Partner contribution starts at $7,500 per internship unit (4-6 months), which results in a $15,000 research award. Of the $15,000 award, the intern will receive a minimum $10,000 stipend/salary.
If a project has 6 or more internship units with 3 or more interns, it is possible for the partner organization to contribute $6,000 per internship unit instead. This will receive a $13,300 research award with a $10,000 minimum stipend to the intern.
2. Get feedback on the proposal from all participants and your Mitacs Advisor
3. Determine the right application process for your project (information below)
Please note that for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, running from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 there is limited funding available for Accelerate in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
For further details and before initiating an Accelerate application in the respective provinces, please contact your Mitacs Advisor
Proposals from British Columbia, Yukon, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are not subject to restrictions.
Please note that Indigenous Pathways availability is limited. Please connect with your Mitacs advisor.
We are thrilled to announce that Mitacs is launching an online application portal for our Accelerate program. This application portal is a first step towards digitizing our entire application process, by phasing out our paper applications and leveraging digital tools to further enhance your application experience.
To see if your project is a good fit for the digital process, please review the criteria below. Program outcomes, requirements, and Award values remain the same in each application process.
To be eligible for the new digital process, your project must:
Please note the digital option cannot yet accommodate Indigenous Pathways and Masters and PhD Fellowship Award values at this time, or any joint-funded application. We strive to enable these in the digital application as soon as possible. Additional conditions to eligibility may apply.
Does your project seem like a good fit? Please follow the application steps below, otherwise please follow the steps under “Accelerate (Non-Digital Process)”.
Steps to apply using the digital process:
Step 1: Click here to download the Accelerate application for the digital process.
Step 2: Apply on the Accelerate Registration and Application Portal (RAP)
The Accelerate Program is incrementally transitioning to a digital application process. To see if your project is a good fit for the digital process, please review the Accelerate Digital Application Process option above. Program outcomes, requirements, and Award values remain the same in each application process.
Steps to apply using the non-digital process:
Step 1: Download the Accelerate application for the non-digital process. These can be downloaded in the “Application” section below.
Step 2: Collect all required signatures: intern(s), professor(s), partner contact, and university Office of Research Services or equivalent
Step 3: Email your proposal package to your Mitacs Advisor
PROPOSAL PACKAGE
Please be sure to include supporting documents as required by your university or province.
What happens next
Questions? Consult the FAQ or reach out to accelerate@mitacs.ca
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Mitacs invoices a partner organization upon submission of their Accelerate proposal. Upon receipt of the partner’s contribution, Mitacs forwards the research award to the Canadian academic institution. No funds will be released to the academic institution until the invoice has been paid and the proposal is approved. Mitacs has no control over when funds are administered by the academic institution. If you have questions about your Accelerate award after Mitacs has released funds, contact your academic institution’s Office of Research Services (or equivalent).
Mitacs’ policy is to take no position and claims no intellectual property (IP) from projects it funds. All Mitacs Accelerate participants are bound by the IP terms of the academic institution where the intern is enrolled. IP is left to be shared between the academic institution, its researchers, and the partner organization, according to the IP rules of the academic institution, unless a separate agreement is negotiated.
The following universities have developed their own IP terms for Mitacs projects:
Note that these IP agreements may not apply to joint applications with other funding organizations.
External reviewers for internship proposals receive the following questions to guide their assessment of the proposal:
Proposals for large and long-term projects may sometimes involve significant technical or scientific uncertainties, complex project management plans, or highly structured intern recruitment, supervision, and training plans. In these situations, Mitacs reserves the right to hold a review meeting between applicants and reviewers to support the assessment of such proposals before arriving at a final funding decision. The need for such a review meeting will be determined as part of the review process, and applicants will be notified as soon as possible if a review meeting needs to be scheduled.
The following steps outline the responsibilities of each Mitacs Accelerate participant before, during, and after their project. For projects with multiple internships, each intern is responsible for their individual steps.
Mitacs Accelerate Terms and Conditions outline participants’ responsibilities in further detail — each participant is expected to understand and adhere to the Terms and Conditions of the program.