Doctoral Students
Graduate students are a critical component of research and academic programming in research-intensive universities. The U15 universities enrol about two-thirds of all graduate students in Canada. • 47,390 full-time students in research-based graduate programs • Doctoral enrolment 26,634; research masters enrolment 20,756 • Total support $954 million • Average support $23,892 (doctoral) and $15,317 (research masters) • 28,556 graduate students in STEM disciplines (60% of the total) receive $618 million in support • 10,897 international students; 71% in STEM disciplines • 9,289 graduate students in Health Sciences disciplines
Their importance to both the universities and national research and innovation objectives is reflected in the significant amount of financial support provided to them in the form of Federal and Provincial government awards, university-provided scholarships, and employment as teaching and research assistants.
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