Graduate Student
I am fortunate to receive 'top-up' money in addition to the award through TAing and small ($325/month) research stipend. This however it...
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- Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
Without my partner's income, we would not be able to afford our apartment in Montreal. We have a child and my ability to spend time with...
- Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
With a department funding scheme and PGSD top-up totalling $25-30k out of which tuition and life have to be paid, I find it hard to...
- Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
More than teaching, coursework, or any of my other responsibilities as a PhD student, a lack of funding has distracted me from my...
- Aug 6, 2022
Jules Poirier-Ostiguy
With the cost of living skyrocketing, especially the cost of rent and food, the income associated with the scholarships is no longer...
- Aug 6, 2022
Jonathan, Graduate Student
During my Master's my savings were used up and by my second year had to move into a camper van and live in a parking lot near campus. The...
- Aug 6, 2022
Études Supérieures
STIPEND- $17,500/year TA pay- $33/hour (12 hours per week for 2 semesters). This money doesn't cover all my costs so I also work as a...
- Aug 6, 2022
Graduate Student
Despite being a « well-funded » NSERC student, acquiring adequate income is very challenging. First of all, there are various fees and...
- Aug 6, 2022
Graduate Student
Graduate student/post-doc funding in Canada has made it impossible to build the same financial safety net as non-academic people my age....
- Aug 5, 2022
Graduate Student
I am just about to enter the first year of a Master's program in Biology and was beyond thrilled to learn I had won an NSERC grant (CGS...
- Aug 5, 2022
Graduate Student
I am an NSERC Funded PhD Candidate. I'm an expert in my research area, a mentor for undergraduate students, and a course instructor. Yet,...
- Aug 5, 2022
Graduate Student
I have to work a second job (at the university) to make ends meet. This severely cuts into my PhD work and has delayed my studies. If...
- Aug 5, 2022
Graduate Student
Currently, I am able to afford rent, gas, and basic groceries. However, I still have 55k + in student loan debt that it would not be...
- Aug 5, 2022
Graduate Student
Receiving a CGS-D really helped cover my finances. But the CGS-D had to be supplemented by a top-up by my supervisor. This, considering...
- Aug 4, 2022
Anh-Khoi Trinh
With limited income, housing becomes the first priority. To accomodate other financial needs, there are two options to lower housing...
- Aug 4, 2022
Jérémie Cholette
Working 25 hours a week, I was barely able to support myself. Fortunately, since I was coming in at a premium, this didn't create too...
- Aug 4, 2022
Graduate Student
Even with the CGS-D award, which is the highest funding offered from NSERC, I am struggling with the cost of living in Vancouver. I'm...
- Aug 4, 2022
Graduate Student
My current stipend covers my basic living expenses but leaves little room for anything else, and limits my quality of life. For example,...
- Aug 4, 2022
Graduate Student
My stipend is 20,000$ per year, which means $1750 per month. With this, I need to pay my school's tuition fee, house rent, groceries and...
- Aug 4, 2022
Graduate Student
I am barely able to cover expenses and saving of any kind (retirement & future home) is impossible. I am lucky to have cheap rent, and if...
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