On a mission

McGill is offering a funding for a fellowship that looks awesome. It's up to $30,000 to do any project anywhere in the world. The stipulations are that it needs to address a need expressed by the community, be realistic, and be sustainable. Pretty easy, right?

That's why I decided to go for it. Usually I don't even read those types of emails, figuring they aren't available to me or that me/my ideas would be good enough anyway so why bother? But getting into McGill and doing pretty well here has boosted my ego, so I got all excited about it, drafted a basic plan, and started mentioning it to my contacts to see what came back. The response was positive, so I felt good. I've been really excited about it and thinking about it a lot, and I enjoy thinking about it and planning it.

I went to an info session about the grant today to check out the competition, and I am so disappointed. One of the criteria I had somehow overlooked is that you need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. HOW DID I MISS THAT?!??!$ At first I was crushed. Now, though, I don't care. I have a good idea, the experience and credentials needed to back it up, and I'm going to try and do it anyway. I'm going to continue reaching out to my contacts, try to make new ones, and look for alternate sources of funding. I'm on a mission!