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I am a PhD Candidate at the University of Victoria. I am very fortunate to receive an NSERC CGS-D scholarship. Despite being one of the...
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- Oct 13, 2022
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I’m an international PhD student living in Ottawa with a stipend which is not enough for my rent and bills. Most of my stipend goes to...
- Sep 19, 2022
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International student. My current stipend is 22k per annum. Rent, groceries, and bills account for 18k. Tuition fee is 9k. I am left with...
- Aug 25, 2022
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I am an international student and PhD Candidate at McGill University. My funding has been really poor since I started my program in 2018....
- Aug 22, 2022
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I am a master's student who had to give up the possibility of a doctorate because I could not afford it. Nearly 40% of my salary goes to...
- Aug 22, 2022
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International student. I come to Canada with ~20k debt. After tuition, rent, other expenses, I save nothing. To buy something as simple...
- Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
After all my loans, rent, and other expenses, I will have 100$ left. Since I've started my grad studies, I've bought NOTHING to myself....
- Aug 22, 2022
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My FRQSC scholarship gives me 7000$ per semester. My rent is 1400$ per month. How am I supposed to live with this? If graduate school...
- Aug 22, 2022
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Second year PhD in STEM at a major Canadian institution, things are marginally better than during my Master's. Some quick math: Tuition...
- Aug 14, 2022
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I'm approaching 30, I still live with my parents. I can't afford to buy a condo, or even to move into an apartment or buy a car. Forget...
- Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
I am PhD student in Montreal. I have a doctoral scholarship from FRQS and my supervisor pays me a bonus. With all that my income is still...
- Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
International PhD student - full time Scholarship: ~21,000 $ / year Tuition and fees: ~4,500 $ / year It means there's just 16,500 $ /...
- Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
Despite working part/full-time since I was 15 throughout all of my time as a student, and living as frugally as possible, the meagre...
- Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
McGill charge me extra sessions equivalent to around 5000$ a year, at my salary it means I am constantly in debt and crawling from month...
- Aug 12, 2022
Graduate Student
My graduate student scholarships (17,500 at the master's level and 24,000 at the doctoral level) have always been sufficient to support...
- Aug 10, 2022
Graduate Student
Monthly allowance $786 Single person rent and groceries - $700 Bus pass -$68 Phone bill- $17
- Aug 9, 2022
Graduate Student
CW // mental health/self-harm: This post describes sensitive topics and contains content that may not be suitable for all readers. If you...
- Aug 9, 2022
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McGill has the nerve to still charge me tuition "extra-session" fees in the summer of my PhD 6th year - all for the privilege of...
- Aug 9, 2022
Graduate Student
My current stipend barely covers my cost of living, to the point that my partner and I are now subletting the room in our 600sq foot to...
- Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
My supervisor passed away during the pandemic and their funding will be withdrawn in March 2023, and I will soon be out of the funded...
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