2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship announced

Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced more than $285 million for over 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada. This investment, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), will fund research in areas including education, immigration, Indigenous health and the environment. These projects will also promote collaboration and partnerships among academic researchers, businesses and community partners to advance knowledge and understanding of these critical issues.

“The social sciences and humanities are integral towards building a healthier, stronger and more prosperous Canada. Since taking office, our government has worked hard to put science and research back to their rightful place. Today’s grant recipients will help us make informed decisions about our communities, economy, health and future prosperity,” said the Minister.

At UBC’s Vancouver campus, 24 doctoral students received a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and 23 doctoral students received a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. These young researchers are working on subjects that span law, education, nursing, and the social sciences and humanities, from Ziqian Jiao’s research on addressing discrimination of people who use drugs to Samantha Tsuruda’s work harvesting knowledge for Indigenous education reform, to Seyedeh Rahimi Fard Jahromi’s investigation on immigrant students’ experiences of biculturalism.

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 and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients across Canada are available from the Government of Canada website.