Irish Research Council 2013/2014

OpenYourEyes

smeedyova wrote: »

I didn't get any feedback last year, just a rough idea of where I placed...

Any idea when you got told that, roughly? A week after? a month?

smeedyova

It came in the same letter as the results.

smeedyova

I still can't connect. Humph.

Realt Dearg Sec

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

For anyone who was unsuccessful last year - any idea how long it took to get the feedback?

Congrats and good luck to the successful people!

I was rejected for the postdoc last year and it took ages to get it, I think it was November before I got the feedback.

OpenYourEyes

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I was rejected for the postdoc last year and it took ages to get it, I think it was November before I got the feedback.

Ah jesus, won't be holding my breath in that case! Cheers!

Ravelleman

purplemonkeys wrote: »

Was anyone successful on their first application? Or as a first year?

Both

I'm shocked, honestly. I thought I was going to get sick when I saw it.

purplemonkeys

Ravelleman wrote: »

Both

I'm shocked, honestly. I thought I was going to get sick when I saw it.

So you haven't started yet? And congratulations!

Duddy

Same, both:) Those ten minutes were the most sickening of my life though. Congratulations and commiserations as appropriate to everyone.

k_tos

Got it- thanks to all those for sharing the misery. Commiserations to those who didn't get it. Good luck to those that did.

Frank Grimes

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Any idea when you got told that, roughly? A week after? a month?

The letter I got was dated 20th of September (just double checked from a scan I sent to someone).

smeedyova

10 minutes??? Try being me. Have been trying to connect since 16:00 and just keep getting a "timed out" page.

purplemonkeys

Good luck smeedyova!

Baldlydrawnboy

IN SHOCK. Got it- first application, but 2nd year phd. In shock and felt sick opening the page. Congratulations to those who got it, commiserations to those who didn't. Better luck next time!

ProfanityURL

purplemonkeys wrote: »

Was anyone successful on their first application? Or as a first year? Congrats to the successful ones!

Yessir!

Ravelleman

purplemonkeys wrote: »

So you haven't started yet? And congratulations!

Starting in September

lfqnic

Ravelleman wrote: »

I got it!

Hopefully there will be another Postgrad Studentship going back into the mix in the School of Languages Literatures and Cultural Studies in Trinity for someone who wasn't successful as a result of this. I'm not sure how these things work in Trinity but I must ask as I'd feel terribly bad if this meant that no one got the other grant.

I hope you're right about that because apparently I came in second

Baldlydrawnboy

lfqnic wrote: »

I hope you're right about that because apparently I came in second

I'm on one of the college LLC Studentships now, there'll be two going back into the pool for September then! Next task: how to negotiate not giving up all income until October whn the IRC pay tcd- I've no idea how it works in terms of transferring from one to the other, so... But fingers crossed the studentship makes t to you, ifqnic!

lfqnic

Thanks a million, and congrats to you both! And everyone else of course.

tinaconn

Anyone here get funding and in NUI Galway?:o

Jester252

Now to start looking for a job

Ravelleman

lfqnic wrote: »

I hope you're right about that because apparently I came in second

Ah great! I'll let them know as soon as I can.

Ginge Young

"Would you like the Irish Research Council to make your application available to other funding agencies and/or enterprise partners for funding consideration?"

I remember this from the end of the application, does this realistically actually mean anything? I've never heard anyone talk about it before.

purplemonkeys

Ravelleman wrote: »

Starting in September

That's pretty impressive! What do you think sealed the deal with your application? Or are you just a stunning student in general? :P

DeaKat

I wonder if the fact that I held the phd scholarship influenced their decision not to fund my postdoc... You would think they would like to see research that they funded be published. I should've applied for the two year postdoc. Anybody get the one year postdoc? Congrats to all of you who got it! Now I'm off to drink a bottle of wine.

Realt Dearg Sec

DeaKat wrote: »

I wonder if the fact that I held the phd scholarship influenced their decision not to fund my postdoc... You would think they would like to see research that they funded be published. I should've applied for the two year postdoc. Anybody get the one year postdoc? Congrats to all of you who got it! Now I'm off to drink a bottle of wine.

I was rejected twice during my PhD and again last year for the postdoc before finally getting it now. I don't think there's a correlation, and most I know who got the postdoc had previously gotten it as doctoral students

Autumn_Almanac

Reserve list :-( oh well!!! Congrats to everyone who got it! :-)

Caillte

Didnt get it. What to do now is the question.

BumblebeeGirl

Got it :-)

short paragraphs

Well, that was disappointing. I missed out by 1 point last year and I didn't even make the reserve list this year. I'd go back to the drawing board but I have no money to buy one!

Congratulations to everyone who did get it!

To all of us who didn't - euromillions syndicate?

smurac86

I was just wondering if anyone had heard anything from IRC regarding progress reports for postgraduate scholarships. Think there's supposed to be two - one in January and one in June/July.....