....and calling, until I found a real live person. LOL.
oa0176 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 A few people on twitter have mentioned hearing. (search Fulbright). A very few though, guessing from FPAs i just saw a school congratulating 29 of their students on twitter!!
feibeinei Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 i just saw a school congratulating 29 of their students on twitter!! just saw that too.
cabooklover Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Well, I'm not a German applicant but Rachel is out of the office until the 23rd, so I called Cara Doble. Also got voicemail for her but I left a message with my number, so maybe I'll get a callback? I *love* Cara Doble! She actually called me back! And she gave me the same info as Jermaine, the emails will go out tonight. ETA: Twitter is evil. Dang, 29 finalists from one school?! I'm at at-large applicant and am really scared now. Edited January 19, 2012 by cabooklover
MarcelloMarcelli Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 I hope they told the students themselves before they started tweeting Imagine trying to guess if you were one of the 29!
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