Mitacs Accelerate creates dynamic collaborations that partner for-profit and not-for-profit organizations with Canada’s brightest academic minds. This research award provides leveraged funding of $15,000 CAD per four- or six-month internship, where interns will work collaboratively with their academic supervisor and partner organization on a research project.
Now is a great time to apply for research funding through Accelerate:
- From now until March 31, 2026, the Mitacs Accelerate program is open for unlimited applications in Ontario to leverage partner contributions for projects ranging from four months to five years.
- From now until December 19, 2025, enhanced funding (up to $75,000 per year) is available to postdocs. For more details, please see the Mitacs Accelerate Industry Postdoc offer.
The Accelerate program aims to:
- 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 your 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.
- Help professors build game-changing research partnerships with industry leaders, tap into flexible funding, and help drive the innovation of tomorrow.
Eligibility
- Academic supervisors are eligible if they are faculty at a Canadian academic institution who are eligible to hold Tri-Agency funds.
- Partner organizations can be for-profit corporations (must receive more than 50% of their funds from non-government sources), eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, or hospitals in Canada.
- An intern can be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, an international student with a student visa, or an international postdoctoral fellow with a valid work permit.
See guidelines on Eligibility for more information.
How to apply
Please refer to the How to Apply section on Accelerate on the Mitacs’ website: Mitacs Accelerate Program.
Researchers who have a Mitacs Accelerate project in development, or who are interested in submitting a new application, should connect with Mitacs Business Development Advisor Modupe Olufemi (molufemi@mitacs.ca) or the Mitacs Regional Director, Ontario, Laura Yu (lyu@mitacs.ca) to discuss an application.
The applicant must also upload and submit the application through the university’s My Research Application (MRA) System. The MRA approval process should be started well in advance, in parallel, to ensure a successful submission, since it can take several business days to complete the approval process.
Questions can be directed to accelerate@mitacs.ca. For additional information, please visit the Mitacs Website.
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