2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship announced

Today, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing $26 million over the next four years to support 540 doctoral researchers across Canada through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships competition. This funding will allow graduate students to pursue research in areas of critical social importance, such as the effects of climate change; the development of sustainable food systems; Indigenous languages; law and environmental revitalization; the impacts of chronic and recreational cannabis use; and psychological resilience from past traumas.

“Our government has always believed that the best investments are based on quality data and research. Social sciences and humanities are helping Canadians navigate complex societal issues; informing sound decision-making across government, business and community sectors; creating jobs; and securing a better future for our country and our kids. I want to congratulate this year’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship recipients, and look forward to the transformative work they will do,” said the Minister.

At UBC’s Vancouver campus, 25 doctoral students received a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship. These young researchers are working on subjects that span forestry, education, nursing, and the social sciences and humanities, from Zhaohua Cheng's  research on greening for cooler cities to Michael Wilkinson's investigation on the spiritualist writings of Arthur Conan Doyle, to Elizabeth Straus's work with young people living with home mechanical ventilation.

Here’s a list of all of this year’s recipients:

This article was written with information from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council website. 

The full lists of SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship recipients across Canada are available from the Government of Canada website.