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MITACS Elevate Now Accepting Applications

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The MITACS Elevate program is now accepting applications for two-year post-doctoral funding:

  • $55,000 annual award (plus $7,500 per year non-cash value in training)
  • Customized training exclusive to Elevate fellows
  • Long-term collaborative research project with a non-academic partner

Deadlines:

  • Letter of Intent: March 23, 2016, 5:00pm (PDT)
  • Application: April 6, 2016, 1:00pm (PDT)
  • Results announced: June 2016
  • Projects must start by September 15, 2016

Applicants from all disciplines are encouraged to apply, but the majority of grants will be targeted towards priority areas, set provincially. In Ontario these priorities are:

  • Health science and advanced health technologies
  • Clean and sustainable technologies
  • Digital media, information and communications technologies
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Finance
  • Automotive

For more information on this opportunity, visit the MITACS Elevate page:

http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/elevate

How to Apply: http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/elevate/how-apply

The London, Ontario MITACS representatives are as follows:

Western University
Zach Armstrong | 226.378.3162 | zarmstrong(at)mitacs.ca
Katie Facecchia  | 519.560.1582 | kfacecchiaat)mitacs.ca

They can be contacted directly for more information. In addition, please contact the Brescia Research Officer for more information, elizabeth.minda[at]uwo.ca