Irish Research Council 2014/2015

funkee

No one ever said it would be easy!

sayitisntso

Well, I wouldn't describe it as snarky - but then again, I have waited years...

funkee

Me too. I was two years applying for doctoral funding before I got funding.

funkee

Anyway, on page 7 of the application pdf, there is a comma in the bottom right hand corner that wasn't there yesterday.

Does that mean I'll never get tenure?

(Now, that's sarky!)

aidoh

stinkle wrote: »

just checked mine there - modified 8/5/14. Still says "under assessment"

Did you ever get to the bottom of that?

stinkle

Was I supposed to?

aidoh

Haha I don't know. Don't you want to?
I meant that more generally as, "anyone know what the craic is with that?"

In the absence of being given any real information by the IRC for at least another few weeks I'm going to cling onto this tiny snippet of hope and exhaust all possible theories as to what it might mean.

stinkle

Lol!!! I dont think I want to know! Previous status was "Ready for Review" which I took to mean it had passed Eligibility checks. I assume "Under Assessment" now means its out and being reviewed so that's a good sign

Spotfire

Have they given a date in June for announcing the results - or is it just simply "June"???

Depending on how they work it, it could be 4 weeks from now...... or 8 weeks!

bren2001

Spotfire wrote: »

Have they given a date in June for announcing the results - or is it just simply "June"???

Depending on how they work it, it could be 4 weeks from now...... or 8 weeks!

They will let you know a week or so in advance.

aidoh

The thing is, mine had said "Under assessment" for months now, way before this weird little "Modified on the 8th of May" thing popped up so I don't know what it's about.
It could be the date that the 'Internal Assessment Board' re-received the applications and then downloaded them again or something.
It could also be absolutely nothing though haha.

And yeah, it's simply June for the results unfortunately. It's extra annoying that they've changed the whole process this year because we can't even gauge accurately when the results will be out based on people from previous years.

ringthebells

When I checked last week, mine said 7th, then 8th and now it says 9th. If I had to guess I'd say aidoh is correct in saying it's when the IAB downloaded the apps again - not sure if last year any correlation was worked out regarding dates modified & successful apps.

Ravelleman

Last year mine had a 'last modified' date that didn't correspond to any changes I had made myself. It was quite early on and then it didn't change until the final notification was given in July or whenever it was. I wouldn't worry about it.

NormalBob Ubiquitypants

I really need to buy a new laptop and am trying to hold out to see if this funding comes through. Hopefully it will be early June!

aidoh

NormalBob Ubiquitypants wrote: »

I really need to buy a new laptop and am trying to hold out to see if this funding comes through. Hopefully it will be early June!

Would you not be getting your first batch of the stipend in October though?

NormalBob Ubiquitypants

aidoh wrote: »

Would you not be getting your first batch of the stipend in October though?

Ah Sh$%e!
I thought once through in June the laptop funding would be available. Been holding out for nothing.
Thanks aidoh.

aidoh

I could be wrong now, I don't know how it works really. I just would have guessed since the earliest start date is October or thereabouts.

LegofLamb

My postdoc app was modified again yesterday...

What does this all mean?

bren2001

LegofLamb wrote: »

My postdoc app was modified again yesterday...

What does this all mean?

Nothing. It means absolutely nothing. It is no indication that you have been accepted or rejected. I know it is hard but try not to log into the system to check. You will be emailed and be told when they are going to be announced. Until then everything is just speculation which makes it worse.

sayitisntso

Good point. I might as well get frantic about the fact that mine hasn't been modified... I applied a number of years ago (unsuccessfully) and the results came out (by post) earlier than I expected. So I'm sort of hoping that when they say 'early June', they actually mean 'late May' but I guess that's wishful thinking. Off on holliers next week and just don't want to have to worry about it (or about the result arriving) while I'm there. Anyway, sorry for starting the 'date modified' panic - think I've brought this stress upon myself!

JervisOak

If we are speculating as to date modified it may also be of interest to surmise conclusions from the time modified.

Mine was last modified at 10:30 pm!

sayitisntso

Yup, mine was modified this afternoon again... probably to print and laugh at either my Gantt chart or gender statement...

stinkle

oh the flashbacks to the gantt chart and gender statement!

Sklarker

sayitisntso wrote: »

Yup, mine was modified this afternoon again... probably to print and laugh at either my Gantt chart or gender statement...

Crap, I didn't put in a gantt chart...my gender statement is awesome though :pac:

aidoh

My gender statement was 100% waffle.

stibhan

To be clear, you will not be able to get a laptop until you start your funding period unless they've changed the rules; the money gets paid into your university's account in September or October, and they handle it thenceforth. The degree to which ordering a laptop will be a facile arrangement when that time comes will also heavily depend on your university.

JervisOak

Anyone know the historical postdoc application success rate? And broken down by scheme?

funkee

I don't think the historical rate is applicable, at least for ELEVATE.

Last year there were 15 Fellowships and the success rate was about 20%.

This year there are 5 Fellowships.

So reverse engineering - I reckon about 7% of ELEVATE apps will be successful this year.

JervisOak

Based on pre-call documrntation I had always thought the Elevate call this time has 25 awards of which 10 were academic.

Now looking at the FAQ document I see the figure of 5 awards you refer to.

funkee

Yeah. And somebody asked them in the lead up to the deadline would those
figures change if, say, they got lots of high quality 'academic' apps but fewer
lower quality enterprise apps...

The response was that allocations are set in stone and won't change regardless of apps.

So whoever gets an ELEVATE (academic) this year can rightly feel very chuffed with themselves.