


GRATITUDE
CAMPAIGN
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Budget 2024 announced $5.76B in funding for research and innovation. The largest part of this investment ($2.63B) is directed at increasing the value and number of graduate student scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships and the base budget for research grants so that all students can benefit from new funding.
One thing we have learned in this campaign is that advocating for research is never finished, and keeping doors open and conversations going is key to continued success. That is why Support Our Science is launching a non-partisan Gratitude Campaign. Please help us thank the policy makers and staff who helped us succeed by sending them the short form letter below.
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Your letter will automatically be sent to these key decision makers:
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Minister Chrystia Freeland (Finance Minister)
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Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada)
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Minister Mark Holland (Minister of Health)
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MP Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Leader)
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MP Jagmeet Singh (NDP Leader)
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MP Yves-François Blanchet (BQ Leader)
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MP Elizabeth May (Green Party Leader)
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MP Kirsty Duncan (previous Minister of Science)
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Standing Committee on Science and Research committee members
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MPs who supported e-petitions:
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MP Richard Cannings
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MP Maxime Blanchette-Joncas
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MP Iqra Khalid
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MP Michelle Ferreri
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MP Bonita Zarrillo
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Your local MP
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The increase will take effect September 1 to further support Canadian students and fellows. On May 31, 2024 the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced that students and fellows receiving scholarships and fellowships from the funding agencies will see increased award values take effect as of September 1, 2024. The annual value of all current and new master’s and doctoral student scholarships will increase to $27,000 and $40,000, respectively, and current and new postdoctoral fellowships will increase to $70,000. Read the full press release.
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La hausse de la valeur des bourses entrera en vigueur le 1er septembre pour appuyer davantage les étudiants et chercheurs de troisième cycle. Le 31 mai 2024, le ministre de l’Innovation, des Sciences et de l’Industrie, l’honorable François-Philippe Champagne, et le ministre de la Santé, l’honorable Mark Holland, ont annoncé que les étudiants bénéficiaires d’une bourse d’études ou d’une bourse de recherche accordée par un conseil subventionnaire verront celle-ci bonifiée à compter du 1er septembre 2024. La valeur annuelle des bourses de maîtrise et de doctorat passera à 27 000 $ et 40 000 $, respectivement, et les bourses postdoctorales passeront à 70 000 $. Les augmentations s’appliquent aux bourses actuelles et aux nouvelles bourses. Lire le communiqué de presse complet.
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