• damiadeniyi
• April 30, 2023
• Education, Grant, News
• Canadian, demands, financial position, government-sponsored fellowships, graduate students, nationwide walkout, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, postgraduates, research grants, salaries, scholarships, stipend, student-led campaign group, Support Our Science
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Canadian Ph.D. students and postgraduates are planning a nationwide walkout on May 1st to demand a significant boost to government-sponsored fellowships and scholarships, which have remained unchanged for almost two decades. The salaries for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers have not increased since 2003, leaving many researchers in a precarious financial position. The federal government provides an annual stipend of …