Hi all,
I just created my account, but have been following this discussion for quite some time. I was disturbed by Allornothing's case and just found out today that it is the same case as my wife's who has applied to study in the UK. While I'm sure all of us could send a few pages of angry posts about this, I wonder if it might be more productive to organize something a little more formal that might appeal to the SSHRC body at large and have an effect on the actual policy.
First, I'd like to know if there are just two people in this situation or if there are others as well... if there are a large number of "fundable" projects that are being completely denied funding simply on the basis of being at a non-Canadian school. This seems to directly contradict the statements in SSHRCs latest report:
Moreover, Canadian researchers in the social sciences and humanities are becoming more and more connected to the global supply of ideas and talent. International collaboration has been a Canadian strength for many years.
We aim to develop the very best graduates and scholars who are internationally knowledgeable, who are culturally flexible, and who take into account the increasingly interdependent nature of the world.
Please, if you are in this situation, post and let's organize something...
Dave
