WooHoo! I just got notified that a small grant I submitted has been selected for funding. It's not much but it will let me hire an undergraduate student to help me out with some summer research. What's important is that it marks the first time that I've been a sole PI on a (non-student) award.
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I'm funded!
Category: academic adventures
Posted on: November 9, 2007 1:35 PM, by SciWo
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Woo-hoo!! Congratulations!
Posted by: Kim | November 9, 2007 2:29 PM
Hooray!! Now THAT is a good way to kick off the weekend!
Posted by: ScienceMama | November 9, 2007 3:02 PM
That's wonderful! Congrats :-)
Posted by: Field Notes | November 9, 2007 3:22 PM
Congrats!!
Posted by: Dr. Brazen Hussy | November 9, 2007 3:36 PM
*trumpets and huzzahs!*
Congrats!!
Posted by: Becca | November 9, 2007 3:44 PM
Hooray! What good news.
Posted by: Mommyprof | November 9, 2007 3:54 PM
Vivat!
Posted by: Ewan | November 9, 2007 4:02 PM
Hearty congratulations! What a great feeling, eh?
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | November 9, 2007 4:20 PM
That's fantastic! Congrats!!
Posted by: phd md | November 9, 2007 4:24 PM
Bravo!
Posted by: ScienceGirl | November 9, 2007 4:25 PM
Good job!
Posted by: ecogeofemme | November 9, 2007 4:35 PM
congrats! :)
Posted by: doc-in-training | November 9, 2007 6:37 PM
Congratulations!! Good for you!
Posted by: Addy N. | November 9, 2007 8:24 PM
Great news! Congrats!
Posted by: Dancingfish1@hotmail.com | November 9, 2007 11:24 PM
Rock on!
Posted by: LL | November 10, 2007 2:04 AM
Yay! Congratulations.
Posted by: Caro | November 10, 2007 6:04 AM
Adding to the others a big congratulations. Hope you get an excellent student!
Posted by: hypoglycemiagirl | November 10, 2007 10:53 AM
Congrats!
Posted by: Schlupp | November 10, 2007 11:22 AM
Yeah!!!! Congrats!
Posted by: Mel | November 10, 2007 6:34 PM
Good for you!
Posted by: skeptic4u | November 10, 2007 8:00 PM
Hoorah! Congrats!
Posted by: yami | November 11, 2007 3:09 PM
Yahoo!
Posted by: skeptic4u | November 11, 2007 3:43 PM