Mitacs

Mitacs Accelerate links students and postdocs with industry partners through mutually beneficial, paid internships

• Timeline: 4–6 months per internship
• Minimum funds available: starting at $10,000 per internship unit or $15,000 per unit (with $10,000 for the intern’s stipend + $5,000 for research expenses)
• Minimum leverage required: 1:1
• Approximate review time: 6–8 weeks

Benefits

• 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

Getting Started

Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with industry partners.

Fellows progress through the program in a cohort, giving them cross-disciplinary networking and peer-learning opportunities they might not have otherwise in their careers. Over the two-year fellowship, fellows divide their time between their partner organization’s project and academic institution-based research with their academic supervisor.

No more deadlines — apply anytime

• Timeline: 2 years
• Minimum funds available: $60,000 per fellowship
• Minimum leverage required: 1:1
• Approximate review time: 2 months
• Eligibility information can be found here.
• Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis

Access the Mitacs Elevate application checklist here.

NSERC Alliance/ MITACS Accelerate grants:

Applicants seeking support from both an Alliance grant and Mitacs Accelerate can apply through a streamlined joint submission and review process. This joint funding opportunity allows applicants to leverage cash contributions from partners for funding from both NSERC and Mitacs.

• Timeline: project funded up to 5 years
• Maximum funds available: Individual proposals can request $30,000 from MITACS Accelerate, and either $30, 000 through NSERC Alliance Advantage, or $60,000 through NSERC Alliance Society, with a corresponding $30,000 cash contribution from the industry partner.
• Minimum leverage required: 1:3 or 1:4 (see above)
• Approximate review time: 11-26 weeks to process jointly
• No deadline

Eligibility:

• Canadian university researchers eligible to receive NSERC funds can apply independently or as a team with co-applicants who are also eligible academic researchers. Applicants must meet both NSERC’s and  Mitacs’ eligibility criteria when the application is submitted and when funding is released.
• As in all Mitacs internships, a cash contribution from an eligible partner is required. Applicants must have at least one partner organization (in the private, public or not-for-profit sector) whose cash contributions will be recognized for cost-sharing (see Alliance grants: Role of partner organizations), but other partner organizations who play an important role in the research project may be included in the application, whether or not their cash contributions are recognized for cost-sharing.
• To take advantage of this opportunity, applicants must complete an Alliance application and request additional support through Mitacs Accelerate internships as a component of the training of highly qualified personnel (HQP). Mitacs internships cannot be the only mechanism for HQP training in the application; HQP should also be supported by NSERC funds.

How to apply:

• To apply to the NSERC Alliance Advantage-Mitacs Accelerate program, you must make a joint submission through NSERC’s online system. Before starting your application, you must first contact your local Mitacs business development representative to obtain the Mitacs supplemental application form. Additionally, you must complete the Alliance Advantage application forms, including the Alliance Advantage proposal template following the instructions for completing an Alliance grants application. Submit the completed proposal template and supporting documents, including the personal data form with CCV attachment for the applicant and all co-applicants, and the Mitacs supplemental application form, through NSERC’s online system. For this program, you are required to complete a partner contributions form that indicates Mitacs as a joint call funding partner. Note that Mitacs should be invited to confirm its support of the application using the contributions form. Please contact a Mitacs business development representative for further guidance on how to complete this form. Please see the NSERC page for more information.

Research Mobility Programs

These programs offer funding for short-term research visits and/or the initiation of collaborative research projects with many different countries. Some programs are ongoing, while others only accept applications at certain times of the year. Review the list here.

Carleton-Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA)

Mitacs provides funding for senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, to conduct short-term (12-24 weeks) research visits at or from institutions in eligible countries or through Mitacs partners.

Mitacs-CALAREO Globalink Research Award

The Canada and Latin America Research & Exchange Opportunities (CALAREO) Consortium was formed in 2018 to support faculty and student mobility to Latin America. This includes exchange programs, scholarships, and research collaborations.

The Mitacs-CALAREO Globalink Research Award (GRA) program provides funding to senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, for short research trips (3-6 months) between Carleton and select countries in Latin America.

This is an open call with no deadline, but please note that there are a limited number of awards available.

Sylvie Jasen
International Projects Coordinator
Carleton International
Email: mobility.programs@carleton.ca