Mitacs Accelerate International

• Accelerate proposal using the latest Mitacs Accelerate template
• Intern CV
• Supporting documents required by the university or province
• International Collaboration Form (Appendix B) if the project includes travel outside of Canada to a foreign host academic institution in the same country as the partner organization premises, inbound travel of an international intern to a host Canadian academic institution and/or partner organization, or any other international collaboration, including a partner organization that is a Canadian subsidiary of an international company

Who is eligible?

• Students and postdoctoral fellows at Mitacs partner colleges and universities in Canada
• Full-time students and postdoctoral fellows at universities in all countries except those classified as Avoid all travel or Avoid non-essential travel by the Government of Canada
• Interns who meet the program criteria may be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, international students with a student visa, or international postdoctoral fellows with a valid work permit
• For-profit corporations and eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, and hospitals in Canada
• For-profit businesses operating outside of Canada

Who is not eligible

• Full-time students and postdoctoral fellows at universities in countries classified as Avoid all travel or Avoid non-essential travel by the Government of Canada, including applicable regional advisories
• Interns seeking an internship in which they would do work they were previously doing as an employee or contractor
• Postdoctoral fellows seeking internships or fellowships at organizations where they have already been a full-time employee
• Participants seeking concurrent or overlapping Mitacs internships or fellowships

Eligible expenses

• Student or fellow stipend/salary
• Research costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Consulting proposals
• Development projects
• Academic-institution tuition fees
• An internship in which the intern is doing work they were previously doing as an employee or contractor
• Concurrent or overlapping Mitacs internships or fellowships

• For projects involving international collaborations and interns travelling to or from Canada, proposals are reviewed to ensure they demonstrate sufficient benefits to Canada.
• Benefits to Canada are considered under categories such as training of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, bringing talent to Canada, creating new research relationships, growing research activities in Canada, foreign investment in Canada, creating IP held in Canada, and creating markets for existing Canadian IP.

• Review the Mitacs Responsible Conduct of Research Policy, adjudication criteria, Writing Your Proposal guide, and other applicable policies when preparing the proposal.
• Get feedback on the proposal from all participants and your Mitacs Advisor.
• Collect all required signatures from the intern(s), professor(s), partner contact, and university Office of Research Services or equivalent.
• Email your proposal package to your Mitacs Advisor.

• Proposals are reviewed by at least two external experts in the field(s) covered in the application.
• Peer review of the proposal takes approximately six to eight weeks; proposals with multiple internships or that require revisions may take longer.
• Mitacs invoices the partner organization upon submission of the Accelerate proposal.
• Partner organizations receive an invoice that is refundable if the proposal is not approved.
• Upon receipt of the partner contribution and approval of the proposal, Mitacs forwards the Accelerate funds to the Canadian academic institution and contacts all participants with the outcome and applicable instructions.

• Mitacs takes no position and claims no intellectual property from projects it funds.
• All participants are bound by the intellectual property terms of the academic institution where the intern is enrolled, unless a separate agreement is negotiated.
• All Accelerate interns are paid by the participating Canadian university.