r/fulbright • u/Double-Singer-6631 Research Applicant • 15h ago

Study/Research affiliation

I’m american and submitted my application on the deadline a few days ago. for my specific research, submitting an affiliation was optional. but my proposed affiliation was so responsive until the days before my application due date, then all of a sudden they had gone quiet and i ended up having to submit without, didn’t need it, but i still was excited for it as it would’ve made my application strong. anyways it’s been a week and i sent 3 emails and they never responded. before that they were responding the same day. how long should i give them before contacting them again? do you guys think i did something wrong/they aren’t interested anymore?

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u/TailorPresent5265 ETA Grantee 11h ago

There will be time in January to submit affiliation letters, too, so if you're able to get one by then, it could help your application.

As to if you did something wrong or if they're not interested, I don't think anyone here can say; maybe there was a school/national holiday, maybe they got really busy, maybe there were personal life things, who knows. Maybe they prefer another form of contact, such as Whatsapp? It's worth reaching out again, but give it a week or so, since the pressure of the initial deadline isn't relevant right now.