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Nov 11, 2022
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...


Oct 13, 2022
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...


Sep 19, 2022
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...


Aug 25, 2022
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....


Aug 22, 2022
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...


Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
International student. I come to Canada with ~20k debt. After tuition, rent, other expenses, I save nothing. To buy something as simple...


Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
After all my loans, rent, and other expenses, I will have 100$ left. Since I've started my grad studies, I've bought NOTHING to myself....


Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
My FRQSC scholarship gives me 7000$ per semester. My rent is 1400$ per month. How am I supposed to live with this? If graduate school...


Aug 22, 2022
Graduate Student
Second year PhD in STEM at a major Canadian institution, things are marginally better than during my Master's. Some quick math: Tuition...


Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
I'm approaching 30, I still live with my parents. I can't afford to buy a condo, or even to move into an apartment or buy a car. Forget...


Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
I am PhD student in Montreal. I have a doctoral scholarship from FRQS and my supervisor pays me a bonus. With all that my income is still...


Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
International PhD student - full time Scholarship: ~21,000 $ / year Tuition and fees: ~4,500 $ / year It means there's just 16,500 $ /...


Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
Despite working part/full-time since I was 15 throughout all of my time as a student, and living as frugally as possible, the meagre...


Aug 14, 2022
Graduate Student
McGill charge me extra sessions equivalent to around 5000$ a year, at my salary it means I am constantly in debt and crawling from month...


Aug 12, 2022
Graduate Student
My graduate student scholarships (17,500 at the master's level and 24,000 at the doctoral level) have always been sufficient to support...


Aug 10, 2022
Graduate Student
Monthly allowance $786 Single person rent and groceries - $700 Bus pass -$68 Phone bill- $17


Aug 9, 2022
Graduate Student
CW // mental health/self-harm: This post describes sensitive topics and contains content that may not be suitable for all readers. If you...


Aug 9, 2022
Graduate Student
McGill has the nerve to still charge me tuition "extra-session" fees in the summer of my PhD 6th year - all for the privilege of...


Aug 9, 2022
Graduate Student
My current stipend barely covers my cost of living, to the point that my partner and I are now subletting the room in our 600sq foot to...


Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
My supervisor passed away during the pandemic and their funding will be withdrawn in March 2023, and I will soon be out of the funded...
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