Clarrien Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I am also a UBC student. My application also says 'recieved' on the NSERC online services, and was changed to this status on the 25th of November, which is about when I recieved an email from grad studies informing me my application had been forwarded to Ottawa.
sbaldwin Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 A month and a half until we find out....... I'm so nervous! I wish we didn't have to wait so long for an answer!
boourns Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 The first two cycles I was super nervous about the results, but now that I'm in my third year of grad studies with 2 NSERC rejections from ottawa under my belt I'm super relaxed. The last 2 years, I was hyped up to get it, but this year I couldn't care less. Good luck to everyone!
Peeler Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 Hello Boourns, I am from U of A as well. I wish you could get it this time. I am praying to get the PDF. Pretty close to March... The first two cycles I was super nervous about the results, but now that I'm in my third year of grad studies with 2 NSERC rejections from ottawa under my belt I'm super relaxed. The last 2 years, I was hyped up to get it, but this year I couldn't care less. Good luck to everyone!
stud007 Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 wow seems like many ppl frm UofA are here in this forum.... This is my first year of applying.. I was told tht my NSERC application was highly ranked in the department and am pretty hopeful of getting one... Can't wait for March end..
ktel Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 I'm a former U of A undergrad, and successfully received an NSERC CGS-M by applying through the U of A. One of my profs actually knew I got the award before I did (they sent out an e-mail to the department) and told me in one of my labs. Very exciting!
Peeler Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Ktel, which year did you apply for it? I'm a former U of A undergrad, and successfully received an NSERC CGS-M by applying through the U of A. One of my profs actually knew I got the award before I did (they sent out an e-mail to the department) and told me in one of my labs. Very exciting!
ktel Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Ktel, which year did you apply for it? I'm using it now, so applied last year through the mechanical engineering department. NSERC releases the names and universities of all the winners somewhere.
stud007 Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 @ktel yeah..I pretty much understand ur excitement. I was told by my supervisor abt my application being ranked top 3 in the department and I still recount how excited he was, as well... Since we have many ppl frm UofA, I am thinking of creating a forum for Alberta Innovate scholarship as well. Many ppl amongst us must have applied for it..
jnoel12 Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 When should we expect to receive our letters? I've heard end of March. I'm guessing roughly March 20-25???
silicon Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Hi everyone!!! Is there any update about NSERC PDF notification?
Peeler Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) I guess roughly the week of March 19th this year. Edited March 5, 2012 by Peeler
snowshoes Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Mid-March? Sounds awesome! I'm looking forward to finally hearing how my PGS-D goes.
marmoor Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Who is a PDF applicant? Whats your paper count? I have 4 first author and one second author accepted and am completely hopeless based one last year's statistics
mungmung Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Who is a PDF applicant? Whats your paper count? I have 4 first author and one second author accepted and am completely hopeless based one last year's statistics It doesn't matter how many papers you have. I guess It depends on how you write your proposal. I know someone who have > 10 papers,but still didn't get NSERC PDF. Good Luck!
Peeler Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 I totally agree with you, Mungmung. When you read the instruction of the evaluation, academic potential is really a concern when the selection committee make the final decision. It doesn't matter how many papers you have. I guess It depends on how you write your proposal. I know someone who have > 10 papers,but still didn't get NSERC PDF. Good Luck!
Peeler Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Marmoor, I am also an applicant for NSERC PDF. It is tough though. I have checked all the PDF holders from last years competition in science and engineering catogary. The number of first author publications of individual ranges from 3-16. You are still within the range. Last year was very exceptional because the successful rate was only 10%, half or even lower than half of that in previous 3 years. I wish NSERC noticed this issue. Who is a PDF applicant? Whats your paper count? I have 4 first author and one second author accepted and am completely hopeless based one last year's statistics Edited March 5, 2012 by Peeler
marmoor Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Peeler, are you referring to their journal count? I do have around 9 first author conference papers as well. How about u? I know a friend in CS that had only one submitted journal and got PDF, I have no idea how their evaluations work. My proposal for CGS-D was mostly related to Bio stuff and I got it but my proposal this year is CS and Math based so I guess I wont get a good score for that.
marmoor Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Well good luck to everyone lets see how it goes this year, the government is very underfunded and I dont think the number of PDFs will change this year.
Peeler Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 I only count the journal papers since I am in chemical engineering and normally we do not care about conference papers since most of them are not under peer-reviewed in my area. I only have 6 first authors journal paper, nothing else. Peeler, are you referring to their journal count? I do have around 9 first author conference papers as well. How about u? I know a friend in CS that had only one submitted journal and got PDF, I have no idea how their evaluations work. My proposal for CGS-D was mostly related to Bio stuff and I got it but my proposal this year is CS and Math based so I guess I wont get a good score for that.
Peeler Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Hopefully it will maintain 10%. Well good luck to everyone lets see how it goes this year, the government is very underfunded and I dont think the number of PDFs will change this year.
marmoor Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Thats great, Do you have NSERC now? I guess the awards do matter as well. I also think the paper counts are based on the area of research, I am in ECE and all my friends with more than 5 first author journals got PDF last year.
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