Deadline:
March 31, 2025
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.
Broaden your professional network, tap into funding opportunities, and gain invaluable hands-on experience at for-profit and not-for-profit partner organizations seeking highly skilled research talent. Open to post-secondary students, graduate students, recent grads, and postdocs in any discipline, the scalable-in-duration internship opportunity allows you to apply your knowledge and expertise to real-world projects, dividing your time between your academic institution and on-site research at the partner organization.
Details
Program Details
- Apply anytime
- Six- to eight-week peer review
- College students can do 3 four-to-six month internships, master’s students can do up to 6 four-to-six month internships, PhD students can do up to 12, and postdocs can do up to 9. While undergraduates, other university students (ex. diploma programs), and recent graduates can do up to 3 four-to-six month internships.
- The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship supports longer-term projects for master’s and PhD students
- Internships start at four months
- Interns interact with both their academic supervisor and partner organization during the project
- Submit an exit survey summarizing project results and experiences
- Follow the Accelerate Code of Conduct
- Apply your skills in a non-academic environment
- Broaden your professional network
- Get a stipend/salary starting at $10,000 per four-month period
- Build out your CV with peer-reviewed research
- International collaboration options available
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
Eligibility
- Students and postdoctoral fellows at Mitacs partner colleges and universities in Canada. Postdoctoral fellows are eligible if the date of graduation from a PhD program is less than five years to the proposed start date of the project. Exceptions are available for extenuating circumstances such as parental leave or military service. Fellows must not have been employed full-time at the partner organization prior to applying.
- Recent graduates (must be within two years of graduation at the start of their project), and non-degree students (diploma, certificate, etc) are eligible at the academic institution’s discretion. (Any interested applicants should check with their institution to first determine whether they are able to support other types of university students before drafting an application.)
- Visiting students and researchers at Canadian academic institutions who are completing a degree at a university abroad may also be eligible at the discretion of the Canadian institution.
- Interns who meet the criteria above (students, postdoctoral fellows and recent grads) may be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, international students (with a student visa), or international postdoctoral fellows (with a valid work permit). Interns must be 18 years old or over.
- All academic disciplines
- For-profit corporations and eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, and hospitals in Canada
- For-profit businesses and not-for-profit corporations operating outside of Canada are eligible as additional partners on projects with a Canadian partner organization.
- Interns may interact remotely with an international partner organization and/or travel to interact in person.
- Any travel must be in accordance with their Canadian academic institution’s policies on international travel.
Dates
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Funding
Partner contribution starts at $7,500 per internship unit (4-6 months), which results in a $15,000 research award. Of the $15,000 award, the intern will receive a minimum $10,000 stipend/salary.
If a project has 6 or more internship units with 3 or more interns, it is possible for the partner organization to contribute $6,000 per internship unit instead. This will receive a $13,333 research award with a $10,000 minimum stipend to the intern.
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