Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship
These grants fund internships within a partner organization which agrees to contribute to the financing and to host the student at its premises, where he/she works on activities related to a joint research project. The intern must spend at least 50% of his research time at the partner organization.
The grants are accompanied by recommended professional development training that will maximize the intern’s learning and project efficacy.
This program offers a lot of flexibility in terms of eligibility, duration of internships and allocation of time for research at the partner.
Amount and duration
- $40,000 for 18 months (Master’s) / maximum 3 internships;
- $80,000 for 36 months (PhD) / maximum 6 internships.
The amount is paid to the professor as a research grant. The intern receives a minimum of:
- $30,000 (master’s);
- $72,000 (PhD).
An amount of $10,000 (master’s) or $8,000 (PhD) is available to defray research-related costs.
Eligibility criteria
Candidates:
- Be enrolled full-time at ÉTS in a master's or doctoral program.
Eligibility of partners:
- For-profit businesses in Canada;
- Certain NPOs in Canada;
- Certain crown corporations.
Importante note:
- Before preparing an application file, the student must first speak to his thesis or project supervisor, because it is the professor who presents the case to MITACS since it is a research grant.
- The professor must send a draft version of the application to Inga Ebert (Mitacs).
Selection criteria
Consult the MITACS website.
Documents required
Consult the MITACS website.
Master's Degree with Thesis
Doctorate
Permanent resident
Etudiant-etranger
The request must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the scheduled start of the internship. It is recommended to begin the process 4 months before filing the application.
Write to Inga Ebert (Mitacs)