<p>I would tend to agree except 2 other universities NPC numbers were
within 3-4k of actuals received.</p>
<p>This is what I got: (all amounts yearly)</p>
<p>Merit, Grant, Work Study, Loans
NPC: 15k, 33k, 0, 5.5
Actual: 15k, 27k, 2.6k, 5.5</p>
<p>So, about a 6,000 Gift Aid difference. Unfortunately, in the wrong direction.</p>
<p>WayOutMom, on my Rochester application supplement I checked the box asking to please be considered for a Rochester Research and Innovation grant. Do you know how and when one is notified yes or no about this grant? There was no place on the app to describe an intended research project, and indeed I don’t have one in mind. But I could certainly come up with lots of ideas, particularly in view of some of the remarkable work going on at Rochester.</p>
<p>If you know, what is the procedure for, and chance of, obtaining one of these research grants? I assume the research is conducted under the guidance of a professor?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for all of your useful advice on this forum!</p>
<p>It may be completely different this year, but last year they sent out notifications on March 2. Some people received a $3,000 RIG grant and an opportunity to apply for an additional $1,500, and others didn’t receive anything automatically but got an opportunity to apply for the $3,000. I’m not sure if people were notified if they were out of consideration altogether. I haven’t seen anything about it here on CC for this year, so I’m not sure if any notifications have gone out yet or not.</p>
<p>You might call admissions and ask. Good luck!</p>
<p>Those not under consideration for a RIG just don’t hear anything back. They’re not formally notified they’re out of running. </p>
<p>And D2 got hers so long ago that they were still called PRG (Portable research grants) instead of RIG. She received a separate application for it with her acceptance and had to submit a formal grant proposal. IIRC, only 1 in 3 proposals were funded. But the program has evolved since then and last year some acceptees were awarded RIGS without applying for them.</p>
<p>@Candles–it really doesn’t matter whether you get a RIG or not. If you want to engage in research at UR, you can do so. Lots of labs, plenty of opportunities. RIGs are just extra perks.</p>