by Guest » Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:07 pm
It would be great to do this! From my reading, I believe it is only frowned upon when you reach out to the administrative staff at the SFs. I reached out to many scientists at these facilities and received excellent feedback. A couple of them recommended me to their higher ups for an interview and a couple connected me with other scientists that they believed my goals aligned more with. This shows a genuine interest in the science instead of just trying to get picked by emailing some STEM coordinator.
As for this selection year, the SFs have all already sent out their top picks to SMART to send out awards. I have been told that it is currently out of the hands of the SF and now in the hands of SMART to see if they want to fund the top picks of each facility.
It would be great to do this! From my reading, I believe it is only frowned upon when you reach out to the administrative staff at the SFs. I reached out to many scientists at these facilities and received excellent feedback. A couple of them recommended me to their higher ups for an interview and a couple connected me with other scientists that they believed my goals aligned more with. This shows a genuine interest in the science instead of just trying to get picked by emailing some STEM coordinator.
As for this selection year, the SFs have all already sent out their top picks to SMART to send out awards. I have been told that it is currently out of the hands of the SF and now in the hands of SMART to see if they want to fund the top picks of each facility.