#Budget2024 💰 makes the largest investment in 20+ years for grad students & postdocs! It will support financial needs, boost mental well-being, allow focus on research, & promote diversity by easing barriers for underrepresented groups. 🎉💪🏽#SOSBudget2024
Budget 2024 increases the value of Tri-agency scholarships & fellowships by up to 90% & adds 1720 new awards. 📈 This sets a new compensation benchmark for Canada's graduate students & postdoctoral scholars. #Budget2024 #SOSBudget2024
@SupportOurSci In principle, but how many students is this for? Only those with tri-council awards? If so, a minority…
@SupportOurSci Thanks Marc @evoecolab for all the efforts, often at the cost of your personal time, towards this. This is really good news and will also push for better stipends for all graduate students and postdoctoral researchers that don't have access to Federal funding.
@SupportOurSci Will this retroactively include people who already hold tri-council awards?
@SupportOurSci @chang_natasha Congratulations @SupportOurSci and @SLaframboise14! Thank you for your tireless advocacy on behalf of our trainees
@SupportOurSci I can’t believe the CGS-M funding is the same amount I received as a grad student in the early 2000s. Thank you for advocating for better funding!!
@SupportOurSci @evoecolab Next … what do we do about other federal grants where they cap post doc salaries at 60K? I am not allowed to pay more even if I have the budget.
@SupportOurSci @FP_Champagne Very pleased to see that Canada is finally lifting tri-council scholarship awards for doctoral students (given they had been at the same rate since I held one, it's about time!)
@SupportOurSci Bravo et merci pour votre travail acharné et astucieux—preuve que le futur de la recherche et l’innovation au 🇨🇦 est entre bonnes mains 🙌
@SupportOurSci Well done getting the word out, 338 letters and follow-up explaining need well done.
@SupportOurSci Can you please confirm that, based on your update, that the Vanier will continue to be $50000/year, and will be discontinued for future students?
@SupportOurSci Rookie/Naive question: for those students who just won an NSERC scholarship this semester for the coming September school year, will this come into effect or is this only for the next competition cycle and beyond?
@SupportOurSci Thank you @SupportOurSci for driving this forward. Great to finally see investment in our students and postdocs. Let's keep it going.
@SupportOurSci Isnt merging all the programs a negative tho? Genuine question
@SupportOurSci Will the government give the additional fellowships right away, or the increase will apply to next year’s competition?
@SupportOurSci Oh yeah! They can do it from their tent under the bridge and rejoice! Welcome to Canada! You raise standard of living by increasing income not acquiring more debt. #resigntrudeau #cdnpoli