• Biomedical and Health
• Environment and Natural Resources
• Information Processing
• Risk and Finance
• Communication, Networks and Security

This is an opportunity for recent PhD holders to gain experience in taking leadership of research projects and to develop collaborations with non-academic organizations.

MITACS is soliciting proposals for two types of projects:

1. Industrial Projects: MITACS expects to fund up to 25 projects in this category.
   • The project has demonstrated support of a non-academic partner who is a receptor for the research.
   •  The project is led by a postdoctoral researcher in conjunction with a faculty member of a Canadian university who is eligible to hold tri-council funding.
   • The project has an annual budget of $70,000 annually. The budget must include a minimum annual stipend of $60,000 for the postdoctoral researcher, with the remaining amount going towards research costs.
   • The partner organization is expected to provide a cash contribution of $20,000 per year, as well as an in-kind contribution; there is no specified minimum but the nature of the in-kind support will be used as part of the adjudication process.
   • The duration of the project is up to 24 months, and the project must conclude by December 31, 2012.
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2. Strategic Projects: MITACS expects to fund up to 10 projects in this category.
   • The project does not necessarily have existing connections with any non-academic organizations. However, the applicant commits to working with MITACS to help establish such connections.
   • The project is led by a postdoctoral researcher in conjunction with a faculty member of a Canadian university who is eligible to hold tri-council funding.
   • The project has an annual budget of $55,000.  The budget must include a minimum annual stipend of $50,000 for the postdoctoral researcher, with the remaining amount going towards research costs.
   • $15,000 per year is contributed by the faculty member from non-Federal government funding sources.
   • The duration of the project is up to 24 months, and the project must conclude by December 31, 2012.
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For a list of Frequently Asked Questions, click here.

Deadline for applications:  Closed

Project start dates:  November 1, 2010 to January 1, 2011.

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