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Yes, I also live with mental health challenges and have been for many years. However, I am beyond surprised by now calm and relax I am right now. I am coping very well with everything that is happening. I guess, when you experience the worst, and you've survived it, nothing can scare you much after that...that's the only explanation I have. Stay strong! ❤️

I know a many people in my field for whom it's also been the case.

Todoist!

Me!

What do you mean by unused funding?

Usually it's in early April

Hello! Does anyone here has a critical appraisal worksheet for qualitative studies? I can't find one that would be useful to me on the internet. If you do not have one, what are the elements that should be in it? (I'm trying to conduct a scoping review, and I would like to pre-assess the articles I have found with some type of grid or worksheet before reading them entirely) Thanks!

I'm very empathetic when I think of all the people with mental health challenges (especially anxiety) who must be going through an extremely though time right now due to COVID-19. I am not that anxious of a person, and I cannot imagine. I was bombarded with messages, emails, notifications, news reports, every 5 minutes (literally) on COVID-19. I can't imagine those who feel extremely anxious over this.

Following. My only income is my scholarship, and I can't "save" to buy a home, and I don't know if it'd be accepted as a mortage by banks anyways. Plus, the fact that I am single (and have always been, and am not hopeful that it'll change in the next couples of years) makes it hard for me to envision buying a home both for financial and personal reasons... I know I could buy a home on my own at a certain point, if I had the financial means to do it. But the fact that I am single makes it hard for me to vizualize those sort of things, almost as if I don't feel like a real adult yet, for some reason, although I do live on my own appartement and am able to manage my life.

Hello! How can I be added to the slack group conversation? I am applying next spring and would need advice.

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I think this speaks to different epistemological stances that we have in research (and that is okay), but personally speaking, I don't believe in objectivity in research, regardless of the type of research. I think a research is more rigourous when the subjectivity of the researcher is made explicit. Because it is always there anyway.

I understand your dissapointment. I also did not get a scholarship I really wanted this year as well. I will try again next year. Yet, I do believe that it is important to have research that is actually impactful and useful to communities. It's more than just "activism". The field of research has historically been quite oppressive to certain communities and have excluded some forms of knowledge. So I'm more than happy about the changes that are happening, it forces all researchers to think about these aspects within their own work. Plus, when it comes to publications, there are a lot of factors to take into consideration, including the prestige of the journals these people were published in. You did not have access to their files, so you do not know who were the other applicants and what were their files. And there's always the "luck" factor as well. Some of these selection processes can be somewhat subjective to a certain extent, for many reasons.

Good luck!!

I was told by a the person responsible for the scholarships at my university that non-selected participants won't receive any email from the Foundation. So yes, better luck next year for us.

I own these two books: https://www.amazon.ca/Getting-What-You-Came-Students/dp/0374524777 https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Karen-Kelsky/dp/0553419420/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_2/138-3197055-0523917?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0553419420&pd_rd_r=6a0b0c1a-0893-4127-90bc-22a3935d39c4&pd_rd_w=ltYN6&pd_rd_wg=D6vFB&pf_rd_p=9926bb69-42b9-46e4-b788-f665992e326d&pf_rd_r=NJK17349D2T81J65EJYM&psc=1&refRID=NJK17349D2T81J65EJYM There's also a blog for The Professor Is In.

Someone from my university said that they will contact only the finalists. but there seems to be some confusion about whether 24-26 of February are the interviews dates or the days when they will invite the finalists...

If anyone gets a rejection letter, tell us. I did not get mine but I am expecting it.

http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/sites/default/files/strategic_plan_2019-2024.pdf?utm_source=PETF+Community%3A+S%2FM%2FF+(%2B+executive+team+staff)&utm_campaign=df37447a1b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_16_10_32_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0950df8536-df37447a1b-587994313&mc_cid=df37447a1b&mc_eid=f45423643f http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/en/future-forums/news/future-forums-report-released-harvard-university This gives an indication of the changes they've made and what they are looking for. I know it's a highly competitive scholarship, though. But my feeling was that they'd give a platform to people from marginalized communities and emerging scholars who have true impact in their communities...

I agree with you that rejection and failure is part of academia (it's my second time applying). But you seem to fit what they are looking for...I was also told by past recipients that I am total fit into what the Foundation is looking for, and they encouraged me to apply as well. And after reading all the changes they've made to the Foundation recently, I would be surprised that they'd pick finalists solely on the prestige of the universities they come from.

I wish I knew about the outcome of my application for the Trudeau scholarship. The waiting is horrible, and it appears that the finalists were already contacted.

Made a media interview today:) Went pretty well!

I was not aware that there is a waitlist...

One prof of my departement appeared extremely surprised that I did not get any news from the Foundation. He appears to have a lot of faith in me (he has read my application, and helped me put it out together). I don't know if that will be enough.

Yes, clearly they've already made their choices...I just wish they could have informed everyone at the same time regardless of the outcome.