meowser Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I find the change to "approximately one week" extremely comforting. Especially when combined with the approved budget! The end may actually be in sight this time. Finally. I just want to move on with my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowser Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Also, I love the dramatic upswing in the number of guests browsing the forum this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caezar86 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I find the change to "approximately one week" extremely comforting. Especially when combined with the approved budget! The end may actually be in sight this time. Finally. I just want to move on with my life. Where does it actually say "approximately one week"? When I go on nsfgrfp.org, it still says "the approximate timeline for notifications is within the next two weeks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdilks Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Refresh the page, or clear your cookies/cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowser Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Where does it actually say "approximately one week"? When I go on nsfgrfp.org, it still says "the approximate timeline for notifications is within the next two weeks." The above poster is right. The same thing happened to me when I went to the webpage, but when I hit refresh it updated to "approximately one week." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_sac Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I know people have posted this before, but is this what has been approved? Stimulus money will only fund a few new solicitations and no continuing awards; most new and continuing awards will be funded through FY 09 regular appropriations. Exceptions are: ?early/new investigator awards ?CAREER awards - funded for full five years ?Graduate Research Fellowships and other similar scholarship programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowser Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 To summarize what I remember from previous forum pages: The GRFP is definitely getting some stimulus money, but the funding is NOT being tripled this year. It is, however, being tripled for FY2010 based on Obama's new budget. So basically, if you can apply again next year, you are in luck. There was a pretty lengthy discussion about this topic some pages back. As for the additional awards this year, it is still unclear how much extra money there is, but it seems like it is coming from multiple sources. There is no concrete "real" number anywhere on the web as of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_sac Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 To summarize what I remember from previous forum pages: The GRFP is definitely getting some stimulus money, but the funding is NOT being tripled this year. It is, however, being tripled for FY2010 based on Obama's new budget. So basically, if you can apply again next year, you are in luck. There was a pretty lengthy discussion about this topic some pages back. As for the additional awards this year, it is still unclear how much extra money there is, but it seems like it is coming from multiple sources. There is no concrete "real" number anywhere on the web as of right now. Thanks for the clarification meowser! Just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one who couldn't find anything else on the internet about ARRA GRFP funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheherazade Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 On the same note, it you're working a temp job, chances are you've never been in this position before. Although who knows? That could be where I'll end up if I don't get this. Just to throw in, I worked temp for six months after college, before getting accepted to 6 out of 7 grad schools I applied to, including an Ivy. The job market can be very rough for humanities majors, so reserve your judgment on temp employees. They may not be polite on the phone, which sucks and all, but seriously, does anyone who calls actually think they're going to get an answer any quicker? Admit it, y'all are just trying to take your frustration out on someone, and find the call center employees an appropriate target. We're all already in a career field (academics) that has a hard time understanding the rest of the world... don't make yourselves sound ruder than you really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclelurker Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 "For those applicants still waiting for notification of their 2009 applications, the approximate timeline for notifications is in approximately one week." how many more approximations could one fit into that sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beak3chimps Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 "For those applicants still waiting for notification of their 2009 applications, the approximate timeline for notifications is in approximately one week." how many more approximations could one fit into that sentence? NSF: Proving there's a reason they became scientists and not novelists since 2009. PS: If you guys really want to terrify yourselves, consider the fact that I've been waiting on NSF so long I've started looking at Dissertation Improvement Grants. I'm not even joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denidzo Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 NSF: Proving there's a reason they became scientists and not novelists since 2009. PS: If you guys really want to terrify yourselves, consider the fact that I've been waiting on NSF so long I've started looking at Dissertation Improvement Grants. I'm not even joking. For those folks in the same boat and in the humanities/social sciences, have you checked out the SSRC DPDF? It looks good. What others are you applying for? (picking your brain since I'll be doing the same thing) I'm also looking at Wenner-Grenn, a grant not a fellowship, but hey, it's support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 For those folks in the same boat and in the humanities/social sciences, have you checked out the SSRC DPDF? It looks good. What others are you applying for? (picking your brain since I'll be doing the same thing) I'm also looking at Wenner-Grenn, a grant not a fellowship, but hey, it's support. The NSF is the only one to which I applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclelurker Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 congress approved stimulus plan for nsf on may 8th (not the 11th) per http://www.nsf.gov/recovery/ for financial activity file available 12 may 2009 http://www.nsf.gov/recovery/2009/05/12/ ... 122009.xls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclelurker Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 not that this means anything on the part of fastlane, more like a poor connection on my end but accessing award/hm lists yields "The system is temporarily unavailable. Please notify the system administrator if this message persists." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liatris Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 The honorable mention list is "one applicant", but it is just a bunch of asterisks acting as a place holder. And I am looking at DDIG too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Skunk Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 "For those applicants still waiting for notification of their 2009 applications, the approximate timeline for notifications is in approximately one week." how many more approximations could one fit into that sentence?They changed "approximate" to "estimated". I wonder if they're reading this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denidzo Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 The NSF is the only one to which I applied. The DPDF is a dissertation improvement grant. Like Will, I'm looking ahead :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denidzo Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 They changed "approximate" to "estimated". I wonder if they're reading this thread. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. If they are reading it, then they realize we limboers are frustrated. That could be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeblight Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 FY 2010: actually starts on October 1, 2009, approx when NSFGRFP funding starts. Go ahead skygazers and cloudworshippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liatris Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 FY 2010: actually starts on October 1, 2009, approx when NSFGRFP funding starts. Go ahead skygazers and cloudworshippers. Every time I try to crush all hope.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beak3chimps Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 For those folks in the same boat and in the humanities/social sciences, have you checked out the SSRC DPDF? It looks good. What others are you applying for? (picking your brain since I'll be doing the same thing) I'm also looking at Wenner-Grenn, a grant not a fellowship, but hey, it's support. I'm looking at Leakey and a ton of other little biology and primatology grants--I'll probably apply to W-G, but it's a stretch unless they like my argument that primate foraging is relevant to human foraging evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denidzo Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I'm looking at Leakey and a ton of other little biology and primatology grants--I'll probably apply to W-G, but it's a stretch unless they like my argument that primate foraging is relevant to human foraging evolution. Leakey is a good one. I'm sure you can make the argument about primate foraging - really, if archaeologists can argue that material artifacts have agency, then this is certainly within the range of a W_G! I like the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuette Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I'm looking at Leakey and a ton of other little biology and primatology grants--I'll probably apply to W-G, but it's a stretch unless they like my argument that primate foraging is relevant to human foraging evolution. I'm no biologist, but there's a postdoc here who is doing work on how eye-movement patterns and how one searches their memory during recall is characterized by the same equation as animal foraging. Foraging rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclelurker Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 " To increase the impacts of these investments, the 2010 Budget also emphasizes support for researchers at the beginning of their careers to sustain and expand the Nations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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