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Hillary Arnold Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

Increases in federal financial support for graduate students: Preceding policies and subsequent outcomes. Hillary Arnold Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Canadian Association of Graduate Studies November 5, 2013. HEQCO Publication – Today!.

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Hillary Arnold Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

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  1. Increases in federal financial support for graduate students: Preceding policies and subsequent outcomes Hillary Arnold Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Canadian Association of Graduate Studies November 5, 2013 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  2. HEQCO Publication – Today! Informing the Future of Higher Education

  3. How was graduate education affected by federal investment in graduate scholarships? Informing the Future of Higher Education

  4. Data collected 1998 through 2010 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  5. Federal Government intention: Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy. Informing the Future of Higher Education

  6. Number of graduate students increased from 2003 to 2010 161,430 122,619 2010 2003 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  7. Federal Government intention: • Provide financial incentives to students registered in graduate programs Incentives to focus on specific research areas? Incentives to complete? Incentives to enrol? Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy. Informing the Future of Higher Education

  8. Federal investment increased graduate scholarship support Informing the Future of Higher Education

  9. Federal Government intention: • Double number of master’s and doctoral fellowship and scholarships awarded by federal granting councils • Double CIHR? SSHRC? NSERC? • Combined master’s and doctoral? Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy. Informing the Future of Higher Education

  10. Increase in support was not equal $ since 2001 tripled quadrupled doubled # of scholarships since 2001 more than doubled tripled about 50% ≠ CIHR SSHRC NSERC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  11. Greater investment in PhD students Informing the Future of Higher Education

  12. Funded students received more $ Informing the Future of Higher Education

  13. Federal Government intention: • More individuals with graduate degrees in science and engineering • How many? • From when to when? • Science & engineering? • STEM? Industry Canada, 2007. Mobilizing science and technology to Canada’s advantage. Informing the Future of Higher Education

  14. NSERC master’s CGS awardsnot successful at enticing Canadians to STEM fields Informing the Future of Higher Education

  15. Picture is better at the PhD level Informing the Future of Higher Education

  16. Completion rates increasing Informing the Future of Higher Education

  17. No clear improvement in times to completion Informing the Future of Higher Education

  18. Federal Government intention: • Increase admission of master’s and doctoral students by an average of 5% per year • Measurable! Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy. Informing the Future of Higher Education

  19. Master’s vs. PhD: different story Industry Canada. (2002). Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunities. Canada’s Innovation Strategy. Informing the Future of Higher Education

  20. Outcomes Informing the Future of Higher Education

  21. What more is needed to understand the impact of scholarship on graduate students? vs. Informing the Future of Higher Education

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