Carson JeremaBudget 2008: New grad scholarships aim to attract international talent
Will help universities compete globally for talent
The Harper government launched a prestigious scholarship program in the 2008 Budget aimed at attracting bright, young graduate students to Canadian universities.
The program will award 500 PhD students with $50,000 each year for up to three years of study. The program will cost the government $25-million over two years. It will be open to both Canadian and international students.
The new initiative is a response to universities’ complaints that they are unable to attract the world’s brightest students to Canada. The program, named after Governor General George Vanier, aims to compete with high profile scholarship programs like the Rhodes program.
Many university officials applauded the act. According to Ronald Bordessa, president of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the new Vanier scholarships are a step in the right direction. The budget “will help recruit top quality graduate students including international students.” According to Bordessa, this is a step in the right direction that will make Canadian universities more competitive, and help to both keep talent and attract talent to Canada.
But not everyone agrees that the move hits the mark. James Turk, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, pointed out that the program is only going to help 500 students. ““Our general reaction is that it is a budget with no understanding of the needs of PSE,” he said, arguing that there was a lack of announcements that would help the other 600,000 students or institutions themselves.
-with a report from Joey Coleman
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the officer was walking back to his car and he was harassed...he did his job...I wish people would stop saying ...
I would agree with Mr. Tennants statement that the colleges have nothing to lose. And this, in my opinion ...
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http://uofowatch.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-vp-governance-diane-davidson-and.html
about the University of Ottawa's extensive COVER UP of its 2006-2008 covert surveillance campaign against me and ...
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Comment by ANDREA LIVINGSTON-PRINCE on 1 February 2009:
Which universities are offering these scholarships to international phd candidates?
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Comment by Cosmas Lukupulo on 1 March 2009:
What field of study will be covered by the same scholarships? What selection criteria will be used?
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Comment by TUKAKIRA DAVID on 27 June 2009:
which university in canada is attached to these scholarships
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Comment by Katundu Imasiku on 26 July 2009:
This is great, no wonder the canadian education system is ranked the best in the world. Please send me the universities involved and scholarship details
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Comment by Dominic Ewereko on 30 July 2009:
This is an attractive package and would like to know more of the details. Could you please forward to me the list of the schools and the eligibility criteria for my assessment?
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Comment by Crown Dayo on 3 August 2009:
This is a good way to attract the best talents globally.I would like to know more about this.Please send me the full information to my email address,thank you.
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Comment by ABUBAKARI ABDUL-RAZAK on 7 September 2009:
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD SHOW INTERESRT IN DEVELOPING THE POLYTECHNICS IN GHANA
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