Science and Research committee  That's why, in order to support students more, we suggest that funding for the research scholarships for which the three federal councils are responsible be increased. As you just demonstrated, for example, it's the students that have no funding and must work during their doctora

Science and Research committee  Science is based on the clash and confrontation of ideas. Consequently, what students in Canada can provide are new ideas in certain contexts, including the administration of funding.

Science and Research committee  Thank you for your question. To increase access to funding and ensure as many students as possible are funded from available funds, we suggest that the super scholarships awarded under the Vanier Canada graduate scholarship program be reduced to $35,000 in order to fund more stu

Science and Research committee  The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR, doesn't have any aggregated data on scholarships from the annual reports of the three federal funding councils. Consequently, we can't form an overall picture. Without data, we can't determine whether funding is a problem. The ide

Science and Research committee  I'm going to refer to my remarks. We have to provide more support for graduate students who are already in the country and for the time they spend on their studies.

Science and Research committee  Thank you for your question. Based on the work that Quebec's chief scientist has done with the provincial councils, student representation on the research boards makes it possible to present the student point of view and to raise those scholarship funding concerns. For example,

Science and Research committee  That's correct. The composition of NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR is defined by three separate statutes.

Science and Research committee  That's correct. Research scholarship amounts are fixed. Scholarships aren't indexed and haven't been increased in many years. We can see the value of the scholarships declining over time. I might add that a $20,000 scholarship in Quebec doesn't have the same value as a $20,000 sc

Science and Research committee  The situation has definitely not improved. Much work remains to be done, particularly with regard to scholarship terms and amounts. As I noted in my remarks, NSERC and CIHR research scholarship amounts haven't changed in about two decades. Given the cost of living, which has obvi

Science and Research committee  Yes, that's a crucial point, and I would note, once again, that the Naylor report raised it. The government invests in students' education for a number of years. However, scholarships don't run for the same term as their studies, as a result of which they lose their main source

Science and Research committee  Exactly. The term of the NSERC and CIHR master's scholarships is one year. CIHR has started rectifying the situation by acting on the recommendations of the Naylor report on doctoral scholarships, but NSERC and CIHR still have work to do.

Science and Research committee  That's currently not the case at the federal level. That's why we're making this recommendation, which would cost nothing. The federal granting councils fund research and students, but students have no forum where they can speak out. Quebec's chief scientist is very satisfied wi

Science and Research committee  The value of the Vanier scholarships is $50,000 for three years; they're called "super scholarships". We suggest that they be reduced to $35,000 at the doctoral level under the Canada graduate scholarships program so more of them can be granted. A study by Vincent Larivière...

Science and Research committee  Thank you for your question. Cuts were made between 2011 and 2015, and more money has been invested in research since 2015, but not in scholarships. Cuts were also made to student programs, as they were to the other chair programs and research funding in general. It's hard to u

Science and Research committee  That's exactly what I think. I think that limiting the country's ability to support our researchers would hurt its economy in the long run.