Accelerate Fellowship
The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship funds graduate and postdoctoral research internships that connect students with industry partners for innovative, real-world projects and professional skills training.
Funder: Mitacs
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted any time)
Funding Amounts: $15,000 per 4–6 month internship unit; minimum $10,000 stipend per IU; Masters: up to 6 IUs, PhD: up to 12 IUs, Postdoc: up to 9 IUs.
Summary: Supports master’s and PhD students to collaborate with industry partners on research projects, providing funding, internships, and professional development.
Key Information: Open to all disciplines; requires both academic and industry partners; international and part-time students eligible under certain conditions.
Description
The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship offers graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in any discipline an opportunity to gain hands-on research experience through internships with partner organizations, while receiving a competitive stipend and professional skills training. Fellows split their time between their academic institution and a non-academic partner (e.g., company, not-for-profit, municipality, or hospital) working on innovative, real-world projects. The program is designed to foster collaboration between academia and industry, develop research and professional skills, and drive innovation across sectors. Intellectual property generated remains governed by the academic institution’s policies, and Mitacs does not claim IP rights.
