NSF CAREER Grant UPDATE Thread

[rusunyii]

I think this is normal. One of my previous proposals took 3 months from abstract submission to recommend, and then a couple of days from recommend to award.

Thanks - same here. Not sure what is happening. My previous proposals never took so long.

No news since PM asked for Abstract and C&P. PM's email says that recommend for funding but nothing has changed in Research.gov. Still has the original submission date and status pending.

Has your CAREER been proposal recommended? I was also contacted by the PM in Dec for C&P and Abstract, and there is no news since then. The proposal status is still pending with no date change.

My experience with two of the NSF grants so far.

Case 1: NSF DMR (2018)

May 22nd - PM sent an email saying "recommended for funding" and asked for C&P and Abstract (status still pending no date change)
June 4th - status changed to recommended.
June 22nd - status changed to Awarded

Case 1: NSF DMR CAREER (2020)

October 28th - PM asked to clarify some issues raised by one of the referees. (no change in date or status)
December 8th - PM sent an email saying "recommended for funding" and asked for C&P and Abstract (status still pending no date change)
Until today no change in date of status.

I hope this gives you some sort of idea of the process and timeline.

I guess, but they haven't actually said it's been recommended for funding. They also said that they're doing some sort of analysis. That is pretty different verbiage from what other people are getting.

Some PMs directly say that they will recommend the proposal, while some PMs only say that they are considering recommending the proposal but not guarantee. I guess you are trying to identify whether there is any chance that the PMs do not recommend after they approaching PIs. I also would like to know! Anyone has some thoughts? Is 'will recommend' equivalent to 'consider recommending'?

[lightofhope]

which program in CISE?

Mine is in CISE. We have a similar timeline. Hope it will be recommended soon.

Which program did you apply to? I submitted my Abstract and C&P a little over a month ago and the status still pending.

Ugh, just got a status date change a few weeks after sending my response/abstract to the PO. Still Pending, no additional contact.

I have a feeling I'm getting rejected.

It should be fine. I think yours will be officially recommended soon (they are making progress). When did you send the response/abstract? I have sent my abstract for more than 1 month. It is still pending (no status change).

[rusunyii]

NeTS. I remember you are in IIS. Do you have any update?

which program in CISE?

Mine is in CISE. We have a similar timeline. Hope it will be recommended soon.

Which program did you apply to? I submitted my Abstract and C&P a little over a month ago and the status still pending.

Ugh, just got a status date change a few weeks after sending my response/abstract to the PO. Still Pending, no additional contact.

I have a feeling I'm getting rejected.

It should be fine. I think yours will be officially recommended soon (they are making progress). When did you send the response/abstract? I have sent my abstract for more than 1 month. It is still pending (no status change).

[lightofhope]

no news.

NeTS. I remember you are in IIS. Do you have any update?

which program in CISE?

Mine is in CISE. We have a similar timeline. Hope it will be recommended soon.

Which program did you apply to? I submitted my Abstract and C&P a little over a month ago and the status still pending.

Ugh, just got a status date change a few weeks after sending my response/abstract to the PO. Still Pending, no additional contact.

I have a feeling I'm getting rejected.

It should be fine. I think yours will be officially recommended soon (they are making progress). When did you send the response/abstract? I have sent my abstract for more than 1 month. It is still pending (no status change).

[rusunyii]

Best of Luck!

no news.

NeTS. I remember you are in IIS. Do you have any update?

which program in CISE?

Mine is in CISE. We have a similar timeline. Hope it will be recommended soon.

Which program did you apply to? I submitted my Abstract and C&P a little over a month ago and the status still pending.

Ugh, just got a status date change a few weeks after sending my response/abstract to the PO. Still Pending, no additional contact.

I have a feeling I'm getting rejected.

It should be fine. I think yours will be officially recommended soon (they are making progress). When did you send the response/abstract? I have sent my abstract for more than 1 month. It is still pending (no status change).

[aspiring.academic]

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

[ocean2428]

Big congratulations! I remember you were saying last year that your proposal officially recommended. I thought you mean the status changed to recommended. How did you get to know that it was officially recommended?

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

[aspiring.academic]

I should've been clearer.
When I said it was "officially" recommended. I meant the PD told me it was recommended. That was mid-December. In hindsight, I should've said "unofficially."
Nothing happened in Research.gov until today when the status changed to "recommended" and the panel summary with reviews became available.

Hopefully that clears it up.

Big congratulations! I remember you were saying last year that your proposal officially recommended. I thought you mean the status changed to recommended. How did you get to know that it was officially recommended?

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

[ocean2428]

Yes, thank you. Congratulations again!

I should've been clearer.
When I said it was "officially" recommended. I meant the PD told me it was recommended. That was mid-December. In hindsight, I should've said "unofficially."
Nothing happened in Research.gov until today when the status changed to "recommended" and the panel summary with reviews became available.

Hopefully that clears it up.

Big congratulations! I remember you were saying last year that your proposal officially recommended. I thought you mean the status changed to recommended. How did you get to know that it was officially recommended?

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

[BoMiu]

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

Congratulations! Who cares about the ratings? All that matters is that they give us the grant :D.

[aspiring.academic]

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

Congratulations! Who cares about the ratings? All that matters is that they give us the grant :D.

True! Thank you.

[lightofhope]

Congrats!

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

[rusunyii]

Congratulations! I also thought you got the status changed to Recommended in mid-Dec, and PO recommended your proposal in early Nov. You will get the award pretty soon.

I should've been clearer.
When I said it was "officially" recommended. I meant the PD told me it was recommended. That was mid-December. In hindsight, I should've said "unofficially."
Nothing happened in Research.gov until today when the status changed to "recommended" and the panel summary with reviews became available.

Hopefully that clears it up.

Big congratulations! I remember you were saying last year that your proposal officially recommended. I thought you mean the status changed to recommended. How did you get to know that it was officially recommended?

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

[aspiring.academic]

Early Nov - Requested Abstract, IRB, and respond to reviewers
Mid Nov - Additional round of questions
Early Dec - Additional IRB info and budget increase
Mid Dec - "Unofficially" recommended
Mid Jan - "Officially" recommended
??? - Awarded? Maybe.

Congratulations! I also thought you got the status changed to Recommended in mid-Dec, and PO recommended your proposal in early Nov. You will get the award pretty soon.

I should've been clearer.
When I said it was "officially" recommended. I meant the PD told me it was recommended. That was mid-December. In hindsight, I should've said "unofficially."
Nothing happened in Research.gov until today when the status changed to "recommended" and the panel summary with reviews became available.

Hopefully that clears it up.

Big congratulations! I remember you were saying last year that your proposal officially recommended. I thought you mean the status changed to recommended. How did you get to know that it was officially recommended?

Status updated to recommended after being pending since mid December.
I finally saw my reviews and ratings...they were nothing to write home about but I had 1 very enthusiastic reviewer that saved my bacon.
My proposal wasn't in the "highly competitive" grouping either.

[deeply_uncertain]

@aspiring.academic Congratulations!!