roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 In case anyone wasn't aware, Robin Walker, director of the GRFP program, posted on the NSF GRFP LinkedIn profile 5 days ago: "Notification of awards/honorable mentions is just around the corner. Good luck GRFP applicants!" That was on....Wednesday of last week. So yeah Corner means weekend, right?
leappho2012 Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Yeah my (ultimately baseless) guess is that 2013 got taken down because it had to be updated to no longer be the current year at some level in their system, or something like that.
leappho2012 Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) In case anyone wasn't aware, Robin Walker, director of the GRFP program, posted on the NSF GRFP LinkedIn profile 5 days ago: "Notification of awards/honorable mentions is just around the corner. Good luck GRFP applicants!" That was on....Wednesday of last week. So yeah That's some high quality grfp stalking! NICE! Edited March 31, 2014 by leappho2012
HockeyNerd Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 I'm pretty sure its higher. It applies for grad school apps. And it makes sense that people who are more obssessed get better results. Or maybe that's wishful thinking (says someone who has been mostly a lurker and has all of 20 posts) Just from skimming it certainly look like more than the usual 15%
giles Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 They might just be waiting until their offices close [to post the maintenance message] so they don't have to deal with infinity questions, e.g, "Will I still be notified if awards are posted tonight!?" and such... I just reeealy want this to be over! You're actually probably spot on.
roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Just from skimming it certainly look like more than the usual 15% More means... more like 100%, right?
zipykido Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Retroactively taking off awards from 2013 to use for this year, right, right, right? Ha ha, actually you're probably partially correct. People may have have fallen out of eligibility since they accepted the awards so they wanted to remove those names from the list, that money probably gets put back in the pool. =
roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Ha ha, actually you're probably partially correct. People may have have fallen out of eligibility since they accepted the awards so they wanted to remove those names from the list, that money probably gets put back in the pool. = Heheeyyy.... I'll take anything I can get.
bassish101 Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 In case anyone wasn't aware, Robin Walker, director of the GRFP program, posted on the NSF GRFP LinkedIn profile 5 days ago: "Notification of awards/honorable mentions is just around the corner. Good luck GRFP applicants!" That was on....Wednesday of last week. So yeah How do you know that she is the director of the GRFP program?
roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 So, realistically, what are the chances that we hear tonight?
hb19 Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 How do you know that she is the director of the GRFP program? From her website (http://grfpessayinsights.missouri.edu/about.php), it appears she is on staff with the University of Missouri instead of NSF.
reactiontime Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Oh man, this was totally on the website when I checked at 1:26 pm CST: "FastLane will be unavailable from 10:00 PM ET Monday March 31st - 2:00 AM ET Tuesday April 1st for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience." I saw it and immediately gchatted a friend. And now it's gone! No one will believe me! EEP!
fe3lg0odhit Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 You are right, she may not be the director. But I have reason to believe she has inside information, as she is quite experienced with the NSF process, and may have a heavy hand in it every year. hb19 1
giles Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 They might just be waiting until their offices close [to post the maintenance message] so they don't have to deal with infinity questions, e.g, "Will I still be notified if awards are posted tonight!?" and such... I just reeealy want this to be over! Further evidence for leappho2012's theory is that last year, the maintenance message appeared at ~8:59 PM EDT (based on the previous forum), just one minute before the Fastlane user support phone line is set to close.
leappho2012 Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Further evidence for leappho2012's theory is that last year, the maintenance message appeared at ~8:59 PM EDT (based on the previous forum), just one minute before the Fastlane user support phone line is set to close. Ha! I wanted to look up that table someone posted a few pages back to check that, thanks! I'm foolishly making a doomed but honest effort to prepare some slides for lab meeting tomorrow, so I'm trying to stick to only refreshing every... minute, and not looking back.
roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Did anyone see the twitter? Sounds like they might be trying to say it's tonight without actually saying it.
rubethecube Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Did anyone see the twitter? Sounds like they might be trying to say it's tonight without actually saying it. Sounds like the social media intern is not authorized (or informed enough?) to comment any further Indie_soul 1
roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Sounds like the social media intern is not authorized (or informed enough?) to comment any further I want that job. Then I'd know what was going on.
stmwap Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 I want that job. Then I'd know what was going on. I'm sure you wouldn't be eligible for the fellowship, though.
roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 I'm sure you wouldn't be eligible for the fellowship, though. Like I'm gonna win.
roboticsapplicant Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 You are. I hope so. why do you say that? care to bet on it? as an insurance policy?
stmwap Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 I hope so. why do you say that? care to bet on it? as an insurance policy? Just taking a wild guess. I'm going to get HM.
Monochrome Spring Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 BioBum, Josh70, Queen of Kale and 10 others 12 1
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