Mitacs Accelerate

These grants fund internships within a partner business 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.

This program offers a lot of flexibility in terms of eligibility, duration of internships and allocation of time for research at the business.

Amount and duration

• $15,000 for an internship of 4 to 6 months.

Other financial terms and conditions:

• The amount is paid to the professor as a research grant: the trainee receives at least $10,000, and an amount of $5,000 is available to defray the costs of the research.

Number of internships and distribution:

• Master’s-level (degree and DESS) programs: up to 4 internships;
• Doctorate: up to 8 internships;
• Possibility of combining multiple internships into one (e.g. one double internship of 12 months);
• Possibility of spreading the internship over a longer period (e.g. 2-3 first months of internship in a company + 2 months of tests in the school’s labs + 2-3 final months of internship).

Eligibility criteria

• Be enrolled full-time in a DESS, master’s or PhD degree program.

Eligibility of partners:

• For-profit businesses in Canada;
• Certain NPOs in Canada.

Important notes:

• 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

For more information: Write to Inga Ebert (Mitacs).

Required documents

Consult the MITACS website.