Mitacs Internship Program Virtual Info Session
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
- Virtual event
- Teams meeting link
Who this is for: This session is open to all students.
What you will get out of it: Join in on this session to learn about the program and how you can participate to gain internship experience.
Drive innovation and collaboration with Mitacs Accelerate. Learn about this research-based internship program that brings together post-secondary students, postdoctoral fellows, industry partners, and academic researchers to solve complex challenges and advance new ideas. By fostering applied research and knowledge transfer, Accelerate enables all stakeholders to achieve their goals, whether it’s developing cutting-edge solutions, exploring new markets, or commercializing research breakthroughs.
This research award provides leveraged funding for a four- or six-month internship, where interns will work collaboratively with their academic supervisor and partner organization on a research project.
The Accelerate program aims to:
- Help professors build game-changing research partnerships with industry leaders, tap into flexible funding, and help drive the innovation of tomorrow.
- Help businesses optimize their budgets, grow their R&D and tap into the expertise of highly skilled students, graduate students, recent grads and post-docs to solve research challenges.
- Help students broaden their professional networks, tap into funding opportunities, and gain invaluable hands-on experience at for-profit and not-for-profit partner organizations seeking skilled research talent.
For full details and to register, visit the mySuccess Co-op and Career Events Calendar.