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RESEARCH, INNOVATION, FAIR PAY.

Every researcher deserves a living wage.

Let's make science a priority this federal election

Canada’s 45th federal election is here, and Support Our Science is collaborating with Evidence for Democracy’s Vote Science Campaign.

It is time to ensure science and evidence-informed decision-making are front and center within the new government. Vote Science provides the tool to take action and engage with candidates, ask where their stance on science, and push for leadership in research and innovation.

Explore Evidence for Democracy’s Vote Science resources below about how to effectively engage with candidates, understand party positions, and make informed choices at the ballet box.

Check out E4D's Vote Science Campaign

ABOUT SUPPORT OUR SCIENCE

Support Our Science is a grassroots organization with a clear mandate: improve pay for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Canada. This includes all researchers, from science and engineering to social sciences and humanities.

Currently, Support Our Science is focusing on advocating for scholarships, fellowships, and research grants at the federal level but recognizes the importance of all jurisdictions in this issue.

What are we advocating for at the federal level?

Ask 1:

Increase the value of Tri-Agency graduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships by 50%; and index to inflation moving forward.

Ask 2:

Increase the number of Tri-agency graduate student scholarships by 50%;

Ask 3:

Increase the number of Tri-agency postdoctoral fellowships by 100%

Ask 4:

Increase the Tri-agency research grant budget provided to faculty by at least 10% per year for the next five years, to allow for increased graduate student and postdoctoral pay

SOS Executive Director Kaitlin Kharas: "Support Our Science is thrilled with Budget 2024’s significant new investments for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. "

April 18, 2024 Toronto, ON - Support Our Science Executive Director Kaitlin Kharas remarks from Budget 2024 Press Conference: "Support...

Support Our Science is Thrilled to See a Significant Investment in Graduate Student Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Budget 2024

April 16, 2024 OTTAWA, ON - Support Our Science, an organization dedicated to advocating for increased funding for Canada’s 300,000...

Press Conference: Urgent Need to Increase Funding for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in Budget 2024

For Immediate Release March 18, 2023 Ottawa, Ontario - On Tuesday, March 19th, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars will stand...

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