Update on Mitacs Accelerate Internship Units

Effective immediately, allocations on Mitacs Accelerate submissions for Ontario Tech researchers are lifted.

ORS had previously communicated that, due to Mitacs financial constraints, there would be a submission allowance for the Accelerate program in the 2025/26 fiscal year, limiting Ontario Tech to a total of 105 internship units. We are pleased to announce that this submission allowance has been lifted, so there is currently no limit on the number of internship units Ontario Tech researchers may submit to the Accelerate program. Mitacs is still encouraging projects with a high proportion of named interns (over 50% named internship units).

REMINDER:

As of April 1, 2025 Ontario Tech researchers are asked to contact the ORS Research Partnerships team for all Mitacs program queries and for assistance with Mitacs application development.

Research Partnerships Officer contact information:

Victoria Nash-Woolley (FEAS)

Anna Kristoffersen (FS, FHS)

Daniel Huizenga (FBIT, FSSH, FEd)

About the Mitacs Accelerate Program:

The Mitacs Accelerate program matches an industry or not-for-profit partner’s contribution to the cost of a collaborative research project. Students and/or PDFs can receive up to $15,000 in funding for each internship unit (IU). Each IU represents $7,500 in funding from the project partner (subject to applicable tax) matched with $7,500 from Mitacs per each 4-6 month period of work completed. 

The Mitacs participant completes half of their internship on-site with the industry partner and the other half at the university under faculty supervision. The Mitacs participant is responsible for completing a report about the project that is reviewed by their faculty supervisor and presented to the industry partner.