InquilineKea Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) So the application process starts again today. See https://ndseg.asee.org/apply Edited September 4, 2013 by InquilineKea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 For the "Community & Volunteer Work" section, would it look like I'm grasping if I wrote activities from late high school? I put in a lot of work over a couple years back then, but I haven't done much in that regard since (unless standing outside and telling people where to vote counts as a volunteer activity). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 So I have a question about the research references. I'm currently working at a research institute and haven't yet told my supervisor that I'm applying to grad school. As I've coauthored papers with my current supervisor, he's a contact for my research experiences. When might they contact research references / do they? I don't want my supervisor to find out via email from NDSEG but ideally I'd wait till Feb - April when I know where / if I was accepted to tell him for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropTheBase Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 So I have a question about the research references. I'm currently working at a research institute and haven't yet told my supervisor that I'm applying to grad school. As I've coauthored papers with my current supervisor, he's a contact for my research experiences. When might they contact research references / do they? I don't want my supervisor to find out via email from NDSEG but ideally I'd wait till Feb - April when I know where / if I was accepted to tell him for sure. I'm a little confused by your situation, is your supervisor not writing you a letter for the NDSEG? You bring up a really good question, however. To what extent does ASEE contact every non-letter-writing reference you put down? And in what way? Do they read the blurb that we submit to NDSEG and confirm? Or is it just a he/she did/didn't work for me kind of thing? Maybe some previous applicants can answer. DTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I began work at my current job in July, so my supervisor hasn't known me long enough to write the kind of letter that my old professors can. But I've still done substantial research in that time since July. Any previous applicants have an idea how/when non-letter-writing references are contacted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picabo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Does anyone have any suggestions about the essays or know of any websites that include suggestions/examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananaphone Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Does anyone have any suggestions about the essays or know of any websites that include suggestions/examples? Olga Botvinnik posted a link to her blog on here a while back. She was awarded the NDSEG and has a lot of other example essays: Link to her essays. Philip Guo also has some excellent advice on fellowships (Hertz, NSF, and NDSEG): Link to his advice. Quant_Liz_Lemon and VBD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschlich Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Is anyone else going to get screwed over because they didn't submit GRE scores well enough in advance? I missed the "send it 15 days in advance" guideline because silly me figured that an electronic submission would take at the most a couple of days to get from point a to point b. Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschlich Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Also, I can't view the status of my application. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebla Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Also, I can't view the status of my application. Anyone else? Same. As for the GRE thing, did you take multiple tests with ETS (e.g., a general and a subject test)? If so, the numbers might not match up. You should call ETS to get the right registration numbers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropTheBase Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Probably too late now, but isn't there an expedited service for sending GRE scores? Also, unlike the NSF, you're application immediately disappears once you submit it. So it's a really good idea to save all your entries somewhere for next year. DTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffleung1992 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Anyone have any experience with when we can expect to hear back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropTheBase Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 If you look at previous years' threads, 5% of each thread is about the actual application and the rest is about hearing back. It seems to be around or later than when we all hear back from NSF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorityMinority Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ugh, I'm so anxious! I really need this fellowship to come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropTheBase Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ugh, I'm so anxious! I really need this fellowship to come through. You already have the GEM!! You need another one??? Quant_Liz_Lemon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorityMinority Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 You already have the GEM!! You need another one??? Yes, I was very lucky to receive the the GEM fellowship upon entering graduate school; however, the fellowship only lasts for one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubethecube Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I just went digging through the results for NDSEG, and it looks like the award time is a good deal more variable than for NSF. Last year, the majority of awards went out April 3rd (which was a Wednesday), so we may be hearing as soon as next week. The year before, the awards seemed to be erratically placed between mid April and as late as August 1 (??). Anyway best of luck to everyone! And don't get your hopes up if you're waitlisted (which from last year looks like happens to a SHITLOAD of people)... better to assume it means rejected and have a pleasant surprise to find out you got it later than be destroyed again. fosgfp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyo Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 The year before last, I think we heard in late April. Then last year, we got a first-cut notification early in April & the final notification went out first week of May. Hopefully they'll do the first-cut thing again this year. This is my 3rd (and last year) playing the NDSEG game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosgfp Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 someone asked on fb about notifications and got this response: National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Thanks for your message! The applications are currently being reviewed by the DoD. They expect to inform us of their decisions by sometime in mid-April, at which point we will notify all selected applicants.Have a great weekend! March 28 at 2:39pm DropTheBase, loginofpscl and Quant_Liz_Lemon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebla Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 In previous years people found out by logging in before the official emails went out, right (and noticing the site went down right before the announcement)? Is this the main site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picabo Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I received this email this morning from "The NDSEG Program Team at ASEE": Dear 2014 NDSEG applicant, The NDSEG Program Office has been receiving a large volume of inquiries regarding the status of awards for the 2014 NDSEG Fellowship. As a result, we would like to update you with the information that we have been given at this time. The Department of Defense has informed the NDSEG Program team that they expect to submit award decisions the second week of April. Once the DoD has submitted these results, the NDSEG Program team will then contact all applicants via e-mail. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, The NDSEG Program Team at ASEE 1818 N Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 649-3831 Fax: (202) 265-8504 So .... it sounds like DoD will email them next week and they will email us after that. So ... I'm thinking we'll hear back (via email) next week or the week after. Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERDERRCHEMISTRY Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Saw this on the Facebook page today: "To all of the 2014 NDSEG applicants: We just sent an email to all 2014 NDSEG Fellowship applicants letting you know that based on conversations with the DoD, we expect to announce award decisions in the second week of April. We're almost there! Please let us know if you have any questions by contacting us on social media, at ndseg@asee.org, or by calling 202-649-3831. Thanks!" So no new information, but it's something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddles Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Did anyone else not get this email? I checked that my app was submitted and my contact info was correct.... Quant_Liz_Lemon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornhuskerfan1988 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) I got the email. It was sent yesterday at 10:49 AM (EST). Edited April 4, 2014 by cornhuskerfan1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3catalyst Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yes I got the email on Wednesday at 10:49 AM EST as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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