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by aqzws
Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: interviews?
Replies: 47
Views: 15249

Re: interviews?

Has anyone received communication from NIWC Pacific (San Diego)?
by aqzws
Fri Mar 04, 2022 6:00 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: interviews?
Replies: 47
Views: 15249

Re: interviews?

Guest wrote:
Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:45 pm
I saw an update from one of SMART’s socials today that the SFs are in the process of finalizing their decisions.
I heard that my top SF hasn't even began interviewing people.....
by aqzws
Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:43 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: interviews?
Replies: 47
Views: 15249

Re: interviews?

Congrats! I've been refreshing this forum all day looking for good news.
by aqzws
Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: interviews?
Replies: 47
Views: 15249

Re: interviews?

Same.
by aqzws
Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:12 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: interviews?
Replies: 47
Views: 15249

Re: interviews?

Not yet. My internship supervisor is trying to find my application.
by aqzws
Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:17 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2022 Semifinalists
Replies: 16
Views: 6953

Re: 2022 Semifinalists

I haven’t been contacted yet. I don’t think you should worry if you aren’t contacted. I’ve met several people who didn’t do an interview but still were chosen as finalists. I wonder if they previously interned at that facility so they already built the rapport? It would seem strange to me for a fac...
by aqzws
Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:40 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2022 Semifinalists
Replies: 16
Views: 6953

Re: 2022 Semifinalists

I haven’t been contacted yet. I don’t think you should worry if you aren’t contacted. I’ve met several people who didn’t do an interview but still were chosen as finalists. I wonder if they previously interned at that facility so they already built the rapport? It would seem strange to me for a fac...
by aqzws
Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: How difficult is it for a SF to request a SMART scholar?
Replies: 3
Views: 1979

Re: How difficult is it for a SF to request a SMART scholar?

My top SF choice usually accepts ~6 applicants per year. I wonder how many were recommended but ultimately cut?
by aqzws
Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:20 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: How difficult is it for a SF to request a SMART scholar?
Replies: 3
Views: 1979

Re: How difficult is it for a SF to request a SMART scholar?

Hello, I am just going off of what I have heard about the general application process on here, but it seems like you could have multiple SF wanting to bring you on as a SMART Scholar. If this happens, you may have to re-submit your list of preferences. In the end, the applicants and SF are assigned...
by aqzws
Wed Feb 09, 2022 3:06 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: How difficult is it for a SF to request a SMART scholar?
Replies: 3
Views: 1979

How difficult is it for a SF to request a SMART scholar?

Hi, This past summer I interned with a research facility and everything went great. I applied for the SMART scholarship, listed that facility as my top preference, and made semifinalist. I reached out to my internship supervisor (a SMART scholar) and they said that they would "try to get me" as a SM...
by aqzws
Tue Feb 01, 2022 2:34 pm
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Semi-finalist Notifications?
Replies: 4
Views: 1892

Re: Semi-finalist Notifications?

The last two years were either the first Monday or Tuesday in February. So maybe today around 430 pm west coast time.
by aqzws
Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Graduate research during school semesters?
Replies: 3
Views: 1801

Re: Graduate research during school semesters?

Your graduate research does not have to align with your SF research area. However, they may be less inclined to select you as a scholar.
by aqzws
Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:53 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: NIWC-Pac salary
Replies: 4
Views: 4436

Re: NIWC-Pac salary

I found out that NIWC-Pac has the "New Professional" program. Salaries for the NP program are: BS - $45,875 - 71,475 MS - $80,429 - 88,253 PhD - $103,601 Everyone gets an annual locality pay bonus of about 29.8% your base salary Hi, do you have a link to this info? I just want to confirm it for mys...
by aqzws
Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:28 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Semifinalists
Replies: 62
Views: 25060

Re: Semifinalists

I was a semi-finalist last year but not this year. Wow :|
by aqzws
Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:45 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Semifinalists
Replies: 62
Views: 25060

Re: Semifinalists

Mighty Boulder wrote:
Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:32 pm
aqzws wrote:
Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:01 pm
We found out February 3rd at 04:59 pm last year.
What time zone was that? Pacific? Eastern?
Central :)
by aqzws
Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:01 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Semifinalists
Replies: 62
Views: 25060

Re: Semifinalists

We found out February 3rd at 04:59 pm last year.
by aqzws
Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:19 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2021 Applicants Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 9410

Re: 2021 Applicants Thread

Spoke to the SMART office today. As of 3:15, there were about 2000 completed applications and about 8000 in progress. The person I spoke with indicated there might be over 500 scholarships awarded this round. That's interesting... I wonder how many out of the 8000 in progress hit that submit button...
by aqzws
Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:02 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: NIWC-Pac salary
Replies: 4
Views: 4436

Re: NIWC-Pac salary

I found out that NIWC-Pac has the "New Professional" program.

Salaries for the NP program are:

BS - $45,875 - 71,475
MS - $80,429 - 88,253
PhD - $103,601

Everyone gets an annual locality pay bonus of about 29.8% your base salary
by aqzws
Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Advice for a cognitive, neural, and behavioral science applicant
Replies: 2
Views: 2138

Re: Advice for a cognitive, neural, and behavioral science applicant

I hope someone from your field can weigh in, but I'll throw this out there again about the PhD process---SMART does not play well with PhD applicants. There's a hard limit on funding. If you don't finish your research by then, you're in default with them on every penny given to you, including inter...
by aqzws
Tue Jul 28, 2020 4:27 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Advice for a cognitive, neural, and behavioral science applicant
Replies: 2
Views: 2138

Advice for a cognitive, neural, and behavioral science applicant

Hello all, I am a graduate student in a joint MA/PhD program that's interested in the SMART scholarship. I am currently participating in the NREIP internship program at as a human factors engineer and would like to continue working in a DoD facility as a SMART scholar. I applied to the SMART scholar...
by aqzws
Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:37 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2021 Applicants Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 9410

Re: 2021 Applicants Thread

Applications open up in a month!
by aqzws
Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:00 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2021 Applicants Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 9410

Re: 2021 Applicants Thread

For human factors you could try applying to some of the Navy facilities. Specifically, Naval Submarine Medical Research Lab and Naval Undersea Warfare Center have human factors scientists/engineers. I think NUWC is bigger than NSMRL so probably has more funding. Wow! Thanks for the heads up :) I'll...
by aqzws
Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:56 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2021 Applicants Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 9410

Re: 2021 Applicants Thread

We should scope this thread in a way that helps us make our applications more competitive. If you were awarded the scholarship, could you provided your materials anonymously?
by aqzws
Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:06 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2021 Applicants Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 9410

2021 Applicants Thread

I know we're dealing with our initial reactions to the rejection, but we should start working on tips and strategies for winning the scholarship next year. Background info: Program: PhD Human Factors (Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences) Years remaining: 3 years Grad GPA: 3.9 Experience: 1 pu...
by aqzws
Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:46 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: 2020 Semifinalists
Replies: 101
Views: 39454

Re: 2020 Semifinalists

The extra 2000 views come from me :lol: