Don't see any mention of STEM awards as of this writing What am I missing? 3/12 Rejected. I still haven't heard anything (I got a rejection on 04/27 last year). 5/13 - Received notification of acceptance 11:30 EST. For the rest of us, suerte with everything else! (5/9) Maybe? ^^ mine also said the weird funding thing x2, ^^^ Mine had the same line. Hi! Not sure where the post went and if that person would provide more context on how they know this info?]'. 2/23 Does anyone know why some of us still haven't heard? From previous years, fellows and alternates should be out by second week of April. I just accepted the fellowship and was notified 4/13. 3 reviewers all gave positive feedback. Maybe some reviewers are faster than others? 2/27: for 2021-2022? Received interview invitations from WC and SR in mid April. Free shipping for many products! I can't for the life of me navigate back to it after last checking it a couple weeks ago. Best of luck to all! Thank you so much! ^Cul/Anth here. Last year, acceptance/ rejection letters were sent on April 8th I think. Research within the United States must be site-specific (e.g., at a particular archive) and cannot be at the applicants home institution unless that institution has necessary site-specific research holdings. Edit: Nevermind, just got the rejection. 2/16 Additional person here. I'm hoping my timeline has no bearing on yours. this year - as others have said, why would the website say "All other applicants will be contacted by the program via email about their status in February 2021" if that's not actually what they're going to do? Eligibility will be at the discretion of the IDRF program, depending on completed research time and funding. (4/27). The 18 accepted applicants will receive an email from ---[[1]], which will provide additional information. It was good to have you for all these years. 3/22 Received email to check review. Hope it means we'll know something soon! I think we will hear something by April 10th or so. Your email address will not be published. 1/27 Didn't this fellowship close its doors? 5/31 ^Thanks for that tip. The remaining 73 proposals were considered by a separate panel. And to my fellow non-finalists: keep strong! I asked if that means the Board of Directors are meeting next week, he told me they met already this week. 2/22 yes, heard initially on 2/2, contract came 2/16 (art/visual culture). Usually the applications are due at the end of January. (SAAM) x2. 2/26: Anyone hear anything yet? Applied on January 4th. Last year they announced somewhat late (June 8), but it seems customary to announce on June 1/2 most years. Prizes are awarded for the best single photo, the best self-portrait, and best photo essay following a vote by IDRF fellows and staff. Two provided really positive feedback--"this is a necessary intervention in a dominantly white field" kind of positive--but my checks were mainly between good and second to best. WebPh.D., History, University of Washington, 2022. For clarity, if you applied this year, you can still win funding. Anyone have any updates on when this might be announced? 2/2 I just hope that with the COVID-19 pandemic and defunding the police movements that CASVA is making a better effort to get a more diverse set of voices in the room. Today was the last day to get a response, according to the website. I sent one recently, so hopefully it wasn't too late. I hope we will hear today. It was about three weeks between signing the intent form and finding out I had won. I can't help but think that someone out there is tinkering with the link language just to chuckle and watch the panic level on this forum shoot through the roof. I find the politics of then interesting. Projects may begin as early as April 1, 2022, and must begin no later than June 1, 2022. If you are a PhD candidate who is interested in applying for the SSRC IDRF this year, the NFP will read a draft of your proposal essay. These Hear us SSRC!! God knows what the fuck any of this means. (4/18) So while we wait, does anyone know if you need to get the 100 points (or more) to be accepted? Assuming we're hoping to NOT hear anything as in previous years, right? ^3.22 It's a weird year, and my advisor did say they hadn't heard anything yet about acceptances. I have received neither a rejection nor any letter from them.. congrats and thanks!) when did they hear back? 6/22 - no word on my end. I guess we shouldn't expect anything until the end of the month or September? ^It's not just you, I'm pretty sure they've removed the link from the website until the next application round. (History), 6/25 - I have not received any news, the portal still says "undecided". I totally agree. 2/9 I applied to Art History/Visual Culture and haven't heard a peep yet! Request for transcripts received at 12:07pm ET on 2/5 (and on 2/4 my portal displayed "Finalist Submission" under the tab "Needs Attention," as others have reported). A post suggested their schedule might be disrupted by the inauguration. Based on other fellowships I have had more communication with, there are chronic delays due to COVID-19. On their website, they say successful applicants will be notified in march and nothing about notifications for those shortlisted. 19 April - I also have heard nothing. 3/3: In December, I received a message in the DAAD portal stating my application is complete, would be reviewed at the selection committee meeting in April, and I would receive the decision shortly after that. Just saw that today, don't know why I didn't notice it at the time. (4/10) Spoke to a friend who was an IDRF recipient in a past year. 3/2 I received a reply from Academic Programs stating that the Lauder committee has not yet finalized decisions: The Advisory Committee for the Leonard A. Lauder Fellowship in Modern Art is currently finalizing their decisions, and has not yet issued notifications. Good luck, all! Feb. 15 for grad students, March 15 for undergrads. ^^Thanks for the update! For those of you who have heard back, is there any indication in the online portal? I know they send out notices later than others, but has anyone heard anything yet? Based on previous years, we should know by the end of today (usually released on Tuesday or Wednesday of the second week in April). It's easy! rejected 2/23. in the subject line for the fortunate few. None here. I am not really holding my breath as I h zkasim2. Received a transcript request today, 2/5, at 11:08 am. 4-5 Has anyone heard back about this fellowship? (09/02) Gosh, they are really taking their time with this one, aren't they! 2/22 yes^ and I believe based on past announcements that all of them technically are. Ive sent an email inquiring the status of my application. To clarify, did you apply for the one year research grant or a short term grant? 2/16 I applied this year and also haven't heard anything yet. General question (since some CASVA fellows include international travel): How many of you would feel comofrtable doing international archive work starting next fall with the pandemic? The only thing wrong with my file is that they didn't pick it! Only open to students at California universities this year. A similar conversation about the review results link is happening over at gradcafe: https://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/127397-2021-ford-foundation-fellowship/page/2/#comments, 03/22 6:30AM MST - Not awarded (Biology- Dissertation). Acceptance Rate. In past years I know they have done interviews so it's strange that some of us haven't heard either way. 2/4 Thank you all for the useful info! Application information was never posted to Frick site/CAA/AAM etc. Unless you need to know for other funding sources (teaching, other fellowships), I would say that it's worth waiting (for the sake of whoever the administrative assistant is) until mid-April (e.g., 4/19) to call/email. I was one of the accepted and I applied for history of art and visual culture. To the person who received a rejection: did you receive it via a standardized email or did someone from the Morgan reach out informally? Maybe they emailed people last week who won and are waiting till this week to send out rejections? The website says they'll have a short list of candidate: "After the deadline, Drawing Institute staff reviews the applications to assess the merits and feasibility of the proposed project, and the importance of the Morgans collections and resources to the project. I would assume those that say "Finalist Submission" are the ones getting to the next round? 6/24 - nothing yet, but seconding that last year's 'you'll definitely hear in April' was really September. None of the fellows announced in press releases are called 'history of art and visual culture' fellows. Do we not hear until June? In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the IDRF program, SSRC staff, In 2005, Helena Hansen was awarded the SSRCs International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) to conduct her PhD research in Puerto Rico, and in 2008 she received an SSRC Book Fellowship. 4/4 I called their number today; an automated system said that the committee would meet on April 12, and if we don't receive an email on that day, we were not selected. Do all universities find out the results at the same time? I tried calling before closing and nobody answered. Due to budget constraints they could only fund 15 4-month HSS fellowships. What a shame! The IDRF program will not support study at foreign universities, conference participation, data analysis, or dissertation write-up. International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program, The Text, the Law, and the Classroom: An Interview with Ahmed El Shamsy. Applicants to the 2021 IDRF competition must complete all PhD requirements except on-site research by the time the fellowship begins or by December 2021, whichever comes first. Nigerias 2023 Elections: Which Way Democracy? I think my friend was just selected as our institution's preferred candidate or something like that. Hoping to hear something soon! ", 1/28 Did someone here receive a call from the second wave? ^ applied to NPG and nothing yet a.o 2/24, anyone else? 5/7 ^ ugh, same. ^ Nope. 3/22 Rejected. Notification received, not selected as a fellow. 04/27 - Usually they send decisions out last week of April / early May. 4/26: After email to the foundation, they replied with the following: Hello, You will hear the decision on your application in June (if not a little before). Is anyone holding out hope? From past wikis, seems like end of March but that people have had a difficult time receiving any sort of communication or answers from the fellowship. I'd be curious to hear what other's rejection emails sounded like. I am not really holding my breath as I h zkasim2. their website states by the last Friday in February, though last year they were late and sent notifications in the first week of March. 100/100. The website states: " applicants will be contacted by the program via email about their status in February 2021." Fellows and alternates will be named in April 2021." ^ That's what I'm hoping. -V, 4/23 Congratulations! It disappeared today though and my application is now current. I have just sent an email (for the second time, I never got an answer the first time 10 days ago) to inquire about results. Since April started on a Thursday this year, next week is actually the second full week of April. Hi everyone Have anybody heard anything from SSRC? Any update on the application portal? Isn't that much later than usual? This waiting game is terrible. 2/10 ^^Same here. Also fwiw I know 3 ppl who were awarded the fellowship 2 years ago who got transcript requests and 2 ppl in the same situation last year. Based on a deep dive on social media posts over the last few years, I think we can expect to hear back sometime this week. WebSSRC Mr. John Doe jdoe@ssrc.org Mellon IDRF Application 2015 General Information University: Department conferring Ph.D.: Date of advancement to candidacy: Title & concise description of dissertation research project: Discipline: Title: Start date of IDRF research: End date of IDRF research: Months: Research time outside of the United States: In any case, good luck to everyone still waiting! I hadn't yet seen it. My bet having trawled through older notices is that we will get something on Monday - sometimes it has been the 2nd Monday of April. Rejection 2/8, "more than 200 applications for only two positions", Waiting 3/18 has there been any emails yet on acceptance or rejections? Received email on 4/12 indicating that I'm an alternate. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It's been radio silence for me since February. (5/9) My status date has changed to 5/7 and Program Contact has changed from Jeffrey Mantz to Siobhan Mattison. Congratulations for the finalists! 3.30 is anyone else still waiting to hear back on the Luce? Around the first week of January, the deadline was then changed to Feb. 15 for graduate students. 2/9: Interviews concluded on Feb. 6. 6/25 - I was the person who called last week to ask when we could expect the announcements. Then there are the initial rejections? Trying not to get my hopes upthere were probably hundreds of applicants (even though we had to mail in our applications--what was up with that?!)~V. By anthro8752, February 5, 2021 in The Bank. 2/23 I haven't heard anything either, and assumed postal delays could account for our letters not arriving in the mail yet. No word on anything yet. I think we will hear something by April 10th or so. Last year, acceptance/ rejection letters were sent on April 8th I thin 3/22: Status changed on 3/12 to "selection made," went blank on 3/19 and changed to "funding" this morning! How did you request feedback? WebDoctoral candidates can receive between $8,000 and $15,000; Postdoctoral researchers can receive between $10,000 and $18,000 toward research-related expenses. (2/9) If SSRC IDRF admins read this thread - in the future please be merciful and send out transcript requests the same day as rejections, even if it means sending both out later than usual. Latina/a/x studies; Native American Studies, etc.) 5/24 ^Was this for both the humanities and sciences? Rejection 2/1, two positions for 100 applicants. If someone could confirm this, I think it could help others in moving on. :( 3/29 12est (x2). 4/17 - I received an acceptance email as well earlier this week (and in the mail). I hope so as well. Rejections are not personal and they help you improve:). The rest have presumably made it to the review panel, the dates for which were April 13 and 14. Just trying to stay positive! I'm sorry to hear that (assuming the edit date means anything). It's very generous of you. I guess they are finally doing away with snail mail. Wondering if this played a role 2/9: Does anyone know if alternates have been contacted? Module 2 Exercises. 4:00PM CST - No email response again. On 2/18/2022 at 6:55 PM, Coffee Snob said: On 2/23/2022 at 7:03 AM, Coffee Snob said: On 3/18/2022 at 2:02 PM, DarkSideOfTheMoon said: On 2/10/2022 at 11:21 AM, GreenCholulaForLife said: On 4/6/2022 at 10:01 PM, gorgogliante said: (((My speculation is some of the reviewers got distracted with the harvard letters last week, sothey couldnt meet the. (February 4), I also haven't heard anything. People who heard back, did some of you apply to the Lauder or are we just talking about the other fellowships right now? ^^A rumor I heard was that there are about ~200 finalists, and then ~60 are receipients. However, that doesn't mean I don't want to know whether initial cuts have been madeI just want to know whether I should keep hoping. Digging through the archives it seems like acceptances and rejections are released around last week of April and first week of May, but some people don't hear back until much later. By So I'm guessing everyone will be notified? That said, I fully expect a rejection soon. ^ I noticed that, too. She won the Society of the History of Technology's (SHOT) Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize (2022) for her paper-presentation of Digital Databases: Colonial Legacies Reinscribed in Technologies.. Congrats to those who received better news! 1/29 Well boys, I assume if we haven't heard by now we should look forward to receiving a rejection letter in the mail on very fancy paper. ^^Is this common? Are any of you reapplying this year? 6/25 - Just found out I did not receive the award - and awkward phrasing about considering them as a source of funding when I chose to publish the dissertation? Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892 |, 713-348-0000 | Privacy Policy | Web Accessibility | Campus Carry, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Research Fellowship, Foundation and Corporate Funding Opportunities, NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award, NASA ROSES New Investigators Program in Earth Sciences, NIH Mentored Research Scientist Award (K01), NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), NSF CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology (K2I), Rice University Office of STEM Engagement (R-STEM), Shared Equipment Authority (SEA) Nanofabrication Cleanroom. 06/11 Wondering if decisions have gone out? Mine still says submission. I know we probably won't hear til March, but a boy can dream 2/10 The thing that formerly said "SIFP" on my app in the SOLAA portal has now been updated to "SAAM" -- anyone else? Were they only sent to PIs? I'm hoping that was just a pandemic-related delay and not the new norm. Thank you again for your interest in the IDRF program. ^ Yes I can confirm this - emailed them and they said that they had delays due to Covid. Thats why its best to arrange your application using that points explainer like a checklist. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $20,000. Very unusual! For ex, in 2018 emails went out on Monday, April 9th, the beginning of the second full week of April. Applicants notified of standing on Feb. 8. (4/10) A friend was awarded the postdoc a few days ago. Each caucus (e.g. The program does not accept applications from PhD programs in law, business, medicine, nursing, or journalism, nor does it accept applications in doctoral programs that do not lead to a PhD. Just looked at the new application (deadline Nov 1) and the question that asked how we have revised our proposals based on previous feedback is gone (for those who have applied before) - anyone else seeing this or am I doing something wrong? Let this be a lesson for future applications: if you see results on here and you haven't heard anything, definitely ask the people in charge at your uni what's up. (2/5) My portal still shows "submission" and I have not received either a transcript request or a rejection. Ahh ok, I applied for the dissertation completion fellowship as well. WebThe acceptance rate is 40% this year, so congrats to all the winners. I did think it was strange to say that results will be available 1-2 weeks after the review without saying when the review was taking place. Items is a space for engagement with insights from the work of the Council and the social sciences. Applied: Interdisciplinary x 1 (haven't heard anything since submission - no confirmation email, which past years indicate were sometimes sent out. 2/24 rejected! review deadlines & kept asking for extensions. 5/27 - I also haven't heard anything from them directly. where can you see that? ^I now have two apps, one for "SIFP" and one for "SAAM", No changes for me (proposed working at NMAH, NMAAHC, NPG), 2/24 Received acceptance via email! 2/9: That's odd. No reviewers gave commments. I really can't for the life of me imagine why this process has to be so dragged out (09/10) Received notice of award from campus Fulbright coordinator at 9:45am EST. The Social Science Research Council, an independent, international nonprofit, mobilizes necessary knowledge for the public good by supporting scholars worldwide, generating new research across disciplines, and linking researchers with policymakers and citizens. 4/14-Does anyone have any ideas when we'll hear back? Based on last year's wiki, it seems that some people were named alternates. ^^^^ (7/1) The year I won, I think I heard in September, then it took until November for them to release the funds and start the grant clock. - Something tells me we won't be hearing today either:( But fingers crossed, and good luck, all! ), 6/17 - Called HFG early afternoon to ask about decision announcements, was told they "should go out next week." Has anyone else heard from Dartmouth? I've got nothing so far. Any idea when initial rejections/transcript requests are coming? 4/19 Has anyone heard anything about this year's competition? I am on the waiting list -S. 4/13 Just received an email informing me of my alternate status. Please note that the IDRF program supports research only and may not be used for dissertation write-up or data analysis. I need to know something so i can just move on with my life either way! Got a transcript request email and when I followed the link, the "round" changed to finalist submission. Was wondering: how often do people move up or if anyone here had the experience of moving up? One reviewer did not provide any comment. I imagine we'll hear back by Friday at the latest. Thank you for sharing. 2/11 I know last year we didn't hear until late spring with the pandemic, but just on the off chance their schedule is more like previous years - anyone heard anything yet? WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Zpi Ssrc For Abu Carbon Handle 85Mm Between Knob Shafts /Management Ap3861/62 at the best online prices at eBay! 4/14: Also for posterity - the award letter's subject line was "2021 IDRF Program" and the first line was "Congratulations! I replied to their email on 4/22 and they let me know that I am awarded. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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