Chocoloca Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Oh my god I'm so mad. I already told my adviser and we planned our the rest of my PhD based on my project proposal and I was preparing my visa and nooooooooo. roadrunner797 1
Chocoloca Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I want to write a complaint and tell them to get their god damn shit together because they are the National Science Foundation but I don't want my anger to affect my chances of being chosen so I'm venting to you random people online. roadrunner797 1
roadrunner797 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 @Chocoloca, lol I'm in the same boat. My acceptance was announced to my entire university, and I am still getting congratulation emails about it. My family started planning an international trip to come visit me. My prospective host started to help secure a temporary job for my partner. Needless to say, I have a lot of awkward backpeddaling to do. Nothing left to do but to pour all of this emotional energy back into my research. Hopefully we will all be getting a second round of good news in the next month or so. I'll keep my eye on the forum if you still need more time to vent though chaparral 1
chaparral Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 This happened to me too :'( I am quite sad, but I really appreciate roadrunner797's perspective on this! We just gotta keep at it and hope for a positive outcome in a few months.
PlethoraOfPuppies Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 The false notifications about GROW acceptance is infuriating! Especially since NSF applications can be denied for small things like not having the correct margins or formatting requirements :/ I too appreciate the optimistic viewpoint of roadrunner797. I'm waiting to hear about GRIP....has anyone heard anything?
CrystalGG Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 @roadrunner797 I also applied to GROW in Netherlands this year (and had to do a lot of back pedaling). Hopefully they let us know soon. I kind of hope that the people who were going to get approved all were but they sent it early? Rather than them having simply approved everyone.
CarolineJHU Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 @CrystalGG this is what I'm hoping as well. I highly doubt there is some "accept everyone" button, and more likely there is a "send notifications" button that sends award notifications to all of the individuals who actually had their applications approved. Maybe that's just naive hope, but I'm sticking with it!
PlethoraOfPuppies Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Got an email that my GRIP has been approved! Slightly afraid that this is an error based on the issues with GROW, but based on the late March time notification date, I'm optimistic it is real. Good luck everyone!
rosekster Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 I am a little confused on why we are even able to submit for a June 1st start date, if we aren't finding out until April. Who can get a visa in two months?
roadrunner797 Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 @rosekster, I know right? Last year they didn't get decision until May (and the program solicitation says notifications are sent out in April or May). So it may be more like trying to get a visa in one month.
rosekster Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 21 hours ago, roadrunner797 said: @rosekster, I know right? Last year they didn't get decision until May (and the program solicitation says notifications are sent out in April or May). So it may be more like trying to get a visa in one month. I actually don't think I'll be able to do my project if we aren't notified soon...I won't be able to get the visa in time, and that is with having university connections with the embassy.
roadrunner797 Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 @rosekster, it would also be nice to have this information before we have to submit our Fellowship Status in May! Has anybody contacted the GRFP coordinators to see if they have a more specific timeframe they expect to have decisions by?
rosekster Posted April 6, 2018 Posted April 6, 2018 3 hours ago, roadrunner797 said: @rosekster, it would also be nice to have this information before we have to submit our Fellowship Status in May! Has anybody contacted the GRFP coordinators to see if they have a more specific timeframe they expect to have decisions by? I contacted them back when they did the false acceptance (ugh) I got the typical “April May” response. I did go ahead and email my host country today to see if they could any indication but who knows.
roadrunner797 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 @rosekster, did you have any luck with contacting your host country? I'm considering doing the same.
CrystalGG Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 @roadrunner797 can I ask--what makes you think they may not be through all the applications yet? Did they email? I also applied to Netherlands and am now a little more nervous
roadrunner797 Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 @CrystalGG, I'll direct message you some details! CrystalGG 1
CrystalGG Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 Thanks, and sorry, I realize I forgot to say CONGRATS!!!!
Frax22 Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 At this point I keep getting people saying congrats to me who I didn't know heard about the false news of getting the GROW earlier this year and having to explain to them that I haven't gotten it yet, if at all, is so emotionally draining. I'm really trying not to have all of my self worth as a researcher tied up in whether or not I get this grant, and trying to actively put the possibility of me getting it at this point out of my mind to focus on my research at hand, but its hard. Good luck to everyone hearing back this month and if you've already gotten some good new congrats!
rosekster Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Frax22 said: At this point I keep getting people saying congrats to me who I didn't know heard about the false news of getting the GROW earlier this year and having to explain to them that I haven't gotten it yet, if at all, is so emotionally draining. I'm really trying not to have all of my self worth as a researcher tied up in whether or not I get this grant, and trying to actively put the possibility of me getting it at this point out of my mind to focus on my research at hand, but its hard. Good luck to everyone hearing back this month and if you've already gotten some good new congrats! I just smile and walk away. It isn’t worth it to explain this mistake. I hope everyone hears soon! Still waiting on France
PlethoraOfPuppies Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 Does anyone know how the funding is actually handled? Do we just get paid the money, or do we submit receipts for reimbursement for the eligible expenses? On the FAQ page, it just says " "Allowances are provided to successful applicants (via their GRFP institution) as part of the GRFP summer or fall funding increments." My GRFP institute doesn't know what this means :/
rosekster Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/11/2018 at 10:02 PM, PlethoraOfPuppies said: Does anyone know how the funding is actually handled? Do we just get paid the money, or do we submit receipts for reimbursement for the eligible expenses? On the FAQ page, it just says " "Allowances are provided to successful applicants (via their GRFP institution) as part of the GRFP summer or fall funding increments." My GRFP institute doesn't know what this means ? The 5000 is distributed to your institution like how your stipend is. They are then in charge of making sure it’s jsed for appropriate expenses
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