2018 Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018)

[MC_F]

I am having troubles to focus on work or anything else but, honestly, being anxious does not really help. The best thing would probably be to not check continuously...

After all, if the percentage of success is only 10-14% it is quite likely not to get it

[evolved]

That's exactly what I am talking about.
What are these "last minute" changes? How can there be "last minute" changes in such a huge fellowship scheme?
It is really incredible!

I just got word back from someone I have been in contact with in the commission, and, I quote:

'Unfortunately, we cannot disclose the date because last minute changes might happen. The results should be out by the end of the working week'.

[Vency]

releasing on a date other than the supposed 12 February is not a gift.

can you imagine if the same thing happened with the national exams? for example a-levels? You can see the "date" even on newspapers. Candidates are informed of the precise date in advance rather than getting the email at a random day without any official release/information.

How is it possible that at this stage they dont know the precise date? How can it be so uncertain? what is the unknown factor that makes them not know the date? And not make an official release of the date and hour!!!!
come on!!

If that's true then:
1) Why they don't pick up the phone?
2) Why they haven't announced a specific date and said vaguely "next week"? This is not professional. Also why the NCPs know nothing?
3) They already said they have issues with the widening fellowships. Also, if you look at the guide, its not clear at all how these will be attributed.
4) Why not more transparency on how results will be released? Date, hour, email, participant portal. There is so much we don’t know. Why the secrecy?
5) Why they hide how precisely the decisions were made? Where are the reviewer individual scores?

The announced date is the 12th of February, so no real secrecy here nor unprofessionalism. (We are going crazy but this is not their fault) Where have they said officially that they have issues with the widening fellowships? And they don't hide how precisely decisions are made - we are made aware of the whole process. What kind of information would the reviewers' individual scores give you? There is a consensus period of evaluation where reviewers discuss for each proposal they have evaluated and there is a vice-chair who oversees the whole process. There is enough transparency I would say.

I agree with evolved. Plus it wouldn't hurt a more detailed timeline showing current state of the process!

[MC_F]

That's exactly what I am talking about.
What are these "last minute" changes?
It is really incredible

I just got word back from someone I have been in contact with in the commission, and, I quote:

'Unfortunately, we cannot disclose the date because last minute changes might happen. The results should be out by the end of the working week'.

By the way, I agree that we should know by now...especially because they were done with the evaluations in December...

[expert_pastMC]

I asked before but it has been lost.

Is there anyone who has something else written next to the field "GA based on the: " apart from "-"

in the link:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participa ... nts/xxxxxx (where as always xxxxxx is the proposal id)

when styles are disabled?

[CAR-2018]

I asked before but it has been lost.

Is there anyone who has something else written next to the field "GA based on the: " apart from "-"

in the link:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participa ... nts/xxxxxx (where as always xxxxxx is the proposal id)

when styles are disabled?

No, I have nothing written after "GA based on the". Why?

[evolved]

Really, it is ridiculous!
They don't even know the date even that late in the evaluation!!!
They should upload the results online at a PRECISE date and hour that they announce some time, a week or two, in advance. They spend so many millions, just spend some to upgrade their infrastructure damn it!

That's exactly what I am talking about.
What are these "last minute" changes?
It is really incredible

I just got word back from someone I have been in contact with in the commission, and, I quote:

'Unfortunately, we cannot disclose the date because last minute changes might happen. The results should be out by the end of the working week'.

By the way, I agree that we should know by now...especially because they were done with the evaluations in December...

[odjebjelansiran]

But they know the date It is Feb 12th 2019. It is our problem that we want it before the deadline.

[sound]

The date is not 12 the february. They say it will be completed by then. All these years they have released the results 2 weeks before the deadline so its only natural people are anxious. Some including me have decisions that will depend on these results

[evolved]

You mean they will release results at 12 Feb? They actually mean that they hope to be released by then. Its terrible to receive these emails at a random time. I can't turn off my email until 12 Feb. If they say 12 Feb then just release 12 February.

Also, why the twitter, Ms Helluva, NCPs and many others say different dates? End of January, next week, beginning of February... last minute changes....

But they know the date It is Feb 12th 2019. It is our problem that we want it before the deadline.