Graduate students are vital to the creation of research and innovation in Canada. The National Graduate Student Finance Survey was launched in 2021 by the Ottawa Science Policy Network to investigate the financial realities of Canadian graduate students. Closing in April 2022, the survey received 1305 responses from graduate students representing various geographical locations, years of study, fields of education, and demographic backgrounds. The results capture a snapshot into graduate student finances, including an in-depth analysis of stipends, scholarships, debt, tuition, and living expenses. In its entirety, we found that the majority of graduate students are facing serious financial concerns. This is largely due to stagnant funding for students both from federal and provincial granting agencies and from within their institutions. This reality is even worse for international students, members of historically underrepresented communities, and those with dependents, all of whom experience additional challenges that impact their financial security. Based on our findings, we propose several recommendations to the Tri-Council agencies (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Science and Humanities Research Council, and Canadian Institute for Health Research) and academic institutions to strengthen graduate student finances and help sustain the future of research in Canada.

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加拿大研究生面临的财务挑战分析。

研究生对于加拿大的研究和创新至关重要。渥太华科学政策网络于 2021 年启动了全国研究生财务调查，旨在调查加拿大研究生的财务现实。该调查于 2022 年 4 月结束，收到了来自不同地理位置、学习年限、教育领域和人口背景的研究生的 1305 份回复。结果反映了研究生财务状况的概况，包括对津贴、奖学金、债务、学费和生活费用的深入分析。总的来说，我们发现大多数研究生都面临着严重的财务问题。这主要是由于联邦和省级资助机构及其机构内部对学生的资助停滞不前。对于国际学生、历史上代表性不足的社区成员以及有家属的人来说，这一现实更加糟糕，他们都面临着影响其财务安全的额外挑战。根据我们的发现，我们向三理事会机构（自然科学和工程研究理事会、社会科学和人文研究理事会以及加拿大健康研究所）和学术机构提出几项建议，以加强研究生经费并帮助维持未来加拿大的研究。