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by eruwaedhiel
Wed May 10, 2017 6:21 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2017 Recipients
Replies: 34
Views: 40934

Re: 2017 Recipients

Year: 1st year PhD (going back to grad school after working a few years)
Major: aerospace engineering (hypersonics)
Facility: AFRL
Interview: 2 (both were labs in AFRL)
Award portal: temp closed in the beginning
GPA: 3.8 (undergrad), 4.0 (masters)
by eruwaedhiel
Mon May 08, 2017 1:14 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: PURDUE
Replies: 9
Views: 5777

Re: PURDUE

guest3 wrote:
eruwaedhiel wrote:I applied as well. I'm also getting the temp closed message (I got it in the first wave weeks ago) and was interviewed by 2 SFs and recommended by at least one.
Eruwaedhiel, didn't you win the NSDEG already? :)
Yes....

But I want to work for AFRL so I would probably turn it down for SMART.
by eruwaedhiel
Mon May 08, 2017 12:12 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: PURDUE
Replies: 9
Views: 5777

Re: PURDUE

I applied as well. I'm also getting the temp closed message (I got it in the first wave weeks ago) and was interviewed by 2 SFs and recommended by at least one.
by eruwaedhiel
Fri May 05, 2017 5:33 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Notification not today?
Replies: 28
Views: 15851

Re: Notification not today?

I emailed SMART yesterday asking for an update and they got back to me a few minutes ago: Thank you for your email, award announcements will be going out this month we do know the exact dates as yet. Please let us know if you have any other questions. This a a direct copy/paste of the email, so I th...
by eruwaedhiel
Fri May 05, 2017 8:01 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Temp Closed or Incorrect Username/Pass
Replies: 46
Views: 26061

Re: Temp Closed or Incorrect Username/Pass

CSMajor wrote:Please only post once, and if you post an update then quote your original message so we know who you are.
Also, FYI, you all can make accounts on the forum so it's easier to know who's who. You also don't have to do a captcha each post then :P
by eruwaedhiel
Fri May 05, 2017 7:59 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Temp Closed or Incorrect Username/Pass
Replies: 46
Views: 26061

Re: Temp Closed or Incorrect Username/Pass

Major: Aero
Area: Air Force
Message: Temp Closed

Interviewed by 2 SF (both in AFRL/RQH) and recommended by 1.
by eruwaedhiel
Thu May 04, 2017 8:10 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: temp closed??
Replies: 125
Views: 59477

Re: temp closed??

PhDSMART wrote:
guest wrote:Any Ph.Ds getting the temp closed?

Yes
me too
by eruwaedhiel
Tue May 02, 2017 1:19 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Award Notice [JOKE]
Replies: 25
Views: 15804

Re: Award Notice

If you did win, would you mind sharing the funding information? I'm curious if the increase SMART is expected to receive went into more scholars or more funding for the same number of scholars.
by eruwaedhiel
Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:37 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Announcements today?
Replies: 9
Views: 6219

Re: Announcements today?

Gandalf wrote:That is for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
I wish it need not have happened in my time.

Actually, scratch that, I wish it would happen in my time!
by eruwaedhiel
Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:50 am
Forum: Recipients
Topic: How do you know you've got the security clearance?
Replies: 2
Views: 2424

Re: How do you know you've got the security clearance?

I'm an applicant, but I've been working for a DoD contractor the last 4 years and have a clearance plus lots of friends who are getting/have gotten one. You'd be surprised how long it takes, I know people who had to wait over a year (where they basically got paid to sit and wait for their clearance ...
by eruwaedhiel
Sun Apr 23, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Award Portal Temporarily Closed
Replies: 130
Views: 67873

Re: Award Portal Temporarily Closed

It could also be by field or military organization recommended. Here's my info:

Message: portal temporarily closed
Initials: EB
Field: Aerospace
Organization: Air Force
by eruwaedhiel
Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:36 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Award Portal Temporarily Closed
Replies: 130
Views: 67873

Re: Award Portal Temporarily Closed

I also am now getting the new error message. I was interviewed by 2 SFs and was recommended by at least one.
by eruwaedhiel
Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:12 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Hired through Pathways after applying for SMART
Replies: 6
Views: 4610

Re: Hired through Pathways after applying for SMART

I'm pretty sure internships for this summer would be unaffected by SMART.
by eruwaedhiel
Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:30 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Notification
Replies: 19
Views: 13581

Re: Notification

I emailed SMART yesterday asking if there was any chance we might hear back in time for the NDSEG response deadline (April 25th). I was hoping for some information about the delay, or mention about why SMART is so late but NDSEG was not (since both are managed by ASEE and require lists from the DoD)...
by eruwaedhiel
Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:17 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Notification
Replies: 19
Views: 13581

Re: Notification

The NDSEG notifications (also managed by ASEE) were sent out yesterday evening. ASEE had told someone on the phone that they would be released "by April 15th", so what happened supports the late April release hypothesis given above :)
by eruwaedhiel
Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:45 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Historic Acceptance Email Dates
Replies: 48
Views: 29937

Re: Historic Acceptance Email Dates

I was interviewed my AFRL, which told me that their deadline was 3/10. Maybe SMART gave everyone an extension, which in turn pushed back our notification date.
by eruwaedhiel
Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:49 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Running Behind
Replies: 10
Views: 6171

Re: Running Behind

Same email as well. Nearly had a heart attack when I saw the subject line.
by eruwaedhiel
Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:45 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Historic Acceptance Email Dates
Replies: 48
Views: 29937

Re: Historic Acceptance Email Dates

Just noticed this post on gradcafe survey: Contacted for two interviews early March. Contacted about which facilities I prefer on the 16th. Told offers would go out April 7th. Heard nothing all last year, but now I have a research focus. 4.0 graduate GPA, but not a highly-ranked grad school. So it s...
by eruwaedhiel
Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:12 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Historic Acceptance Email Dates
Replies: 48
Views: 29937

Re: Historic Acceptance Email Dates

No calls for me, and still have the "Either the email address or the password you entered is incorrect." error when I try to log in to the award site. I can still access the application site, though.
by eruwaedhiel
Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:30 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Historic Acceptance Email Dates
Replies: 48
Views: 29937

Re: Historic Acceptance Email Dates

Briefly looking back at previous years, it seems sometimes NDSEG has been released first, and other years SMART has.
by eruwaedhiel
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:47 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: You might know now if you are awarded or not (so far)
Replies: 24
Views: 16232

Re: You might know now if you are awarded or not (so far)

"Either the email address or the password you entered is incorrect."

I use a password manager, so my login credentials are correct. I also had 2 interviews and was recommended by at least 1 SF. If it matters, I can still log in to smart.asee.org/apply.
by eruwaedhiel
Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:39 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Can I accept a partial award if I receive the scholarship?
Replies: 5
Views: 4519

Re: Can I accept a partial award if I receive the scholarshi

My mistake, as everyone else said, SMART itself doesn't prevent you from accepting other funding so long as it is not federally funded. My particular university fellowship is what has the stipulation that I cannot have two awards, so should I win SMART, I would have to decline my other fellowship. D...
by eruwaedhiel
Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:02 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Can I accept a partial award if I receive the scholarship?
Replies: 5
Views: 4519

Re: Can I accept a partial award if I receive the scholarshi

I think you generally have to choose one award or the other. I won a university fellowship at my graduate school and also am a semifinalist for SMART. If I will this scholarship I will have to choose whether to replace my fellowship with SMART or to turn down SMART and keep the fellowship. As you me...