Grant Denied
Oh, well. The decision came down today about the selection of the individuals to participate in the NW Hawaiian Island Marine Environment expedition. I thought I put together an extremely strong application, but it clearly did not fit the template of an environmentalist. Skilled in rubrix analytics, I knew it was a long shot from the beginning. A big time thanks to all of you who helped me with the application process.
Here’s the letter. “Unfortunately, we were not able to select you for the program this year. We received 75 nominees - far more than we anticipated, and the quality of the proposed projects was very high and the breadth of expertise extensive. “
On the positive side, I will not be spending thousands of dollars to get to Hawaii or for the camera gear I would have purchased had I been accepted into the program. Now, I have 2 extra weeks of vacation to use any way I want. Sylvia, Steve, Josh, and Linda: we will have to create our own workshop. How about northern California (or possibly further north) this summer??
Rick
too bad about the grant–like your “glass always half full” world view of the positive side of things–never photographed Cal. so a west coast trip might be very interesting