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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
Postdoctoral Scholar
It would be great to finally get funded as a postdoctoral researcher in Ecology and Evolution. I have published in high-profile journals...
Aug 10, 2022
Graduate Student
Monthly allowance $786 Single person rent and groceries - $700 Bus pass -$68 Phone bill- $17
Aug 10, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I am a postdoc who is still considering a career in academia but the funding situation for trainees and postdocs in this country weighs...
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
Juliana Marulanda
Currently, I am a Postdoctoral Fellow that fortunately gets paid a bit more than the Tri-council award. However, I can only survive, pay...
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 9, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
My $60,000 salary is sufficient to cover my current expenses, with the major one being rent (34/43% of gross/net income). This is...
Aug 9, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
As a post-doctoral scholar living in an extremely expensive area-Vancouver-I spend almost half of my monthly salary just on the rent....
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My supervisor passed away during the pandemic and their funding will be withdrawn in March 2023, and I will soon be out of the funded...
Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
I am fortunate to receive 'top-up' money in addition to the award through TAing and small ($325/month) research stipend. This however it...
Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
Without my partner's income, we would not be able to afford our apartment in Montreal. We have a child and my ability to spend time with...
Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
With a department funding scheme and PGSD top-up totalling $25-30k out of which tuition and life have to be paid, I find it hard to...
Aug 8, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
During my PhD studies I was not eligible for Tri-Council funding as I was an international student. As international Postdoc I was not...
Aug 8, 2022
Graduate Student
More than teaching, coursework, or any of my other responsibilities as a PhD student, a lack of funding has distracted me from my...
Aug 8, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
I am a senior postdoctoral fellow with more than 2 years of postdoctoral experience in Canada. I am an international citizen and the fact...
Aug 6, 2022
Jules Poirier-Ostiguy
With the cost of living skyrocketing, especially the cost of rent and food, the income associated with the scholarships is no longer...
Aug 6, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar
My current funding is not enough to cover my expenses and I have to use my small amount of savings to pay bills. I have decreased my food...
Aug 6, 2022
Jonathan, Graduate Student
During my Master's my savings were used up and by my second year had to move into a camper van and live in a parking lot near campus. The...
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