Lack of research funding pushes PhD students out of Canada, threatening a new brain drain
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Article by Joe Friesen on April 27, 2023 in The Globe and Mail Link to article
Apr 28, 2023
Canadian PhD students and postgrads plan mass walkout over low pay (Nature)
Academics are demanding a significant boost to government-sponsored fellowships and scholarships, which haven’t changed for decades....
Apr 28, 2023
Le Canada en trottinette (La Presse)
Paul Journet's column on April 4 2023 in La Presse (in French) Link to article
Mar 28, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Support Our Science Responds to Budget 2023
Ottawa, ON: Support Our Science (SOS) has worked tirelessly over the last year to advocate for increased funding to graduate students and...
Dec 24, 2022
Canada's grants for master's, PhD students haven't increased since 2003. CBC News
Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of...
Nov 30, 2022
Support Our Science on Quirks and Quarks
Support Our Science was featured on CBC's Quirks and Quarks on October 8th, 2022. Listen to stories from graduate students and...
Nov 30, 2022
Senator Kucher statement on graduate student and postdoc funding
On November 29, Senator Kucher gave a statement in the Senate on the importance of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Canada....
Nov 28, 2022
Grad Student Survey
One of our partner organizations, the Canadian Federation of Students, is conducting a survey to amplify the voices of graduate students....
Nov 11, 2022
Graduate Student
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...
Nov 3, 2022
Support Our Science responds to 2022 Fall Economic Statement
For immediate release Ottawa, November 3, 2022: Support Our Science represents thousands of Canadian graduate students, post-doctoral...
Oct 13, 2022
Graduate Student
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...
Oct 13, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I accumulated approximately $30,000 in student debt while completing my BSc. During my time as PhD student, I received a 3-year doctoral...
Oct 8, 2022
Pre-Budget Consultations for Budget 2023- Briefing by Support Our Science
Support Our Science was excited to submit our first briefing to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in advance of the 2023...
Sep 19, 2022
Graduate Student
International student. My current stipend is 22k per annum. Rent, groceries, and bills account for 18k. Tuition fee is 9k. I am left with...
Aug 25, 2022
Graduate Student
I am an international student and PhD Candidate at McGill University. My funding has been really poor since I started my program in 2018....
Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
I am a master's student who had to give up the possibility of a doctorate because I could not afford it. Nearly 40% of my salary goes to...
Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
International student. I come to Canada with ~20k debt. After tuition, rent, other expenses, I save nothing. To buy something as simple...
Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
After all my loans, rent, and other expenses, I will have 100$ left. Since I've started my grad studies, I've bought NOTHING to myself....
Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
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
Graduate Student
Second year PhD in STEM at a major Canadian institution, things are marginally better than during my Master's. Some quick math: Tuition...
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