EPA Star Fellowship 2013

[dubstep:drop da NaOH]

Nothing...yet. I live in RI. I am in category E1:Drinking water. 

[SensLu]

Got mine, in MI.  Good reviews, even though I decided I wasn't going to accept the award is awesome to finally know what the reviewers thought.  I'm happy.

[zhanger]

Tim is in my department, and I know him pretty well. 

 

@TimmStrathmann Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. He seems to know something.

 

 

Retweeting: FY2014 EPA budget includes elimination EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Program. Will be a big loss to grad students in environmental sciences.

[dubstep:drop da NaOH]

Got mine, in MI.  Good reviews, even though I decided I wasn't going to accept the award is awesome to finally know what the reviewers thought.  I'm happy.

 If you don't mind me asking, what category were you?

[Lumidee]

any calls ??

[ambitious_girl]

Any A2 Emerging Environmental Approaches & Challenges: Information Science ?

 

My patience is running low!

[em829]

Any A2 Emerging Environmental Approaches & Challenges: Information Science ?

 

My patience is running low!

Mine is running very low also    I am in Green Engineering/Building/Chemical Products & Processes/Materials Development  (C1)!

[em829]

I just got my rejection letter C1 in Mississippi. Good look everyone!

[MochaMocha]

Has anyone really not heard about any phone calls? I find this to be concerning, because in previous years people's friends or lab mates posted something by now.

That said nothing for me yet, applied under F1

[igresqc]

I'm out of the running. B3.

 

I'm confused though because I only have ONE review instead of three this time, which shows an average application score and some feedback on each criterion. I wonder if I had made it to internal review this year? Does everyone else have one review labeled "Peer Review Results"?

[Guest1009]

Yellow letter delivered today in Georgia - dated May 3.  C1 (V.Good, Good x2).  Best of luck to those left!

Edited May 10, 2013 by Guest1009

[dubstep:drop da NaOH]

For those of you who got the packets of doom, what was the date of your package? And category? It seems like they first sent out the the a to c rejects then d to f in the next week.

[ec1122]

C2 in Philly. Rejection packet dated May 3rd, had  3 reviews. 

[SensLu]

Mine was in B2, rejection letter dated may 3rd but postage date was May 7th.

 

Oh and I got E, VG, F

Edited May 11, 2013 by SensLu

[Heat_her_bee]

I'm out of the running. B3.

 

I'm confused though because I only have ONE review instead of three this time, which shows an average application score and some feedback on each criterion. I wonder if I had made it to internal review this year? Does everyone else have one review labeled "Peer Review Results"?

Hey  igresqc. In my experience (this is my 4th year applying) that means that you made it to the final round. There were two years that I only had one review and they explained that after the external review they send back to EPA and get an internal review and make the final selection there. I assume it is the same this year. 

 

[sciencesarah]

F1 come today - only 1 review = Very good. Darn! I hope they offer it again next year  

[zhang22]

Thanks everyone for posting so far. No rejection yet, but expecting one soon due to my status as current PhD. Please provide acceptance/rejection, date of letter or phone call, location in US, and FON. 

[mbs191]

So no good news from anyone?  Nothing here yet in Philly for B-2.....but that could very well be due to the amazingly slow University Post-Office where letters sometimes take weeks to emerge from.......

[gustyfoo]

They must have just sent out rejection letters to people who didn't make it through the external peer review (i.e., those that didn't get 3 excellent reviews)

[geogPhD]

Got my packet of doom yesterday. E3. Reviews: E, VG, and F.  The first two reviews really liked my proposal and were very encouraging. The third eviscerated my proposal. Very discourging review. I'm amazed how you can have such wildly different reviews to the same proposal.

 

A friend of mine also got her's yesterday. She was in B2. I think that means all the categories are sending out rejections now.

 

Good luck to those who haven't heard yet. For those rejected, keep your head up and keep plugging away. It will pay off in the long run.

[MochaMocha]

Got my packet of doom yesterday. E3. Reviews: E, VG, and F.  The first two reviews really liked my proposal and were very encouraging. The third eviscerated my proposal. Very discourging review. I'm amazed how you can have such wildly different reviews to the same proposal.

 

A friend of mine also got her's yesterday. She was in B2. I think that means all the categories are sending out rejections now.

 

Good luck to those who haven't heard yet. For those rejected, keep your head up and keep plugging away. It will pay off in the long run.

 

It's always the third reviewer!   Thought everyone who already got their package of doom might like this video - very funny

 

Edited May 11, 2013 by MochaMocha

[jacket24]

So no good news from anyone?  Nothing here yet in Philly for B-2.....but that could very well be due to the amazingly slow University Post-Office where letters sometimes take weeks to emerge from.......

 

Does no news count as good news? Still nothing for E1 in Georgia.

[zhang22]

Well, I'm officially out of the running and since I'm already 2nd year PhD this is my last time. Letter dated May 3rd, one reviewer, received by parents in Boston. My FON was E3. I never expected to win, but had a sliver of hope until now. Good luck to everyone else

[dcfryxell]

rejection for F1... dated May 3. VG, VG, G. Good luck errrbody!

[marshymarsh]

Has *anyone* heard good news or are highly ranked people basically being put on hold given the budget?  I'm sure my rejection is en route in the mail :-)