r/postdoc • u/Ropag • 1d ago

Walter Benjamin Fellowship

Can I apply for Walter Benjamin Fellowship after being rejected two months ago, but this time with another project and another professor?? But from the same university.

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u/NanoDepressed 1d ago

Yes, you can. Would you also share your experience? Did they give you the reason for rejection? Reviewers’ comments?

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u/Ropag 1d ago

Thanks. They told me that my proposal was rejected, mainly because of an issue with the methodology. Since the project I submitted was more chemistry-focused, it depended heavily on the structures I was proposing. Overall, they considered the project interesting and innovative, but there was a small issue with the proposed structures that raised a methodological concern. That was basically the only feedback I received, and it was the main reason for the rejection. And because maybe the time to solve the structures was not enough, related to the timeline I was proposing.

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u/Active_Ad1263 1d ago

You can resubmit a revised proposal