Mitacs Accelerate New Eligibility

UBC undergraduate students are now eligible for Mitacs Accelerate! Accelerate supports collaborative research internships between students, faculty members, and non-academic partners. Other highlights about Accelerate include:

  • Masters students are eligible for up to 4 Accelerate internships, PhD students up to 8, and postdoctoral fellows up to 9. In 2020-21, undergraduate students are eligible for up to 3 internships.
  • Funding is $10,000-$15,000 per 4-6 month internship with the partner organization contributing $5,000-$7,500 per internship.
  • Eligible partner organizations include companies, not-for-profit organizations. Municipalities are also eligible partners in 2020-21.
  • Students and faculty members can create long term collaborations with Accelerate – apply for multi-year projects in one application.

Applications are accepted any time, reviewed in 6-8 weeks, and have >95% success rate.