Mitacs Elevate Spring 2022 call for proposals
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Community, Regional & Enterprise Development
Creative Arts, Culture and Heritage
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Social Justice
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 30th, June 2022
External Deadline: Wednesday 6th, July 2022
Description
Mitacs Elevate provides critical career and skills training to postdoctoral fellows through real-world collaborations.
This call, we have increased postdoctoral funding from $60,000 per year to $80,000 per year for two-year research projects in key priority sectors. We are accepting proposals in seven thematic areas, including four from last year. The complete list of priority sectors can be found below:
- Agriculture and food
- Artificial intelligence
- Biomanufacturing
- Clean technology
- Entertainment and media
- Quantum science
- Social Innovation
- Projects addressing at least one of the key priority sectors above can apply for an enhanced research award valued at $80,000 per year.As an Elevate fellow, you will:
- Manage a long-term collaborative research project with a company or not-for-profit organization
- Receive exclusive professional development training in career fundamentals, interpersonal skills, communication, intrapreneuralism, leadership and management, and much more
- Cultivate cross-disciplinary networks and take advantage of peer-learning opportunities
Key dates:
- The deadline to apply is July 6, 2022
- If you have questions or would like to learn more the application process, please consult our website.