Mitacs Accelerate
Funds industry-academic internships in Canada through collaborative project support to strengthen real-world implementation.
Mitacs Accelerate is Canada's primary university-industry research internship program, connecting post-secondary students and postdoctoral fellows with industry, not-for-profit, and public-sector partners to carry out applied research projects. Administered by Mitacs, a national not-for-profit organisation, the program operates on a rolling intake basis with no fixed application deadlines; applica…
Industry-academic research internships pairing Canadian post-secondary students or postdoctoral fellows with industry partners across all sectors, on a rolling intake basis.
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