Funding is available through the NRC and Mitacs for graduate and post-doctoral internships with new or existing collaborators working on a project related to one of the NRC's Challenge programs or Cluster Support programs.
Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that designs and delivers research and training programs in Canada. Mitacs' Accelerate and Globalink Research Awards programs help place students from Canada and Germany with firms, not-for-profit organizations, or universities.
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Criteria for NRC–Mitacs partnership programs
| Details | Accelerate | Accelerate Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship | Accelerate International | Globalink Research Awards |
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| Who is eligible? | Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada | Postdoctoral fellows from Canada | Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad | Master's and PhD students from RWTH Aachen University (Germany) |
| Funding recipient | Canadian university | Canadian university | Canadian university | Canadian university |
| Host organization | Firm or not‑for‑profit organization of any size from Canada | Firm or not‑for‑profit organization of any size from Canada | Firm or not‑for‑profit organization of any size from Canada or abroad | Canadian university |
| Length of internship | Up to 3 years, funded in 4‑month blocks | Up to 3 years, funded in 12‑month blocks | Up to 3 years, funded in 4‑month blocks | 6 to 8 months |
| Deadline to apply | None | None | None |
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| Cost | $15,000 per 4‑month block | $60,000 per 12‑month block | $15,000 per 4‑month block | Please see the RWTH Aachen website for details. |
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Internships under the Mitacs Accelerate program
Internships under the Mitacs Accelerate program provide funding for graduate and post-doctoral students to support projects related to the NRC's Challenge programs or Cluster Support program objectives.
Research is conducted under the joint supervision of the NRC, the host organization (a private sector firm or not-for-profit organization), and the academic principal investigator. The research is jointly funded by Mitacs, the host organization, and the NRC's National Program Office.
If you are a potential collaborator and have an idea for a project to support Challenge and Cluster Support program objectives, contact the relevant NRC program director.
Internships related to Mitacs Globalink Research Awards
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award supports Canadian-based research collaborations between Canada and Germany.
Under an NRC-Mitacs Globalink Research Award, graduate students from RWTH Aachen University receive a research award to support a 6 to 8 months internship that furthers the NRC's Challenge or Cluster Support program objectives. The research is conducted under the joint supervision of the NRC, RWTH Aachen University and the Canadian host university. The research is jointly funded by Mitacs, the Canadian host university and the NRC. RWTH Aachen University funds the balance of the student's costs.
If you are a potential collaborator (Canadian host university) and have an idea for a project to support the NRC's Challenge or Cluster Support program objectives, contact the relevant NRC program director.
Contact
Program director contact information can be found on the NRC Challenge programs or Cluster support programs web pages.