Mitacs
Catalyzing Innovation Across Canada
Mitacs is a national independent non-profit funding agency that powers research & development creation by connecting private sector with the best post-secondary institutions to solve organizational challenges — in Canada and internationally. For more than 20 years, Mitacs has funded cutting-edge research, created job opportunities for graduate students and helped companies reach their goals, achieving results that have bolstered the Canadian economy and impact.
They act as a catalyzing force in the Canadian innovation ecosystem, providing matching funding for projects and connecting highly trained researchers with the businesses, not-for-profits and municipalities that need them. Mitacs is passionate about developing the next generation of researchers helping to fuel Canada’s knowledge-based economy, and provides guidance, training, and support for all academic disciplines and industry sectors.
Mitacs Program Information
Accelerate
Supports collaborative research projects between eligible partner organizations, a faculty member, and a student, postdoctoral, or recent graduate intern.
- Projects tackle research problems from any discipline or sector
- Results can be published, or included in a thesis (with partner approval)
- Flexible project scale beginning at 4 months
- Can be used by eligible student entrepreneurs to fund research at their own company
- Please Note! MITACS has confirmed its funding agreements with the Government of Alberta. Previous funding limits for the Accelerate Program have been lifted.
- Click Learn More below for additional info on Accelerate and Special Calls (e.g., GEA, Defence & Security)
Business Strategy Internship (BSI)
Supports collaborative innovation projects with eligible partner organizations, a faculty member, and a student, postdoctoral, or recent graduate intern.
- Projects must improve the products, processes, or services of the partner organization
- Open to all disciplines and sectors
- Flexible project scale beginning at 4 months
- Previous cap on project Internship Units has been removed
PDF Accelerate
As of April 1, 2025, Post-Doctoral Fellow funding is available through the Accelerate Program.
- Collaborative projects involving a Post-Doctoral Fellow, faculty member, and eligible partner
- Partner covers part of the internship, typically 50%
- Researchers seeking to leverage funding for PDFs are eligible for special Internship Unit funding, which offers $20,000 per unit, up to three units per year, for up to three years.
Globalink Programs
Explore fully funded international collaboration opportunities for students of any level or discipline.
- Globalink Research Award (*New internal ULethbridge deadlines*)
Globalink Research Internships (Faculty Call Active!!)
Open Projects Page
Apply today to open paid research position postings across Canada in any discipline. Standard Accelerate eligibility criteria apply.