At the end of the training phase, scholars will, by default, transition into the research phase.
How likely does “by default” mean here, and is this changing from past iterations? I’ve heard from some others that many people in the past have been accepted to the Training phase but then not allowed to continue into the Research phase, and only find out near the end of the Training phase. This means they’re kinda SOL for other summer opportunities if they blocked out their summer with the hope of doing the full MATS program which seems like a rough spot.
From my understanding, this decision is up to the mentors, and only Neel and John are actively planning to reduce the number of scholars. Neel will likely take on more scholars for the training phase than the research phase, and John’s scholars willl need to apply for LTFF and receive funding through LTFF before continuing. (Ryan may correct me here if I’m wrong)
John’s scholars have historically only had to seek LTFF funding for the 4-month extension program subsequent to the in-person Scholars Program. They are otherwise treated like other scholars.
How likely does “by default” mean here, and is this changing from past iterations? I’ve heard from some others that many people in the past have been accepted to the Training phase but then not allowed to continue into the Research phase, and only find out near the end of the Training phase. This means they’re kinda SOL for other summer opportunities if they blocked out their summer with the hope of doing the full MATS program which seems like a rough spot.
From my understanding, this decision is up to the mentors, and only Neel and John are actively planning to reduce the number of scholars. Neel will likely take on more scholars for the training phase than the research phase, and John’s scholars willl need to apply for LTFF and receive funding through LTFF before continuing. (Ryan may correct me here if I’m wrong)
John’s scholars have historically only had to seek LTFF funding for the 4-month extension program subsequent to the in-person Scholars Program. They are otherwise treated like other scholars.
Gotcha, perhaps I was anchoring on anecdotes of Neel’s recent winter stream being particularly cutthroat in terms of most people not moving on.