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UVic students join national walk-out to increase post-grad funding (Chek News)
Article and report by April Lawrence on May 1st 2023 on Chek News Link to article and report
May 1, 2023


B.C. university students join walkout calling for grad student funding (CityNews)
UBC grad students joined others nationwide, walking out on Monday to call for more funding from the federal government. As Sarah Chew...
May 1, 2023


Graduate students, researchers protest for living wage and scholarship increases(The Globe And Mail)
About 200 people marched through University of Toronto’s campus to the constituency office of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as part...
May 1, 2023


Canadian academics protest for a "living wage" (Le Devoir)
They are calling for an increase in the value of scholarships and research grants in the country. Article by Pauline Gravel on May 1st...
May 1, 2023


University of Saskatchewan students rally for better funding (CTV News Saskatoon)
News report and article by Tyler Barrow on May 1st 2023 on CTV News Saskatoon Link to article
May 1, 2023


Canadian academics, graduate students walk out, demanding increased federal funding ... (CBC News)
Funding for graduate, doctoral students has not increased in 20 years Article on May 1st 2023 in CBC News Link to article
May 1, 2023


Why grad students and postdocs staged a "walkout" today (All in a Day with Alan Neal - CBC Radio)
We speak to Support Our Science head Sarah Laframboise about the call to increase federal funding for scholarshops, fellowships and...
May 1, 2023


Brock University research students protest poor funding (Welland Tribune & St. Catharines Standard)
Researchers find themselves living near the poverty line, says grassroots organization Support our Science Article by Victoria Nicolaou...
May 1, 2023


Hundreds of staff and students hold mass walkouts at SFU and UBC (Daily Hive News)
Article by Amir Ali on May 1st 2023 by Daily Hive News Link to article
May 1, 2023


Grad students call for living wage amid nationwide walkout (CPAC)
Sarah Laframboise, a University of Ottawa PhD student and executive director of the group Support Our Science, speaks with reporters on...
May 1, 2023


Nationwide walkout of graduate students planned (Global News Morning BC)
The grassroots organization 'Support Our Science' will be making their voices heard this week. UBC PhD students Shalini Iyer and Katrina...
Apr 30, 2023


Lack of research funding pushes PhD students out of Canada, threatening a new brain drain
Article by Joe Friesen on April 27, 2023 in The Globe and Mail Link to article
Apr 28, 2023


Canadian PhD students and postgrads plan mass walkout over low pay (Nature)
Academics are demanding a significant boost to government-sponsored fellowships and scholarships, which haven’t changed for decades....
Apr 28, 2023


Le Canada en trottinette (La Presse)
Paul Journet's column on April 4 2023 in La Presse (in French) Link to article
Apr 28, 2023


PRESS RELEASE: Support Our Science Responds to Budget 2023
Ottawa, ON: Support Our Science (SOS) has worked tirelessly over the last year to advocate for increased funding to graduate students and...
Mar 28, 2023


Canada's grants for master's, PhD students haven't increased since 2003. CBC News
Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of...
Dec 24, 2022


Support Our Science on Quirks and Quarks
Support Our Science was featured on CBC's Quirks and Quarks on October 8th, 2022. Listen to stories from graduate students and...
Nov 30, 2022


Senator Kucher statement on graduate student and postdoc funding
On November 29, Senator Kucher gave a statement in the Senate on the importance of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Canada....
Nov 30, 2022


Pre-Budget Consultations for Budget 2023- Briefing by Support Our Science
Support Our Science was excited to submit our first briefing to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in advance of the 2023...
Oct 8, 2022
Des scientifiques réclament plus de financement dans une lettre de 60 mètres
Une des principales demandes des organisateurs de l’évènement « Soutenez notre science » est une augmentation de près de 48 % de la...
Aug 12, 2022
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