Mitacs Accelerate program - Spring 2013 start date

Funding to faculty is available through the Mitacs Accelerate program  for research-based or development-based projects with industrial partners and available to support graduate students and post-docs in all disciplines. Applications are accepted throughout the year, however, for projects that commence in Spring 2013, proposals should be received at Mitacs by Tuesday, February 19, 2013. 

The Ontario Government announced its intent to extend support to the Mitacs Accelerate program providing appoximately 1,400 four-month interships to Ontario graduate studies. For full details, please view:

http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2013/01/more-training-opportunities-for-graduate-students.html

For further information on the Accelerate program,  please see:

http://www.mitacs.ca/accelerate/apply-now/mitacs-accelerate

Internal Deadline: February 12, 2013

Exernal Deadline: February 19, 2013

A signed OR-5 form and application should be submitted to: Research.Services@uoguelph.ca  by the Internal Deadline.

For further information, please contact Annette Clarke, Grants Officer at: acclarke@uoguelph.ca or ext. 56927 or Tracie Williams, Project Manager, Proposals Office, proposalsoffice@mitacs.ca