2025 Mitacs Accelerate: accepting new applications

Applications to the Mitacs Accelerate program are now being accepted. Please note the University of Toronto will need to adhere to a maximum number of Internship Units (IUs) that can be allocated in fiscal 2025/26.

Mitacs is working closely with the University to manage the allocation of internship units. If you have a Mitacs Accelerate project in development and have not already done so, please connect with Mitacs Business Development Advisor Modupe Olufemi (molufemi@mitacs.ca) or the Mitacs Regional Director, Ontario, Laura Yu (lyu@mitacs.ca) to discuss your application.

Please note that any project may be reduced in size or deferred to next year once the institutional maximum allocation has been filled. Priority will be given to the following applications:

  • Projects already approved under existing, multi-year Mitacs Accelerate Grants and Umbrella Grants,
  • NSERC Alliance-Mitacs joint projects.

The following Mitacs programs are NOT affected by the institutional allocation of internship units:

  • Accelerate projects in quantum research (see definition below),
  • Indigenous Pathways program (see definition below),
  • Business Strategy Internship (BSI) program.

Please note that no changes are anticipated on allocations for the Globalink Research Awards. Those interested in the program should email globalinkaward@utoronto.ca to discuss.

NEW this year: The Mitacs Elevate program will merge into the Mitacs Accelerate program, and these units will be counted within the University maximum allocation.

If you have any questions, please contact innovations.partnerships@utoronto.ca, or Mitacs directly. Also, refer to the How To Apply section on Accelerate on the Mitacs’ website: Mitacs Accelerate Program.

Quantum Project Eligibility

“Quantum” projects refer to those in the ‘quantum’ field of science and technology which seek to predict and explain the behaviour of atoms and molecules and involve the manipulation and control of systems at the atomic and subatomic levels. Quantum science and technology projects broadly refer to projects that aim to study one or more of the following:

  • Quantum computers – a type of computer that exploits the behaviour of microscopic elements of the size of atoms to perform calculations;
  • Quantum software – software and algorithms that run on quantum computers, and enable the operation and design of quantum computers and/or development and optimization of quantum applications;
  • Quantum communications – networks that utilize the laws of physics to protect and share data;
  • Quantum sensors – devices that use quantum science to perform measurements with high sensitivity and accuracy; and,
  • Quantum materials – materials with unusual magnetic and electrical properties resulting from quantum effects.

Indigenous Pathways Eligibility

To be eligible to the Indigenous Pathways offering, one of the following requirements must be met:

  • The partner organization must be a for-profit organization with self-identifying Indigenous persons (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) who hold 50% or greater ownership shares;
  • The partner organization must be a not-for-profit organization with board membership consisting of 50% or greater self-identifying Indigenous Persons (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit);
  • The student assigned to the project must be a self-identifying Indigenous person (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

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