Canada Cyber Foundry - Mitacs Internship Program

Canada Cyber Foundry Mitacs Accelerate Program

Canada Cyber Foundry (CCF) is here to help graduate students build their professional skills to create experience through Mitacs funded internships.

How it works

Companies identify opportunities for research based projects for graduate level students based on requirements
Mitacs matches the start-up’s investment by 50% and releases a research award to student or post-doctoral entrepreneurs through four-month internships, valued at $15,000 per internship
Students or postdoctoral entrepreneurs receive a minimum $10,000 stipend per internship, with up to $5,000 in flexible funding that can be used to support research costs

Infographic describing Mitacs Accelerate Process. 1. The match: A partner organization and academic researchers develop a research project. 2. The proposal: Applicants submit their completed proposal via a Mitacs representative. 3. The project: Partner funds are combined with government funding to support projects.

Mitacs overview

All internship projects should be from May 1st to August 31st, 2024 (4-month only)
Please complete survey or return pdf form no later than January 10th, 2024
Interviews with students to be scheduled between January 15th to January 23rd, 2024
Creation of full proposals to be completed from January 25th to February 15th, 2023
Companies are required to contribute a total of CAD $7,500 for each 4-month long internship, which will be matched by Mitacs. The university will pay each intern a total of CAD $10,000 for 4-month internship and the remaining CAD $5,000 will be used to support other costs (i.AZ`e. buying laptops, travel costs, etc.)

Please outline interest with the following details:

Company/contact name/email
Proposed project name
Summary of the proposed project (2-3 lines)
Specific research objectives of project (2-3 bullet points)
Number of interns required

To download a fillable pdf or complete on-line, please go to MITACS Summer 2024 link.

For any support or questions, please contact cyber@uoguelph.ca.

Additional Information

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Additional Mitacs Information

Additional information about the Mitacs Accelerate program is available here.

Who is eligible?

For-profit corporations and eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, and hospitals in Canada
For-profit businesses operating outside Canada
Eligibility of not-for-profit corporations, hospitals, and municipalities as well as the project’s economic orientation for these partners must be assessed prior to proposal submission
All sectors

Expectations

Contribute $7,500 per 4- to 6-month unit, which receives a $15,000 research award.
Supervise the on-site research
Sign the final report and submit an exit survey summarizing project results and experiences

Benefits

Access academic expertise
Build a customized research plan with support from Mitacs representatives
Augment your R&D budget
Get better leveraging for projects with three or more interns and six or more internships
Identify new markets, commercialize results, and assess potential employees