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Oct 13, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I accumulated approximately $30,000 in student debt while completing my BSc. During my time as PhD student, I received a 3-year doctoral...
Aug 16, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I won a CIHR postdoctoral fellowship this funding cycle. I’m currently a postdoc in Australia, where the starting postdoc salary in my...
Aug 16, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I did my PhD in Canada. I worked as a postdoc here for 2 years. Then moved to Australia for 3 years for postdoc work, then came back 2...
Aug 10, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
It would be great to finally get funded as a postdoctoral researcher in Ecology and Evolution. I have published in high-profile journals...
Aug 10, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I am a postdoc who is still considering a career in academia but the funding situation for trainees and postdocs in this country weighs...
Aug 9, 2022
Juliana Marulanda
Currently, I am a Postdoctoral Fellow that fortunately gets paid a bit more than the Tri-council award. However, I can only survive, pay...
Aug 9, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
My $60,000 salary is sufficient to cover my current expenses, with the major one being rent (34/43% of gross/net income). This is...
Aug 9, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
As a post-doctoral scholar living in an extremely expensive area-Vancouver-I spend almost half of my monthly salary just on the rent....
Aug 8, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
During my PhD studies I was not eligible for Tri-Council funding as I was an international student. As international Postdoc I was not...
Aug 8, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I am a senior postdoctoral fellow with more than 2 years of postdoctoral experience in Canada. I am an international citizen and the fact...
Aug 6, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
My current funding is not enough to cover my expenses and I have to use my small amount of savings to pay bills. I have decreased my food...
Aug 6, 2022
Jessica Gosse
I am fortunate enough to have had PDF opportunities that paid above the minimum stipend, but it is still insufficient considering the...
Aug 6, 2022
PhD Holder
I received NSERC scholarships in my Masters and in my PhD. I was a single parent when I started grad school, and we survived by eating...
Aug 5, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
The funding does not cover tuition for a graduate student. Only the living stipend but now $8k has to come out of the stipend unless...
Aug 4, 2022
PhD Holder
I was a PhD 10 y ago earning the same stipend that students earn today. Even back then living off an NSERC PGS-D was hard. I lived in...
Aug 3, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I get paid enough to survive with my current postdoc, but I still need to rely on my credit card more than I want to and I'm unable to...
Aug 3, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
My current stipend as a PDF is just enough to cover all my necessary costs (only groceries and bills) as I was living with my family who...
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