space_invaders Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Has anyone heard from NSERC yet? PGS, and/or CGS? People tend to say that results are published in mid-March, but this year... I guess everything is a gamble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicealice Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 In December you should've received an email from your university informing you that your application has advanced to the final stage of the process and has been sent off to NSERC. Your university should've also mentioned in that email that decisions come out around mid-April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_invaders Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 In December you should've received an email from your university informing you that your application has advanced to the final stage of the process and has been sent off to NSERC. Your university should've also mentioned in that email that decisions come out around mid-April. That's interesting. This link http://tinyurl.com/c2xsks seems to have been updated on March 9, 2009, and it states that results should be sent out by March 31? I think I'll get in touch with my department as well, perhaps things chance from school to school? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 They say it comes out end of March, but last year the letter was dated March 12. I was expecting to hear back this week, but oh well, I can wait another week lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_invaders Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 I just heard back from my department, and they stated that all applicants (regardless of whether or not they applied through their respective departments) should hear individually through Canada Post. So I guess it's turning into a frantic checking of my "physical" inbox as well as my "electronic" inbox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I just heard back from my department, and they stated that all applicants (regardless of whether or not they applied through their respective departments) should hear individually through Canada Post. So I guess it's turning into a frantic checking of my "physical" inbox as well as my "electronic" inbox! You mean they have already sent out the decisions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_invaders Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 The department couldn't tell. They probably don't know, but they said that we (as students) would hear earlier than the departments, and that correspondence would be via Canada Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redchicken Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Has anyone heard from NSERC so far this week? In the past I usually heard on the 23rd or 24th.... so far nothing for me... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I haven't heard yet either. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_invaders Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nothing on my end either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nothing in the mail today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redchicken Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nothing today either. It's possible NSERC sent out notification a little late this year - they're behind on releasing the Discovery Grant awards list by a couple of weeks. I'll post again as soon as I receive news one way or the other... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marya Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Any news guys? Do they send rejections first? I called NSERC and they told me that the last CGS's are gonna be printed Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ic3guy Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Thanks for calling marya. I was planning on doing that myself today. If I get it or not, I just want to know . Good luck everyone else . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That's good to know! I wonder how long it'll take them to actually mail the things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_invaders Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 That's good to know! I wonder how long it'll take them to actually mail the things. With Canada Post? Add at least 2 days to your worst estimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marya Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Has anyone heard back from Nserc? :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bani Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Nothing for me yet :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Nothing for me either! Tomorrow? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redchicken Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 diddly squat. Tomorrow... LOL indeed... :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_invaders Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 It's still not technically the "end of March" yet. They could be fooling us all. Maybe they're going to randomly pick applicants tomorrow based on some Monte-Carlo AWGN methods. I wouldn't be surprised. :roll: I'll be happy if I hear by Friday. (That's how low my expectancies are after the whole application fiasco this year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ic3guy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I did not receive anything yet in the mail either. Indeed, tomorrow is the "end of march". LOL! Don't hold your breath though... space_invaders -> what application fiasco are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marya Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I called them again today and they said we are sending them by mail tomorrow!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_invaders Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 space_invaders -> what application fiasco are you talking about? Just the whole experience. Terrible treatment of prospective students overall. All of my professors were dumbfounded by the updates I was providing them... let alone shocked by the rejections. Just as an example, I received an Open House invitation 1.5 weeks before hearing *anything* about admission in one case. In another, I had phone interviews in which a potential supervisor said he "really looked forward meeting me", and then received a rejection letter 6 weeks later. The story goes on and on. I called them again today and they said we are sending them by mail tomorrow!!!!! There you go! Gotta love Canadian bureaucracy. No different than most undergraduates -- leaving everything until the last day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bani Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Still nothing in my mailbox this morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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