Funding Organization
Research Category
The Mitacs Elevate Fall 2022 call for proposals is now open. Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with an exclusive professional development curriculum component. Fellows address complex challenges through:
- 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 Elevate Fall 2022 call will offer 2 award options: Standard ($60k) and Thematic ($80k).
Standard: The award is valued at $60,000 per year with a minimum stipend of $55,000
- Partner organization contributes $30,000 per year
Thematic: 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.
Key deadlines:
January 11, 2023 — If applicable, deadline to submit not-for-profit eligibility check or conflict of interest declaration to Mitacs
February 8, 2023 — Deadline to submit final application
For more information, please consult the Mitacs website or contact elevate@mitacs.ca.
UPEI application process
1) Complete the application using the Mitacs Portal. Details on how to apply can be found on the Mitacs website here.
2) The supervisor must submit the application and supporting documents for UPEI approval using the Romeo Researcher Portal. Instructions for using the Researcher Portal can be found here. Applicants are requested to submit by February 1, 2023, ensuring that the application is received by Research Services by February 3, 2023.
Note: the supervisor is responsible for obtaining approvals from each university for which there is an academic supervisor on the project.
3) Upon receipt of UPEI approvals, the application may then be submitted to Mitacs. The deadline for submission is February 8, 2023.