Mitacs Accelerate

The Research Partner Network (RPNet) team offers support for research proposal development to Mitacs. Contact us to discuss your proposal or explore our available resources in the navigation menu.

Mitacs Accelerate is a research internship program that supports development of research partnerships toward skills development and work integrated learning for University students and Postdoctoral Fellows.

KEY ASPECTS

Intended Recipients

Researchers of any academic discipline eligible to hold Tri-Agency funds collaborating with for-profit corporations and eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, and hospitals in Canada.

Value

Funding is built on internship units of $10,000 or $15,000 value which can be combined in various ways across individual or multiple students, individual or multiple supervisors, or individual or multiple partners.

Funding Duration

4 months up to 5 years

Mitacs Internship Terms

The treatment of Intellectual Property for projects under the basic Mitacs Accelerate and Mitacs Elevate programs are contained in the Internship/Fellowship Agreement . By submitting a proposal to either of these programs, the partner organization is agreeing to these terms.

Contact

For more information about this grant, please visit the Research Partner Network website for more details or contact:

Chris Kazala
Research Partner, VPRI Research Partners Network chris.kazala@ualberta.ca

Deadlines

  • RAS Internal Review Deadline
    • 5 business days before application submission date (Submit application to RAS via the Researcher Home Page)
  • Mitacs Deadline
    • Ongoing (continuous intake).

Opportunity

Mitacs ACCELERATE GRANT WEBSITE

For more information on the Mitacs Accelerate Grant program, please visit Mitacs Accelerate Grant website  or contact the affiliated U of A Research Partner.

 

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RESEARCH SUPPORTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS COMPETITION

Mitacs Accelerate Info Session

Do you have students who would be interested in taking their research forward through a research internship? Hosted by the Research Partners, Mitacs representatives will discuss the Mitacs Accelerate program  and how it can help you build partnerships while supporting your students or postdocs through research internships.

September 12, 2023, from 11:00 am to 12 noon - Register here

Mitacs / NSERC Accelerate / Alliance Joint Funding Info Session - October 11, 2023

Mitacs and NSERC have developed a joint funding initiative  that allows for the combination of a Mitacs Accelerate  with an Option 1 NSERC Alliance  project, allowing both NSERC and Mitacs to recognize the same partner funding and streamline the application review process. Mitacs will discuss how this program works and the unique requirements to develop this kind of funding proposal. This session is hosted by the Research Partners.

October 11, 2023 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm - Register here

Mitacs / NSERC Accelerate / Alliance Joint Funding Info Session - May 8, 2024

Mitacs and NSERC have developed a joint funding initiative  that allows for the combination of a Mitacs Accelerate  with an Option 1 NSERC Alliance  project, allowing both NSERC and Mitacs to recognize the same partner funding and streamline the application review process. Mitacs will discuss how this program works and the unique requirements to develop this kind of funding proposal. This session is hosted by the Research Partners.

May 8, 2024 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm - Register here


Workshops

See the Workshops page for a list of all Mitacs Grant development Workshops offered for Fall 2023 and Winter 2024.

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