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Overview of SocDave

Signup date: 03 Aug 2010 at 4:03pm

Last login: 03 Aug 2010 at 4:03pm

Post count: 86

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

I've just recieved this

"Hi David

Today I have finally received the letter from the ESRC. The breakdown of the grading for your application is as follows:

Candidate Grade: A
Project Grade: A-
Supervisor Grade: A
Overall Grade: A

I thought you might like to know that the letter states that “for 2010 we received 440 applications for consideration. The quality was extremely high and we only had sufficient funding to make 85 awards to the very best A+ candidates. Indeed, we were not in the position to fund all the A+ applications.”"

Looks like Royal Mail screwed up. Killahtron, i assumed you'd heard - I emailed ESRC ([email protected]) and asked her direct what my result was cos the letter hadn't arrived, it was her that told me i didn't get it.
Send an email or two. Fingers crossed

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From mixilgt:

sorry to hear that socdave..

got an interview for a £20k starting salary job on friday - looks promising (and its not graduate sales!!) things could be worse I suppose

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

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Just got email - unsuccessful. Sob :-(. World of work beckons.....

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From mixilgt:

Just got a reply, I've been granted funding!! good luck to all those still waiting!!

Amazing news Mix - well done you!!!!

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Given what Licky said yesterday, I'm going with accepting I've not got it - and if I have then great. I'll still be gutted when the email comes, but the mourning period won't last as long this way.

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Got email from Nom Con backup - post has arrived today and no sign of ESRC paperwork.

Sorry to hear your bad news Psych.

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From LickyPig:

D'oh! Got A- so no funding for me :-( Only 85 awards, apparently not even all the people who got A+ have secured funding...

Oh crap........................

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

I've had further Nom Con backup response. The post has been delivered and the ESRC paperwork was NOT in there. Judging that it was posted Monday, and first class is usually next day, I can only assume that it will now be tomorrow :-s.

At least I can now definitely expect an answer in the next 24 hrs. Probably the same for the rest of you too. The Edinburgh letter must have gone out Friday.

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From alexandros:

Edinburgh Univ.

Well if Royal Mail can get letters right up the country, you would think they can get them to the rest of England! Lets hope they (no pun intended) deliver.

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From LickyPig:

Right, reading all of this has made me very nervous and I can't focus on writing my dissertation! Have emailed my NomCon now so will let you know what they say... Has anyone else had results back yet or just one person? Think I may have annoyed my department if I've asked too early... :p

One one person so far has posted that they have heard. ESRC posted letters to uni's on Friday and Monday 1st Class, so all unis should have the results today (royal mail issues notwithstanding). You won't annoy your department, the Nom Con is for the WHOLE UNI, so your dept won't even know you're pestering. And us lot have been pestering for a week so don't worry!!!

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Just emailed my Nom Con's backup (cos she's off all week), and he hasn't had anything through yet. I'm currently contemplating chewing my knuckles off - the fingernails went ages ago!

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

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Quote From Alexandros:

Results are out. I was unsuccessful and received the usual story about 440 applications and only 85 awards for A+ candidates.

Good luck to everyone!

Unlucky. Sorry to hear that.

Which Institution did you apply from?

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From killahtron:

I got this back from my nom con:

Thank you very much for your email. WE have not as yet heard back from ESRC. AS soon as I know I will contact all the supervisors.

Have they had todays post though? If not, then it could be on the way to them as we type....

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From joanne2467:

I have been told my nominated contact is out of office until the 6th of September!!! Surely they must have left someone else in charge?!

Has anyone heard anything yet?

Good luck everyone :-)

I would wait til youknow people are hearing the news, and then ring the Nom Con telephone number and basically demand to know. You can't be left hanging til September (an ESRC Nom Con who works Term Time? Ludicrous).

Still waiting to hear.............:-(

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SocDave 86 posts
14 years ago

Quote From PsychBrainiac:

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Quote From SocDave:

I'm giving it 'til lunchtime, then I'm ringing up!!

Good idea! I'm even hoping my Nom Con is working an odd Tuesday (even though she doesn't work Tuesdays...) lol.

They may work THIS Tuesday instead of another day - based on the results being out. Live in hope!