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Supporting Collaborative

Research

Gabriel Garcia Curiel, M.Eng., M.B.A.

Strategic Account Manager

ggarciacuriel@mitacs.ca

(514) 705-3846

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▪ Small & medium business

▪ Large business

▪ Not-for-profit

▪ Research centers

✓ Computer science

✓ Engineering

✓ Anthropology

✓ Economics

✓ Chemistry

✓ Geography

✓ Health sciences

✓ Genetics

✓ Social work

✓ Forestry

✓ History

✓ Languages & linguistics

✓ Mathematics

✓ Business

✓ Education

✓ Interactive arts

✓ Psychology

✓ And more…

Mission: Support innovation

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Mitac’s Approach

Stimulate collaborative innovationProjects based on mutual participation of:– Academia

– Industry

– Students

Common interest and objectives

Supports business growth and creates jobs

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Mitacs supporting collaborative research

Mitacs is a national, independent, not-for-

profit organization that fosters growth and

innovation.

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Our goal is to develop the next generation of researchers and innovators for Canada’s knowledge- and innovation-based

economy.

We proactively bring together industry and academia to help support R&D initiatives which solve business and societal

challenges.

Mitacs supporting collaborative research

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Approximately $140M will be

invested in our academic

institutions in 2019

Mitacs investing in innovation

Provinces

Universities

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Mitacs partnerships are key

We partner with federal and

provincial governments, post-

secondary institutions, companies

and research networks

International research network

67 post-secondary institution

partners + partnerships with more

than 6,000 Canadian companies

20,000+ research projects funded

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We have a highly flexible model to help you

We have agreements with more

than 50 like-minded organizations

to support research collaborations

We have 80+ Business Development staff—all with

advanced degrees—working with post-secondary

institutions across Canada

Our BDs work with you, industry

and not-for-profits across the country

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We have a highly flexible model to help you

We have 80+ Business Development staff—all with advanced degrees—

working with post-secondary institutions across Canada

• Industry-facing team that proactively brings companies to universities

• University-based team helps support the submission process

• Fully integrated Mitacs process to submit, review research project

applications as well as award grants.

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The benefits to you

Additional exposure and knowledge,

enhancing your students’ education

Student + Postdoctoral Fellowship

grants for research & training

Access to large/real data sets from industry

Publication rights maintained

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The benefits to you

Intellectual Property is negotiated directly between

the academic institution and the partner organization

High application success rate

Support disciplines which may not have traditional industry

connections or other sources of funds (e.g. SS+H)

Support students and postdoctoral fellows without

using existing budgets

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Promotehigh-quality research

Attract new funding

Stimulate international

research collaborations

Increase professional opportunities for students & researchers

Support flexible and

collaborative research initiatives

Support all disciplines

Our program objectives

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Our programs

ACCELERATE

National and international

research collaborations

ELEVATE

2-year industrial postdoc

research collaborations

+ training

GLOBALINK

International exchange

of students to and

from Canada

Accelerate

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Mitacs Accelerate

Open to academic institutions across

the country

Open to all

academic disciplines

No competition: Applications are accepted any time

Applied research collaborations between

researchers & Canadian and international companies and not-for-profit organizations

Participation of graduate students and postdocs in

scalable modules of 4 to 6 months

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More than

20,000internship modules

in Canada

since 2007

Both domestic and

foreign students and

postdoctoral fellows

are eligible

Small- and large-scale

multidisciplinary projects

Funding from

$15,000 to multi-million $

Over 95% application

success rate

Quick, simple

application process

Decision within

6–8 weeks

Mitacs Accelerate

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Building research collaborations—Accelerate

229 6301,040 1,300 1,700 1,950

2,9003,650 4,000 4,250

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

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Accelerate internship modules submitted by fiscal year (projection for 2019/2020)

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0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2018–19 2017–18

Accelerate internship modules by university

Building research collaborations—Accelerate

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

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Mitacs Accelerate

A researcher spends a minimum of 4 to 6 months—

or one module—on a project.

The researcher spends a minimum

of 25% of their time with each side

(post-secondary institution &

partner organization)

You can have as many

modules as you need.

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Mitacs Accelerate — example investment

Total working budget

$15K/module

$7.5K/module from partner

organization

$7.5K/module

Up to

$5K/module to stipend or

research expense

Minimum

$10K/module to stipend

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Mitacs Accelerate

Candidates can do multiple 4- to 6- month modules

• Master’s up to 24 months (up to 4 modules)

• PhD’s up to 48 months (up to 8 modules)

• Postdocs up to 36 months (up to 9 modules)

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Mitacs Accelerate International

Collaborations between international companies and grad students/faculty at post-secondary institutions

$15K per 4- to 6-month module

All disciplines, no application deadlines

Undertake projects in any of our partner countries

Elevate

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Mitacs Elevate

Two-year collaborations

for postdoctoral

researchers

Open to all

academic disciplines

Applications selected via competition

Research collaborations

with private sector or

non-profit partners

Postdoctoral researchers

transform research into

long-term commercial value

for the partner

Professional training in management

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Mitacs Elevate

Salary/stipend for

postdoctoral fellow

$55,000 per year for two years

Other expenses

$5,000 per year for two years

Value of training program

$7,500 per year for two years

Annual Contributions*

$30,000

from partner

$30,000

from Mitacs

(+$7,500 value in training)

*per year over two years

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3 CORE FOCUSES

24-month program

Communications and

Relationship Building

Leadership and

Management

Provides a foundation

for fellows to broaden

their skill set

Personal and

Professional

Management

Mitacs Elevate training program

Globalink

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Mitacs Globalink

The world’s brightest

students come

to Canada

28 agreements in

17 partner countries (plus EU)

Federal government mandate

to create and foster

international research

collaborations

Provides Canadian students &

postdoctoral fellows opportunities

in university research or abroad

Develops

connections and

ambassadors

abroad

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Mitacs Globalink

Two primary programs under the Globalink umbrella:

Globalink

Research Internships

Globalink

Research Award

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Mitacs Globalink Research Internships

12-week summer

research internships

in Canada

No additional cost to

Canadian professors

working with students

Full cost of participation is covered by Mitacs

> valued at $12K

Open to international

senior undergraduate +

masters students

12,000+ applications and

2,250 research projects for

approx. 1,000 placements

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Mitacs Globalink Research Award

All disciplines,

no application

deadlines

University-University

collaborations

Open to senior

undergraduate and

graduate students, and

postdoctoral fellows

6K research grant

12- to 24-week research project

abroad

Academic supervisor

domestically +

host academic

supervisor abroad

Pilots

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Mitacs Pilots

Embeds academic researchers (PhD holders) in the public sector for a year

Faculty members from Canadian

academic institutions or PhD

holders at any career stage

Promotes evidence-based decision-making within

federal or select provincial governments and provides

fellows with skills to influence policy-making

Canadian Science Policy Fellowship

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Mitacs Pilots

Accelerate for

Colleges

The Accelerate program

has been open to colleges

& polytechnics, in pilot

form, since April 1, 2018

Accelerate for

Undergraduates

Full partner universities can

apply for 10 undergraduate

Accelerate internships

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Mitacs Pilots

Launching in

Spring 2019

A grant for start-ups housed in

Canadian incubators to travel

abroad to explore global markets

Provides a boost to help new

companies commercialize

internationally

Travel of 4 to 6 weeks to an international

incubator, which provides a “soft landing” in

a new country, assists in setting up contacts

with potential clients, suppliers, capital, etc.

Mitacs Entrepreneur International

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Thanks to our funding partners

QUESTIONS?

Gabriel Garcia Curiel, M.Eng., M.B.A.

Strategic Account Manager

ggarciacuriel@mitacs.ca

(514) 705-3846