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SOS is a grassroots organization advocating for better grad student and postdoc pay for ALL researchers in Canada through increased investments www.supportourscience.ca

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We look forward to learning when and how the $1.8B for grants will be implemented to increase the pay of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars #SupportOurScience

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Great news! Minister Champagne has announced that all scholarships and fellowships will increase on September 1, 2024. This will positively impact thousands of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Canada.

www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...

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Exciting news! #Budget2024 allocates $5.76B for research & innovation, with $2.63B aimed at boosting grad student & post doc stipends! Our commitment to advocacy continues!

Join our Gratitude Campaign to thank policy makers: loom.ly/lXfkvPk #SOSBudget2024 #phdsky #academicsky 🧪🇨🇦

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ICYMI:

"I think there’s this idea that there’s only a finite size pie, and that if someone gets more money, someone else somewhere might get less. And that’s just not the case. We want to grow the whole pie." - Executive Director Kaitlin Kharas #SupportOurScience

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Budget 2024 Press Conference, SOS Exec. Director Kaitlin Kharas: "Support Our Science is thrilled with Budget 2024’s significant new investments for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars." #SupportOurScience #Budget2024

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Update: We can confirm that Vanier recipients will retain the award for its full duration at the original award level. Please visit Support Our Science's website for our complete FAQ.
We are posting answers as they come in.

www.supportourscience.ca #phdsky #academicsky 🧪🇨🇦

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“We’re very thrilled with this significant new investment, the largest investment in graduate students & postdocs in over 21 years,” says Kaitlin Kharas, a PhD student at UofT & executive director of SOS. “It will directly support the next generation of researchers.”#Budget2024

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Budget 2024 includes a boost in grad student & postdoc funding, creating a new benchmark for compensating a generation of research leaders.

Check out this article in which #SupportOurScience advocacy is highlighted and ED Kaitlin Kharas is featured! #SOSBudget2024

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Thrilled to see new investments in Canadian postdocs in #Budget2024 $825M to support future research talent. $1.8B to support grants. Federal postdoctoral fellowships will increase from $40k to $70k! An amazing investment. Thanks @supportourscience.bsky.social for advocating!

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Wow, that is a spectacular step in the right direction for graduate funding in Canada!

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Amazing news for grad students & PDF in Canada!!

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Thank you for ALL of your hard work and leadership, Courtney 🙏

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SOS has taken up a significant portion of my life over the last 2 years. Today feels surreal. I'm so goddamn happy to know everyone who comes after me will be paid more & I hope it inspires others to fight for change - there was nothing special about us, besides how hard-headed and focused we were.

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Teamwork makes the dream work. Many, many people to thank and credit 🙏

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#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

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Budget 2024 ups research grants by 3-8%.

This boost will help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars paid directly by their supervisors. #SOSBudget2024

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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

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Today, #Budget2024 will shape Canada's research & innovation future.

We hope for in Tri-agency scholarships, fellowships, & grants. New investments could empower grad students & postdocs, boosting diversity & excellence.

Stay tuned! #SupportOurScience

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I did the math in 2019. The last time Tri-Council scholarships and postdoctoral funding in Canada was adjusted was in 2003. *In 2019*, basic inflation adjustments alone would have added $9,000 to Master's-level scholarships and more than $11,000 to PhD scholarships. Postdocs nearly $15,000.

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PhD candidate Shalini Iyer is featured on the podcast Curse of Politics. Her research on autism holds real promise, but declining federal funding poses challenges. #SupportOurSceince and U15 are urging support for talented researchers this budget.

youtu.be/B1BXdPMOFgA?...

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"The postdoc is an essential stage of the research career path, yet it is more challenging than ever to be a Postdoc in today’s economy."

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After 21 years, #postdocs hope for a raise! March 19 I gave a press statement as CAPS/ACPP Chair alongside Postdocs, grad students, and MPs to highlight the urgent need for increased postdoctoral research funding in #Budget2024 🇨🇦 We hope to work together to support the future of Canada’s research!

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Parliamentary Secretary MP Ryan Turnbull: “We cannot continue to innovate … if we do not retain our top talent”

We agree and look forward to seeing a major investment in graduate student and postdoctoral scholarships, fellowships and grants in #Budget2024 #SupportOurScience

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Le sous-financement de la recherche scientifique est tel qu'une génération entière de chercheurs et chercheuse risque d'être perdue. La journaliste Fannie Bussière-McNicoll explique pourquoi il est urgent que le Canada renverse cette tendance.

ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/balado...

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From the March 19 press conference, PhD student and SOS ED Kaitlin Kharas talked about the importance of grad student research and how poor pay is forcing them into poverty and driving a brain drain of some of Canada’s most talented scientists and researchers #SupportOurScience

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#SupportOurScience stands with graduate students, postdocs, and parliamentarians across Canada as we await #Budget2024. We look forward to new multiyear investments in scholarships, fellowships and grants for science and research!

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A hell of a worry that postdoc support hasn't increased since I was there twenty-mumble years ago! All power to you! (Please tell me the payment delivery has improved, it was a quarterly cheque sent when someone in the Department remembered...)

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I'm heading to Ottawa: Low pay is today's greatest challenge for Canadian postdocs. We're hoping for increased investment for grad students, postdocs, and grants in #Budget2024 This funding will ensure the best future for Canada's research.

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(speakers cont'd, 3/3) - NDP MP Richard Cannings - Bloc Quebecois MP Maxime Blanchette-Joncas - Liberal Party MPs Ryan Turnbull & Lena Diab

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(speakers cont'd, 2/3)

- Dr. Henrietta Bennett ( @hennybennettphd.bsky.social), Postdoctoral Scholar and Chair, Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars

- Thomas Bailey, PhD Student and Co-President, Ottawa Science Policy Network

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The press conference will include remarks from: - Kaitlin Kharas, PhD Student and Executive Director, Support Our Science - Catherine Bibeau-Lorrain, President, Union étudiante du Québec - Matthew Gerrits, Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (1/3)

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Le mardi 19 mars, les étudiants aux cycles supérieurs et les chercheurs postdoctoraux se joindront aux parlementaires pour souligner le besoin urgent d'augmenter le financement de la recherche dans le budget 2024.

www.supportourscience.ca/post/press-c...

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