Introduction

Looking to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship in Canada? If yes, then this post will definitely interest you. Mitacs is currently offering postdoctoral fellowship award to qualified applicants in Canada. Do not miss out on this amazing opportunity.

About The Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

The Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Award is a postdoctoral fellowship that focuses on professional development curriculum element. Fellows tackle difficult problems by:

• A two-year research project with a partner organization in need of high-level expertise
• A professional development curriculum that prepares Elevate fellows for success as leaders in research and industry

The cohort-based program structure allows for peer learning and cross-disciplinary networking possibilities for fellows that they might not otherwise have in their professional lives.

Fellows split their time between the project of their partner organization and academic institution-based research with their academic supervisor over the course of the two-year fellowship.

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Options

The Elevate Fall 2022 call will offer 2 award options: Standard ($60k) and Thematic ($80k).

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Standard Award Option

• The award is valued at $60,000 per year with a minimum stipend of $55,000
  • Partner organization contributes $30,000 per year
  • The Indigenous Pathways offering will remain available. Indigenous Pathways supports Indigenous partner organizations and interns. Partners contribute only 25% of the cost of the project
• An exclusive professional development curriculum
• Proposal assistance, including application feedback, from Mitacs representatives
• Certificate of completion after receipt of their exit survey and final report submission.

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Thematic Award Option

• The award is valued at $80,000 per year with a minimum stipend of $70,000 for projects addressing at least one of the following key priority sectors: agriculture and food, artificial intelligence, biomanufacturing, clean technology, entertainment and media, quantum science, or social innovation 
  • Partner organization contributes $40,000 per year
  •  The Indigenous Pathways offering will remain available. Indigenous Pathways supports Indigenous partner organizations and interns. Partners contribute only 25% of the cost of the project
• An exclusive professional development curriculum
• Proposal assistance, including application feedback, from Mitacs representatives
• Certificate of completion after receipt of their exit survey and final report submission

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Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Eligibility 

• They are Canadian citizens, permanent residents or international applicants
• They are based at an academic institution (including colleges or polytechnics) located in Canada for the duration of the fellowship
• Their date of graduation from a PhD program is less than five years to proposed start date of the Elevate project, unless:
  • Fellows who have had a break in their career due to military service, illness, or family leave may be considered exceptions and must be approved in advance of application
  • If this situation applies to you or you have any questions, please contact Mitacs at elevate@mitacs.ca
• ​They have fulfilled all PhD degree requirements (e.g., successful defence, final deposit, and sign-off of the dissertation), meet the postdoctoral fellow eligibility criteria at their home academic institution, hold a postdoctoral fellow status for the entire duration of their Mitacs Elevate fellowship
• They can commit to the two-year Mitacs Elevate fellowship, including the exclusive professional development curriculum. Replacement or substitute fellows are not allowed
• Fellows who have held a Mitacs Accelerate award as a Master’s or PhD student are eligible as long as they have not completed more than one year (three internship units equivalent) of Mitacs Accelerate at postdoctoral level. This must be completed before the start of the Mitacs Elevate fellowship
• Fellows cannot apply to multiple Mitacs programs for the same period of time.

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Ineligibility

Candidates/applicants are ineligible if they’ve;

• Been employed for more than six months in an R&D position outside the academic institution after receipt of their doctoral degree
• Received an offer of employment from the proposed partner organization except an offer of this fellowship or short-term employment of up to six months while awaiting a decision on the Mitacs Elevate fellowship
• Completed more than one year (three internship units equivalent) of Mitacs Accelerate at the postdoctoral level before the start of the Elevate fellowship; and
• Previously held a Mitacs Elevate award. Fellows who have completed Mitacs Elevate are also ineligible for Mitacs Accelerate
• If the application is not recommended for an award, fellows may not be eligible to apply again if they have accumulated more than six months of industrial or partner organization work. It is recommended that fellows accept a temporary contract only if necessary and that the period is kept as short as possible.

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Eligible Reasearch

Satandard Award ($60k)

• Research makes a new contribution to the body of knowledge in a field
• Research is broadly applicable
• Research is defined by the research community
• Research is publishable in a peer-reviewed venue
• New research builds on previous research
• Development is an intrinsic part of research in many disciplines
• Research should be appropriate to the level of the intern or fellow

Thematic Award ($80K)

• Agriculture and food
• Artificial intelligence
• Biomanufacturing
• Clean technology
• Entertainment and media
• Quantum science
• Social innovation.

How to apply For Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Connect with a Mitacs Business Development representative (https://www.mitacs.ca/en/contact-us/business-development)
  • Visit apply.mitacs.ca
  • Fill out the proposal following the format provided (Changing or modifying the format provided may result in your application becoming ineligible.)
  • For guidelines on how to write your proposal visit mitacs.ca/sites/default/files/resources/writing_your_elevate_proposal.pdf
• Upload the following documents to your Elevate application
  • For postdoctoral fellow, please upload the following to your profile:
    • Postdoctoral fellow’s CV
    • One (1) recommendation letter* from a former supervisor or person familiar with the fellow’s research expertise
    • Any supplementary documents as applicable

• For academic supervisor, please upload the following to your profile
  • Proposed academic supervisor’s CV
  • One (1) recommendation letter* from the proposed academic supervisor
  • Any supplementary documents as applicable
• For partner organization, please upload the following to your profile:
  • One (1) recommendation letter* from an eligible partner organization including financial contribution in dollar amount
  • Any supplementary documents as applicable.
• Submit your Elevate application by February 8, 2023, at 5 p.m. PT.

IMPORTANT:

• Please connect with your academic institution or Mitacs Business Development representative to confirm internal academic institution deadlines that may impact your submission timeline.
• All recommendation letters must include letterhead and signature.

After you apply

• You will receive an email confirmation that your application has been received.
• The result announcement for the Elevate standard and thematic call is expected in June 2023.
• If accepted, the project can only start after research approval of the proposal AND the receipt of the partner organization funds at Mitacs as per Mitacs Policy.
• The last day to start the project is on September 6, 2023

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Timeline

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January 11, 2023 5 p.m. PT	If applicable, send Conflict of interest (COI) and not-for-profit (NFP) organization eligibility check to a Mitacs Business Development Representative in your region.
February 8, 2023 5 p.m. PT	Final applications are due. IMPORTANT: Please verify with your academic institution or business development representative for internal institutional deadlines.
June 2023	Result announcement for the Elevate Standard and thematic call is expected in June 2023. Advertisements All submitted projects can only start after research approval of the proposal AND the receipt of the partner organization funds at Mitacs as per Mitacs Policy.
September 6, 2023	Last date to start the Mitacs Elevate project

Official Scholarship Link – https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/elevate/how-apply/application-package-checklist