To coincide with the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine/La Société canadienne d’histoire de la médecine and the Canadian Society for the History of Nursing/ l’Association canadienne pour l’histoire du nursing annual meeting running from May 30 – June 1 in Ottawa, I’m writing a series of posts exploring the state of federal funding supporting history of health research in Canada over the past decade with a particular emphasis on graduate students and post-doctoral researchers.
Considering Funding Part I: Trends in the Discipline of History
Introduction The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funding competitions for graduate students and post-doctoral students have become increasingly competitive, leading to discussion about the anxieties of young researchers …