Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Canada
Overview
Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 20 years. Working with 70 universities, 6,000 companies, and both federal and provincial governments, we build partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada. Through Mitacs Accelerate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from over 50 universities apply their specialized expertise to business-related research challenges. Armed with the very latest tools, techniques, and innovations, the intern (a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow) brings a new perspective to the problem faced by the industry partner.
Details
Put your talent to work with a paid internship at an organization that needs your expertise. Funding starts at $15,000, and your partner organization’s financial contribution starts at $7,500.
HOW IT WORKS (student, postdoc example)
- The match: A student, a supervising professor, and a partner organization develop a research project
- The proposal: Applicants submit a proposal via a Mitacs representative
- The project: Projects receive $15,000 in funding for each four-month internship
Timelines
- Apply anytime
- Six- to eight-week peer review
Student Expectations
- Spend approximately 50% of the internship with the academic institution and 50% with the partner organization
- Submit a final report and exit survey summarizing project results and experiences
- Follow the Accelerate Code of Conduct
Postdoc Expectations
- Spend approximately 50% of the internship with the university and 50% with the partner organization
- Submit a final report and exit survey summarizing project results and experiences
- Read the Accelerate Code of Conduct
Professor Expectations
- Supervise the academic research
- Oversee disbursement of Mitacs grant at the university according to the approved budget (Canadian university faculty only)
- Sign the final report and submit an exit survey summarizing project results and experiences
Business Expectations
- Contribute $7,500 per 4- to 6-month unit, which receives a $15,000 research award. For six or more units with three or more interns, you have the option to contribute $6,000 per project unit, which receives a $13,300 research award.
- Supervise the on-site research
- Sign the final report and submit an exit survey summarizing project results and experiences
About us
Mitacs was founded in 1999 as a Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence, dedicated to supporting applied and industrial research in mathematical sciences and associated disciplines. In 2003, we launched a research internship program designed to increase deployment of highly educated graduates into the private sector. Open to all disciplines since 2007, Mitacs has expanded in response to industrial and university needs, including programs in R&D management, professional skills development, and international research training. Mitacs is committed to its core vision of supporting research-based innovation and continues to work closely with its partners in industry, academia, and government.
From aerospace systems to childhood literacy rates, Mitacs-funded research helps to strengthen connections, improve economic performance, and create jobs. Over the past 20 years, we have supported more than 20,000 research projects, trained more than 33,000 student and postdoc career-skills participants, and supported more than 3,600 international research collaborations.
Mitacs has 25 offices across Canada, a robust leadership team, and a coast-to-coast business development team dedicated to building and supporting new partnerships.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Students
- Full-time students at all Canadian colleges and full-time grad students at all Canadian universities
- Full-time graduate students in select Mitacs partner countries (visit the Accelerate International tab for more details)
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and international students over the age of 18
- All academic disciplines
- Eligible businesses and not-for-profit organizations operating in Canada
- Under the Accelerate Entrepreneur initiative, eligible intern-owned start-ups at approved incubators. Contact accelerate@mitacs.ca to confirm your start-up’s eligibility.
- For-profit businesses operating outside of Canada
Postdoc
- Postdoctoral fellows at all Canadian universities (except those who have previously held a Mitacs Elevate award). PhDs must have been granted no more than five years prior to the project’s start date
- Postdoctoral fellows in select Mitacs partner countries (visit the Accelerate International tab for more details)
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and international students over the age of 18
- All academic disciplines
- Eligible businesses and not-for-profit organizations operating in Canada
- Under the Accelerate Entrepreneur initiative, eligible intern-owned start-ups at approved incubators. Contact accelerate@mitacs.ca to confirm your start-up’s eligibility.
- For-profit businesses operating outside of Canada
Professor
- Faculty at all Canadian universities who are eligible to hold Tri-Council funds, and faculty at Canadian colleges
- Faculty at universities outside of Canada
- Professors who want to send interns to Canada must be located in a Mitacs partner country (see Accelerate International tab for details)
- All disciplines
- Eligible businesses and not-for-profit organizations
- Under the Accelerate Entrepreneur initiative, eligible intern-owned start-ups at approved incubators. Contact accelerate@mitacs.ca to confirm your start-up’s eligibility.
- For-profit businesses operating outside of Canada
Business
- Eligible for-profit corporations in Canada and not-for-profit corporations in Canada
- For-profit businesses operating outside Canada
- Under the Accelerate Entrepreneur initiative, eligible intern-owned start-ups at approved incubators. Contact accelerate@mitacs.ca to confirm your start-up’s eligibility
- Not-for-profit corporation eligibility and project economic orientation must be assessed prior to proposal submission
- All sectors
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Student and Postdoc Benefits
- Apply your skills in a non-academic environment
- Gain non-academic research experience
- Broaden your professional network
- Get a stipend/salary starting at $10,000 per four-month period
- Build out your CV with peer-reviewed research
Professor Benefits
- Build flexible research partnerships
- Fund students and postdocs
- Get better matching for your partner: projects with three or more interns and six or more internships get increased matching funds
Business Benefits
- Access academic expertise
- Build a customized research plan with support from Mitacs representatives
- Augment your R&D budget
- Get better leveraging for projects with three or more interns and six or more internships
- Identify new markets, commercialize results, and assess potential employees
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