Speaker
Sarah Laframboise
(Support Our Science)
Description
Support Our Science (SOS) is a grassroots organization that has been advocating for increased funding to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Canada. This past year they have organized a national walkout across 46 institutions coast to coast, launched multiple petitions and letter writing campaigns which have grabbed the federal government. Sarah Laframboise is this Executive Director of SOS and joins us to discuss the organization’s key asks: to increase funding to graduate students and postdocs thought scholarships, fellowships and grants.