My funding application has been rejected three times by different funding bodies and universities. I didn't even get a letter from them--they just sent me emails, which made me even more distraught--I didn't even deserve a formal rejection! Shani, you'll get over it and grow from it, soon.

forgot to mention, sometimes it shouldn't be your own deficiency, the references carry very much weight. This has caused me a lot of paranoia after being rejected. I couldn't help blaming my referees for not providing a 'good enough' reference......

Good lord. I almost had to extract the information from registry using bright lights and water torture!

The admin person was so put out by the fact that he had to put his donut down and actually go and check the post that he seemed to delight in telling me that I didn't get it

Oh I am sorry S for the bad news and Good luck with your alternative plan. Personally,I don't know my result yet. According to my registry they haven't received anything....so I just have to wait...still...

Thanks Evaki. The problem is I couldn't fully form a Plan B until I found out one way or the other because I work in a professional job at the moment, and one thing and another, which is why I got so annoyed at registry and the ESRC for the dilly-dallying!

Anyway good luck to you.

It is time to start plan B now. We'll all get over it anyway. This is an unfair world to live in...God seems to dislike me..... I'm just a child......Don't harm me......

sorry to hear, sindbad. i know, the worst thing about these funding applications is that as long as you don't know the results you can't properly plan - either way. so you are continually working on "perhapses" and "maybes", and if that further adds up with other insecurities in life, it can render you virtually unable to act.

i'm still waiting to hear some success stories here! as long as no-one comes up and says "yay! i got it!" i'm going to half-hope that they somehow mixed it all up

Just to say to everyone that didn't get funding, that I know how you feel and just good wishes that you can hold your head up high still. It took me a long time to get over not getting my scholarship last month and just heard that my Prof. also didn't get funding for the project (for me) either. My confidence has taken a REAL big knock but I am determined to go ahead, regardless. I have nearly 500 yellow pages to deliver over the next four days, not exactly funding but I need to move in the right direction. So hang in there everyone, I think, as some have said, I am learning to grow rather than wilt from this all

I still do not know ... AH !!!

Still nothing! How much longer??!

Same here. I'm on the verge of crisis thinking that weekend is coming and there is no chance to let us know before Monday if we don't hear today....

Oh my .. yes, the weekend ........................... Noooooooo !

Just got my results - failed also!! Bit gutting but kind of expected I guess...hope all the other 'unsuccesfuls' are doing ok...

Sarab I am really sorry for your results...I think I can imagine how you feel.

Thanks Evaki! I think I'm ok about it...its a relief just to know finally. Good luck with yours! Hope we hear about some success stories soon!