Irish Research Council 2021

mag0798 · 31-03-2021 2:11pm

I emailed them regarding postgrad being delayed and they said:

"Considering today is the 31st March, I think it is safe to say the outcome will be in April, though I cannot give you a specific date at this point."

OGrady2212 · 31-03-2021 2:14pm

mag0798 wrote: »

I emailed them regarding postgrad being delayed and they said:

"Considering today is the 31st March, I think it is safe to say the outcome will be in April, though I cannot give you a specific date at this point."

That's immensely disappointing. Thanks for letting us know, I appreciate it.

DogResearcher · 31-03-2021 2:15pm

mag0798 wrote: »

I emailed them regarding postgrad being delayed and they said:

"Considering today is the 31st March, I think it is safe to say the outcome will be in April, though I cannot give you a specific date at this point."

Fair play emailing them. My stomach's in knots waiting. But really, why did they reply so snippily? Surely they knew before today that announcements would be delayed and could have tweeted something.

IRCStressAcct · 31-03-2021 2:18pm

mag0798 wrote: »

I emailed them regarding postgrad being delayed and they said:

"Considering today is the 31st March, I think it is safe to say the outcome will be in April, though I cannot give you a specific date at this point."

Thanks very much for emailing them and reporting the reply here! Disappointing but better to know than to keep refreshing my inbox haha. I guess it could take anytime from a few more days to a few more weeks, so I'll do my best to stop thinking about it in the meantime. Talk to you all when we start to hear back!

bibble123 · 31-03-2021 2:45pm

mag0798 wrote: »

I emailed them regarding postgrad being delayed and they said:

"Considering today is the 31st March, I think it is safe to say the outcome will be in April, though I cannot give you a specific date at this point."

Thanks for letting us know mag! Disappointing for sure, hopefully it will be tomorrow as predicted and we can all have our peace of mind! Hope everyone is doing okay

OGrady2212 · 31-03-2021 3:50pm

IRCStressAcct wrote: »

Thanks very much for emailing them and reporting the reply here! Disappointing but better to know than to keep refreshing my inbox haha. I guess it could take anytime from a few more days to a few more weeks, so I'll do my best to stop thinking about it in the meantime. Talk to you all when we start to hear back!

I'm the same - I'm going to step back from this group - the support we've able to give each other is great, but at the same time, I'm getting more anxious by focusing on it all the time. We'll hear when we hear, and as soon as we do, I'll be back here to cheer you all on. Mind yourselves x

OGrady2212 · 31-03-2021 5:03pm

OH MY GOD THEY'VE EMAILED ME

OGrady2212 · 31-03-2021 5:05pm

I'm too scared to open it

Sspandangler · 31-03-2021 5:14pm

Alright they told me we will find out the first phase tomorrow. I assume everyone got the same email?

So probably there has been some sort of delay. Weird that we are getting a first and second phase after all.

blizzardofone · 31-03-2021 5:15pm

Is this for postdoc or PhD?! I haven't got an email

blizzardofone · 31-03-2021 5:15pm

OGrady2212 wrote: »

OH MY GOD THEY'VE EMAILED ME

!! what did they say!? EVERYTHING CROSSED FOR YOU

OGrady2212 · 31-03-2021 5:15pm

Sspandangler wrote: »

Alright they told me we will find out the first phase tomorrow. I assume everyone got the same email?

So probably there has been some sort of delay. Weird that we are getting a first and second phase after all.

Same. It's a notification of the first round results being announced tomorrow. They obviously had a significant amount of enquiries about the announcement date, and this email is a response to that, I'd say.

Sspandangler · 31-03-2021 5:16pm

blizzardofone wrote: »

Is this for postdoc or PhD?! I haven't got an email

I got the email for Postgrad (PhD). It says that they hoped to have the results by the end of March, but instead, will tell us who got through the first phase tomorrow, and that the final result will be some point hopefully early April.

AMS_theother1 · 31-03-2021 5:16pm

Sspandangler wrote: »

Alright they told me we will find out the first phase tomorrow. I assume everyone got the same email?

So probably there has been some sort of delay. Weird that we are getting a first and second phase after all.

Yes, I got the same email

blizzardofone · 31-03-2021 5:34pm

I'm hoping all this movement means that the postdoc results will be out tomorrow. Surely if not they'd release our first stage results then too?! Pure speculation! Everything crossed.

sepiolida · 31-03-2021 5:43pm

At this late stage would it not be in everyone's best interest to just announce the final call rather than in rounds. If you progress tomorrow surely that'll just cause even more stress and anxiety for an even longer period. Another restless night it is so

Kinks56 · 31-03-2021 9:41pm

I've been lurking here for the past few days and just want to say thanks for the info, everyone! Waiting on postdoc announcement and expected to have been put out of my misery by now. Fingers crossed that if they're making PhD first phase announcements tomorrow, they'll also give us some information.

scottyboy13dub · 01-04-2021 8:42am

Good luck to everyone today

BuuuuuuuuuB · 01-04-2021 8:50am

I highly hope they email us today with no further delay.
Goodluck for you all.

blizzardofone · 01-04-2021 9:58am

Good luck everyone!

blizzardofone · 01-04-2021 10:57am

I can't stop refreshing my email

clemfandango5 · 01-04-2021 11:39am

Best of luck to all! Hope we get news soon

clementine5 · 01-04-2021 12:30pm

I almost wish they hadn't sent that email yesterday because then we wouldn't know that the axe is about to fall. I am so useless today lol.

scottyboy13dub · 01-04-2021 12:34pm

I know clementine5... I'm sick to my stomach

clemfandango5 · 01-04-2021 1:43pm

I emailed again to ask when we were likely to know the postdoc outcome and they replied:

“We are currently working on the outcome of the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. We anticipate being able to update applicants in early April. We do not have an exact date yet but will return to applicants in a timely manner”

blizzardofone · 01-04-2021 1:53pm

I'm fearful it'll be next week! Hoping it's not though

BuuuuuuuuuB · 01-04-2021 1:57pm

blizzardofone wrote: »

I'm fearful it'll be next week! Hoping it's not though

Acoording to this reply, it may be the next monday.

spokyn · 01-04-2021 2:19pm

BuuuuuuuuuB wrote: »

Acoording to this reply, it may be the next monday.

Pretty unlikely to be next Monday since that's a bank holiday (tomorrow is a holiday too for a lot of workplaces). I would say if nothing comes back by this evening the earliest will be next Tuesday.

Edit: just re-read your post and realised you said "the next Monday" which could mean either the 5th or 12th so apologies if I misunderstood!

Buttons21298 · 01-04-2021 3:45pm

Anyone hear anything?

blizzardofone · 01-04-2021 3:48pm

Nothing yet. Any of the PhD applicants heard anything?

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