A statement from the presidents of Canada鈥檚 federal research granting agencies to support Ukrainian research trainees
As the presidents of Canada鈥檚 three federal research funding agencies鈥攖he Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)鈥攚e wish to express our deep solidarity with the Ukrainian people in the context of Vladimir Putin鈥檚 unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
We welcome the recent聽聽by the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, calling for measures to support Ukrainian research personnel in their time of need.
To this end, our agencies are pleased to announce a new Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine). This temporary fund will allow all active and eligible grant-holders across the three agencies to apply for a supplement that will provide one-year relief and assistance to trainees (i.e., individuals eligible for master鈥檚, doctoral or postdoctoral support) whose research in Ukraine has been interrupted by the invasion. Additionally, it enables grant-holders to retain research trainees who were expected to return to Ukraine in 2022 but cannot because of the current situation.
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