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Subject: Re: definitions of culture
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Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 10:26:36 EST
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>From: chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman)

>This is pretty insulting to Canadian schools. So you figure your alma-
>mater is a second rate institution Brad?  As for multiple scholarship
>levels from NSERC this just aint so.  It is possiible to take your
>NSERC scholarship outside the country if:
> 1. You state the name of the institution you wish to hold it at and
> 2. You can demonstrate that that institution has some facility or
>    program of studies not available in Canada.
>This is what the NSERC guide and our (ex) graduate secretary says.

	In terms of prestige there is no question the American schools far
	outrank Canadian schools.  Of course prestige is not necessarily
	highly correlated with quality, but in most cases at least some
	correlation exists.

	How many NSERC scholarships go outside Canada ?  I would be interested
	in numbers but as a guess I would say far less than one percent.

	And what is NSERC going to say if you say you want to go study at the
	"best" institution available ?  i.e. Canada has facilities in area x
	but the best research is done in the States at institution y.
	I would doubt very much that NSERC would be sympathetic to this view,
	even if institution y was acknowledged as far superior by an
	independent panel.

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