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Kids Brain Health Network-Mitacs research awards to support children with disabilities

Vancouver, BC — The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) and Mitacs launch the second year of collaborative research awards to support children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families across Canada. College, undergraduate, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines are invited to participate in the 2021 KBHN-Mitacs awards competition. The KBHN-Mitacs awards support collaborative research between KBHN, a non-academic partner, and an intern.  The call for research proposals includes 10 internship […]

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New Canada-India partnership supports student mobility in the water management, infrastructure, and public health sectors

New agreement strengthens connections and promotes research exchange opportunities for graduate students and postdocs Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs and IC-IMPACTS (the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability) have signed a three-year agreement to support research collaborations in sectors of mutual interest, including integrated water management, safe and sustainable […]

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Mitacs–CNRS create new opportunities for researchers in Canada and France

First agreement between Mitacs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research will benefit 50 PhD students and postdocs Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) signed a five-year agreement that creates international mobility opportunities for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and France. This is the first partnership between the organizations.  Participants will […]

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Mental health innovation funding for master’s and college students

Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada partner again to offer internships to improve mental health services Toronto, ON — Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) are partnering for a second time to support the development of the next generation of mental health researchers. The collaboration will provide funding for master’s and college students from […]

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Mitacs and IMII partnership building highly qualified people for Saskatchewan’s minerals industry

Saskatoon, SK – Two years ago Mitacs and International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) announced a partnership to fund student internships to advance research and development into innovations in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry. The two organizations agreed to support Saskatchewan’s major minerals companies by leveraging funding, connections, and academic research expertise. The partnership has helped to advance innovations […]

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