</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by jot:
<strong>i was deadset on applying to fulbright and md/phd programs simultaneously; ..only to find out (yesterday well after i submitted my app) that you
cannot defer a nih mstp fellowship.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">jot: i've heard that as far as deferments go, "don't believe everything you read". Often schools/programs have an clear, open policy of strictly no deferments. However, privately they are willing to lend an ear to special cases, especially if the deferee is doing something valuable during the time-off.
For you, this would certainly be true - a med school might actually want to defer you, if you do get the fullbright fellowship, because it will add to the prestige & variety of their class. And I'm sure the adcom can pull strings for you if the MSTP com has a proverbial stick up their okole.
Hope this helps!!