Faces of Next Generation Researchers Campaign

What is it?

In an effort to increase funding to Graduate Students and Post Doctoral Scholars in Canada, we have launched the Faces of Next Generation Researchers Campaign to share the stories, struggles and real-life experiences of these groups across Canada. Here you will find just that!

The Goal:

We hope that by sharing these stories, politicians and the public alike will have a better understanding of what it takes to be a Graduate Student or a Postdoctoral Scholar in Canada right now! Our goal is to shed light on the underlying financial issues plaguing the next generations of researchers in Canada so that we can better envision a competitive future for Canadian science.

We want to hear from you

Will you share your story with us? Our survey will not record any information you do not consent to - if you choose the anonymous version, there is no way to connect your story to your identity and your story will be posted with a generic cartoon profile picture. Our non-anonymous survey asks you to share your name and a photo with your story.

You are free to choose whichever option suits you best.

Anonymous Survey

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Non-Anonymous Survey

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The Faces of Graduate Students

Faces of Graduate Students

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...

Faces of Graduate Students

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...

Faces of Graduate Students

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...

Faces of Graduate Students

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....

Faces of Graduate Students

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...

Faces of Graduate Students

Graduate Student

International student. I come to Canada with ~20k debt. After tuition, rent, other expenses, I save nothing. To buy something as simple...

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The Faces of Postdoctoral Scholars

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Faces of Next Generation Researchers Campaign

What is it?

The Goal:

We want to hear from you

Anonymous Survey

Non-Anonymous Survey

The Faces of Graduate Students

The Faces of Postdoctoral Scholars

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