Ed Morris 🇨🇦🌿🗺🎻Dec 24, 2022
Canada's grants for master's, PhD students haven't increased since 2003. These researchers want that changed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/graduate-student-research-funding-nserc-sshrc-cihr-1.6692545
Federal grants for master's, PhD students unchanged since 2003, leaving many 'below the poverty line' | CBC News

Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of annual grants have remained stagnant for nearly 20 years.

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Show threadDr Alex BondDec 24, 2022
@Edrmorris good gods that's awful
Show threadEd Morris 🇨🇦🌿🗺🎻
@TheLabAndField At least the pressure has made it as far as cabinet budget discussions. There is also some debate about the value of Research Chairs vs. more discovery grants, but I don’t know the Minister’s position on that. Changes to the latter would take longer to implement, should they chose a change in policy/strategy. @wishartae would know the latest.
Dec 24, 2022 at 2:53pmWeb
Show threadAndrea WishartJan 17, 2023
@Edrmorris @TheLabAndField I need to up my mastadon game, sorry this is so slow! Yes, we've been pushing for increased scholarship and fellowship numbers and amounts as Support Our Science (supportourscience.ca for details) including submitting a brief for the Budget 2023 consultations. Happy to chat more about it all!