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First application in my case, I was received by 2 persons, watched the NCP mettings replays on YouTube and had access to a former successful proposal written in my lab. I wrote my proposal in the last moment, I began 1 month prior the deadline. I agree with people saying that having the proposal re...

You are going to generate a lot of heart attacks

I hope it's interesting stuff

If I get rejection my NCP did not lie but all other NCPs lied. No you don't have enough info to say that your NCP didn't lie! The most likely outcome for each applicant is rejection, about 75% to 90% probability depending on panel, so the NCP may just have gave you the highest probability answer :m...

Above a certain score it is just luck. Evaluation of proposals has a big random subjective part. Like when submitting a paper and a reviewer is ecstatic while another says it is crap and rejects it. What I didn't like is that some of the ideas of my last failed application have been published in the...

Not sure if it has already been reported here, but results should come next week according to News section of the call on the portal: Updates - News CALL : Mar 16, 2022 11:10:09 AM The announcement of the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 call results has been delayed. The results will be announced...

Probably stressing them on socials is more effective.
Admin people and academics tend to care about appearances..

Now I cannot access follow up, just get a successful login window

Seneca seems appropriate for this forum:

They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.—Seneca

It is not binary, for a minority there is also the dreaded reserve list placement.. I waited 16 months for rejection, from Sept 2020 to Jan 2022 :roll: That's really cruel. You should have a high score then. good luck this time. Thanks! I also think that with scores above 80% it is just luck and we...