CANADIAN BUDGET BRINGS BOOST TO PHD AND POSTDOC PAY

Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in the country's 2024 federal budget, with a big boost in postgraduate pay and more funding for research and infrastructure. There is an extra Can$1.8 billion over five years in core funding for the three federal grant-awarding researc...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 629; no. 8010; pp. 19 - 20
Main Author Owens, Brian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 02.05.2024
Subjects
Councils
Federal budget
Funding
Research funding
Scholarships & fellowships
Science
Students
Canada
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Summary:Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in the country's 2024 federal budget, with a big boost in postgraduate pay and more funding for research and infrastructure. There is an extra Can$1.8 billion over five years in core funding for the three federal grant-awarding research councils, as well as Can$400 million for upgrades to the TRIUMF particle accelerator in Vancouver, and more cash for several other large facilities and institutes across the country. Others have pointed out that the vast majority of the money in the budget for the research councils is backloaded, with just Can$228 million coming in the next two years.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-024-01124-2