Some data that I didn’t formally write up and put in the post (mostly for time reasons) on how past fellows evaluated the fellowship:
2021
10 out of 14 fellows filled in the fellowship feedback survey:
10 of 10 respondents answered “Are you glad that you participated in the fellowship” with 5⁄5 (“hell yeah”)
9 of 10 respondents answered “If the same program happened next year, would you recommend a friend (with similar background to you before the fellowship) to apply?” with 10⁄10 (“strongly yes).
1 of 10 fellows rated the question with 9⁄10.
4 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “notably more valuable (3-10x the counterfactual)”
3 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Much more valuable (10-30x the counterfactual)”
1 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Far more valuable (>30x the counterfactual)”
1 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Somewhat more valuable (1-3x the counterfactual)”
1 of 10 respondents did not answer the question
It’s possible that the respondents were anchored by the possible options for the last question: There was one option “about as valuable” and 4 options each in the directions more and less valuable. The lowest respondents could go was “not at all valuable (<10% of counterfactual)”
The survey was not anonymous (although the name field was optional and one respondent chose not to enter their name) and several of the respondents were either in employment, on a grant, or on a trial with us at the time of responding.
2020
7 out of 9 fellows filled in the fellowship feedback survey:
6 of 7 respondents answered “Are you glad that you participated in the fellowship” with 5⁄5 (“hell yeah”)
1 of 7 respondents did not answer this question
3 of 7 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Much more valuable (10-30x the counterfactual)”
3 of 7 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “notably more valuable (3-10x the counterfactual)”
1 of 7 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “much more valuable (>30x the counterfactual)”
We did not ask the question of whether they would recommend the program to someone similar to them this year.
The survey was anonymous in 2020. Several of the respondents were either in employment, on a grant, or on a trial with us at the time of responding.
Some data that I didn’t formally write up and put in the post (mostly for time reasons) on how past fellows evaluated the fellowship:
2021
10 out of 14 fellows filled in the fellowship feedback survey:
10 of 10 respondents answered “Are you glad that you participated in the fellowship” with 5⁄5 (“hell yeah”)
9 of 10 respondents answered “If the same program happened next year, would you recommend a friend (with similar background to you before the fellowship) to apply?” with 10⁄10 (“strongly yes).
1 of 10 fellows rated the question with 9⁄10.
4 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “notably more valuable (3-10x the counterfactual)”
3 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Much more valuable (10-30x the counterfactual)”
1 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Far more valuable (>30x the counterfactual)”
1 of 10 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Somewhat more valuable (1-3x the counterfactual)”
1 of 10 respondents did not answer the question
It’s possible that the respondents were anchored by the possible options for the last question: There was one option “about as valuable” and 4 options each in the directions more and less valuable. The lowest respondents could go was “not at all valuable (<10% of counterfactual)”
The survey was not anonymous (although the name field was optional and one respondent chose not to enter their name) and several of the respondents were either in employment, on a grant, or on a trial with us at the time of responding.
2020
7 out of 9 fellows filled in the fellowship feedback survey:
6 of 7 respondents answered “Are you glad that you participated in the fellowship” with 5⁄5 (“hell yeah”)
1 of 7 respondents did not answer this question
3 of 7 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “Much more valuable (10-30x the counterfactual)”
3 of 7 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “notably more valuable (3-10x the counterfactual)”
1 of 7 respondents answered “To what extent was the fellowship a good use of your time compared to what you would otherwise have been doing” with “much more valuable (>30x the counterfactual)”
We did not ask the question of whether they would recommend the program to someone similar to them this year.
The survey was anonymous in 2020. Several of the respondents were either in employment, on a grant, or on a trial with us at the time of responding.