Canadian Association of Graduate Studies November 5 2013 Increases in federal financial support for graduate students Preceding policies and subsequent outcomes Informing the Future of Higher Education ID: 751012
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Hillary ArnoldHigher Education Quality Council of OntarioCanadian Association of Graduate StudiesNovember 5, 2013
Increases in federal financial support for graduate students: Preceding policies and subsequent outcomes
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HEQCO Publication – Today!
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How was graduate education affected by federal investment in graduate scholarships?
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Data collected 1998 through 2010
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Federal Government intention:
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Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy. Slide6
Number of graduate students increased from 2003 to 2010
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122,619
161,430
2003
2010Slide7
Federal Government intention:
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Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy.
Provide financial incentives to students registered in graduate programs
Incentives to enrol?
Incentives to complete
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Incentives to focus on specific research areas?Slide8
Federal investment increased graduate scholarship support
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Federal Government intention:
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Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy.
Double CIHR? SSHRC? NSERC?
Combined master’s and doctoral?
Double number of master’s and doctoral fellowship and scholarships awarded by federal granting councilsSlide10
Increase in support was not equal
$ since 2001tripledquadrupled
doubled
#
of
scholarships since 2001
more
than
doubled
tripled
about
50%
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CIHR
SSHRCNSERC≠Slide11
Greater investment in PhD students
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Funded students received more $
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More individuals with graduate degrees in science and engineering
Federal Government intention:
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Industry Canada, 2007. Mobilizing science and technology to Canada’s advantage.
How many?
From when to when?
STEM?
Science & engineering?Slide14
NSERC master’s CGS awards not successful at enticing Canadians to STEM fields
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Picture is better at the PhD level
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Completion rates increasing
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No clear improvement in times to completion17
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Federal Government intention:
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Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy.
Increase admission of master’s and doctoral students by an average of 5% per year
Measurable
!Slide19
Master’s vs. PhD: different story
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Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy. Slide20
Outcomes
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What more is needed to understand the impact of scholarship on graduate students?
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