Evaluation of NSERC's Scholarships and Fellowships

Evaluation of NSERC's Scholarships and Fellowships: Evaluation Report • v funding opportunities with regard to the types and amounts of academic outputs, the use of these outputs differed across funding opportunities: a greater number of citations of articles for PGS at the master level (M) and PGS at the doctoral level (D); more software and databases as well as more direct cost savings for IPS/I [...] Evaluation of NSERC's Scholarships and Fellowships: Evaluation Report • vi While recipients were mostly satisfied with the management of the funding opportunities, the clarity (and fairness to a lower degree) of the selection process, the promptness of the notification, and the length of some awards generated lower satisfaction levels. [...] Recommendations Based on the findings of the evaluation and noting that the results suggest that these programs are relevant and well managed, the following recommendations are offered to improve the operations and outcomes of these funding opportunities. [...] The evaluation focuses on the relevance of the funding opportunities (consistency with government priorities, need for the funding opportunities, and role of the federal government), their effectiveness at producing the expected impacts, and the efficiency and economy with which they are delivered. [...] Nonetheless and by design, the cross-case study provides information on a range of CREATE outcomes and contributes to the interpretation of the observations from the other data sources.