Miliatasana Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, nehagreddy said: Any Fulbright in India applicants getting exhausted from waiting and waiting :'(( Absolutely! They seem to alternate late March, early April. I like to believe that there is heated debate over the merits of my proposal. lol Photogeographic, natyananda and jenrd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carterware Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I'll just leave this here... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AlU2xDiiVhQjK3quPy6qXJuhgXYghzzG8L4YNT0unX0/edit#gid=578086360 jenrd and kbui 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dostoprimechatel'nosti Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 7 hours ago, Swingin_Sween said: The waiting is beginning to wear on me. I just got a job working for the USDA in Hawaii and I have to let them know within a few weeks, so I am hoping we all find out ASAP. Anyone else in a similar position with a job offer or grad school? Your job sounds like a fantastic opportunity!! Now that you have gotten the job, are you committed to taking the Fulbright if you are a finalist? I have accepted a grad school offer, but I will defer if I get the Fulbright - even though there is a chance that I could lose my funding package for my program. At the moment it also looks like my internship might have the potential to turn into permanent work. So, like you, I am itching to hear back! I know it could be any day now, but at this point I am betting that I will find out in the middle of April like I did last year. Swingin_Sween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin_Sween Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 40 minutes ago, Dostoprimechatel'nosti said: Your job sounds like a fantastic opportunity!! Now that you have gotten the job, are you committed to taking the Fulbright if you are a finalist? I have accepted a grad school offer, but I will defer if I get the Fulbright - even though there is a chance that I could lose my funding package for my program. At the moment it also looks like my internship might have the potential to turn into permanent work. So, like you, I am itching to hear back! I know it could be any day now, but at this point I am betting that I will find out in the middle of April like I did last year. If I get the Fulbright I would definitely take it. Seems like a once in a lifetime opportunity and I would love to carry out my research project. Where did you apply for the Fulbright? My country (Kosovo) usually sends notifications mid April as well so I know how you feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nehagreddy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Guys I was hoping to get some advice. I recently found out I was awarded a Princeton in Africa fellowship, and I need to either accept or decline by tomorrow afternoon, which is very soon and is stressing me out. I am a semifinalist for Fulbright Research in India, and really have no idea anymore when the decision will be released. For others who have applied/been awarded fellowships, are you just accepting what you receive first, then doing the slightly-unprofessional thing and backing out if you get Fulbright/another top choice? I know that it's not as big of a deal with job offers, but with fellowships I'm guessing it could look a lot worse to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teejster Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 5 hours ago, clueless801 said: Just got the incredibly sad email that all programs to Bangladesh are being suspended for the 2016-2017 year due to credible security threats. I'm not entirely sure how to feel about it because I know this is for the best interest of citizens (especially given recent events) but I was looking really forward being able to go. Right now, I'm still on my study abroad in Spain without any plan of action for when I get back in a few weeks. Any of you have advice? Hey, just went to check my school email after seeing your post. Must admit that I am disappointed that things have unfolded this way but ultimately, it's for the best. *hug* I think it's safe to say that I can empathize deeply. At least we're both based in NYC and there are plenty of opportunities available to us. This will just have to further fuel the job-hunting process. Hope all is well with you! Feel free to message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyjin Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 56 minutes ago, nehagreddy said: Guys I was hoping to get some advice. I recently found out I was awarded a Princeton in Africa fellowship, and I need to either accept or decline by tomorrow afternoon, which is very soon and is stressing me out. I am a semifinalist for Fulbright Research in India, and really have no idea anymore when the decision will be released. For others who have applied/been awarded fellowships, are you just accepting what you receive first, then doing the slightly-unprofessional thing and backing out if you get Fulbright/another top choice? I know that it's not as big of a deal with job offers, but with fellowships I'm guessing it could look a lot worse to do that. Have you contacted the Princeton program and explained your situation to them? They may give you more time to decide, or perhaps give other advice. I was nominated for another full year fellowship before I heard from Fulbright, and when I contacted that office, they said I could accept for the moment, but let me know if I heard from Fulbright by a certain date, I could pull out and they could nominated someone else in my place. If I pulled out after that date, they would be too late to nominate a replacement. In my case, I was able to do the former. I would hope that your program also has a wait list of sorts, so perhaps letting them know that you may pull out, they can still keep that waiting list in check. I would accept though at the end of the day; you never know what may happen for Fulbright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centillion Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Did anyone apply for Whitaker Fellowship? sat0ri, Swingin_Sween, SoundandVision and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbui Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 14 hours ago, Carterware said: I'll just leave this here... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AlU2xDiiVhQjK3quPy6qXJuhgXYghzzG8L4YNT0unX0/edit#gid=578086360 Wow. This is amazing!!! This is some great data aggregation. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dostoprimechatel'nosti Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 14 hours ago, Swingin_Sween said: If I get the Fulbright I would definitely take it. Seems like a once in a lifetime opportunity and I would love to carry out my research project. Where did you apply for the Fulbright? My country (Kosovo) usually sends notifications mid April as well so I know how you feel I applied for research in Moldova, so we are in the same boat with waiting. I had my hopes up that I would be notified early since there were so many early notifications, but I think I need to lower my expectations to save my sanity. Easier said than done though! PepperoniCow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmf94 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 For those of you who got alternate 1st time and reapplied and won, how much do you change your essays and stuff? Did you mention getting alternate before? PepperoniCow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrisch47 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Excited to say with my first post that I was selected as a Germany ETA finalist! This forum definitely helped get me through the wait kyjin, Dostoprimechatel'nosti, Swingin_Sween and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk_Kirkly Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Woohoo! Germany ETA! When do we find out where we'll actually be, when we start/finish, etc? It's hard to really process the result/make a decision until I can actually visualize a timeframe/location in my head. Either way, super excited and grateful! perrisch47 and Dostoprimechatel'nosti 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nehagreddy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 18 hours ago, kyjin said: Have you contacted the Princeton program and explained your situation to them? They may give you more time to decide, or perhaps give other advice. I was nominated for another full year fellowship before I heard from Fulbright, and when I contacted that office, they said I could accept for the moment, but let me know if I heard from Fulbright by a certain date, I could pull out and they could nominated someone else in my place. If I pulled out after that date, they would be too late to nominate a replacement. In my case, I was able to do the former. I would hope that your program also has a wait list of sorts, so perhaps letting them know that you may pull out, they can still keep that waiting list in check. I would accept though at the end of the day; you never know what may happen for Fulbright! Ah thanks so much for your response! So I tried that and unfortunately it didn't work-- they want me to make a final decision by today either way and basically withdraw all other opportunities. Really tough place to be in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyjin Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 14 minutes ago, nehagreddy said: Ah thanks so much for your response! So I tried that and unfortunately it didn't work-- they want me to make a final decision by today either way and basically withdraw all other opportunities. Really tough place to be in Darn Maybe make one last-ditch email to the coordinator for India and see if they can give you any info? Looks like India ETAs came out today, so maybe they have the info and are going to release today? Honestly I'd probably accept the Princeton fellowship and do the unprofessional pull out thing if you do end up with the Fulbright... Were you planning on applying to other Princeton programs in the future, or was this just a one-time backup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 It's not unprofessional to decline the Fulbright if you do end up getting it to take the Princeton offer. People decline for all sorts of reasons. You get to know (and put on your CV) if you get it, and you make some alternate's day fantastic. Fulbright expects some people to decline or withdraw; that's why they designate alternates. sat0ri and jenrd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechka Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Unrelated but related. The US just pulled all families of US diplomats and military personnel out of Turkey. Do we know of any impact that it might have on any Fulbrighters going there? Not to cause panic, but curious. jenrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miliatasana Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Fulbright Research Grant India just announced. NS here. Best of luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin_Sween Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 3 hours ago, kyjin said: Darn Maybe make one last-ditch email to the coordinator for India and see if they can give you any info? Looks like India ETAs came out today, so maybe they have the info and are going to release today? Honestly I'd probably accept the Princeton fellowship and do the unprofessional pull out thing if you do end up with the Fulbright... Were you planning on applying to other Princeton programs in the future, or was this just a one-time backup? I agree with this. Accept the Princeton Fellowship and back out if you need. Fulbright is never a sure bet for anyone and I would hate to see you reject the Princeton offer and get denied from Fulbright. Good luck with the decision and be proud you got accepted to Princeton in Africa. I've been looking into Princeton in Asia and it seems incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nehagreddy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Just found out I got the Fulbright to India Research Grant!! Still processing and honestly probably will be for some time, but so so happy & relieved For those of you who also applied to a CLEA, did you find out if you were awarded that in the same email? I see no mention of it in mine. kyjin, sat0ri, pooful and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderingbutnotlost Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 ETA to Germany!!!! Another word of encouragement to anyone who didn't get what they were hoping for this year - I also didn't get an ETA the first time I applied (to South Africa). The in-between time has been an invaluable season of learning more about myself and what I want out of life. Nothing wrong with applying a second time! SoundandVision, kyjin, PepperoniCow and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyjin Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 1 hour ago, nehagreddy said: Just found out I got the Fulbright to India Research Grant!! Still processing and honestly probably will be for some time, but so so happy & relieved Glad it worked out! SoundandVision 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooner_linguist Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, nehagreddy said: Just found out I got the Fulbright to India Research Grant!! Still processing and honestly probably will be for some time, but so so happy & relieved For those of you who also applied to a CLEA, did you find out if you were awarded that in the same email? I see no mention of it in mine. Another finalist for the Research in India program! I'm still processing everything as well, and I really wasn't expecting to hear back until next week so this is a nice surprise I also applied for the CLEA but I didn't see anything about that in my email. Maybe they'll send more info about that later? Edited March 30, 2016 by sooner_linguist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinel1 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Hi everyone! First time poster here. I just found out I've been selected for a U.S. Student Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Panama and am ecstatic about this opportunity! I have a quick question I hope you all can help me with. I am currently planning on switching universities after earning my masters to begin my PhD work and am wondering if/how tuition is covered while on the Fulbright grant. Does Fulbright cover tuition at one's home university while abroad or should I consider deferring my offer to the new university until after I am back from Panama, if possible? Thanks and congratulations to all the other awardees! Good luck to everyone and keep applying, it pays to try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorbuzzell Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 14 hours ago, nehagreddy said: Just found out I got the Fulbright to India Research Grant!! Still processing and honestly probably will be for some time, but so so happy & relieved For those of you who also applied to a CLEA, did you find out if you were awarded that in the same email? I see no mention of it in mine. 12 hours ago, sooner_linguist said: Another finalist for the Research in India program! I'm still processing everything as well, and I really wasn't expecting to hear back until next week so this is a nice surprise I also applied for the CLEA but I didn't see anything about that in my email. Maybe they'll send more info about that later? Research finalist to India here, as well! Congrats all! I didn't see anything in my email regarding the CLEA, so I guess we'll see. Has a Facebook group been set up for India finalists? I'd love to connect and hear about everyone's research! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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