The University of Guelph is pleased to announce the Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Either domestic or overseas scholars are welcome to apply. They will participate in two-year training programmes and research in any area. A huge amount of financial support will be given to the winning fellows. Please anticipate the deadline in February 2017.
Fellowship Description
Mitacs Elevate is a two-year training program for postdoctoral fellows, in which participants lead and undertake an industrially relevant research project in any discipline. During this time, Fellows receive experiential training in R&D directly through their industry-academic research collaboration and leadership training and business acumen through the program’s training curriculum. With a suite of skills development workshops and activities unique to Mitacs Elevate, Fellows learn about communication, leadership & management and other critical business skills relevant to R&D management careers in academia and industry. These training opportunities complement Fellows’ specialized expertise and ensure they are ready to lead large-scale research project throughout their careers regardless of their academic disciplines.
Award Value
- $55,000 annual funding (plus $7,500 per year non-cash value in training)
- Exclusive, customized professional development training
- Long-term collaborative research project with a non-academic partner
Level and Area of Studies
Postdoctoral program in any field of studies.
Place of Study
The program will be taken in Canada.
Eligibility and Criteria
- Postdoctoral fellows may apply if their date of graduation from a PhD program is no more than five years prior to the proposed start date of the research project.
- Fellows who have held an Accelerate award as a Master’s or PhD student are also eligible to apply.
- Postdoctoral Fellows who have previously held an Elevate award are not eligible.
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international applicants are eligible to apply. They must be based at a university located in the same province as the partner organization for the duration of the fellowship.
- Supervisors must hold a faculty appointment and are eligible for Tri-Agency funds.
Applicants’ Nationality
There is no nationality restriction.
Application Instruction
Please download and complete the application form at the link below.
Submission Deadline
– Internal Deadline : Wednesday, February 15, 2017 – 4:00pm
– External Deadline : Wednesday, February 22, 2017 – 4:00pm