Mitacs Accelerate internships require the active participation of the intern, professor, and partner organization. All participants should attempt to fulfill their project obligations. If all parties are in agreement, a project or individual internship may be terminated. If one party wants to cancel the internship without other parties’ agreement, s/he must first notify them in […]

To maximize your experience, we ask students to complete the Mitacs Accelerate Orientation online session to prepare them for their internship, and the Mitacs Virtual Interactions Resources online session if they have virtual partner interaction. The other online courses in the Accelerate Curriculum are skills-development courses suggested for students to support your professional development.

The Mid-Term surveys are mid-term checks that are sent to Accelerate Interns & the partner organizations at the midpoint of each internship unit on the project, to check-in and ensure that the internship started as originally proposed, to address any issues, and to offer an opportunity for stakeholders to provide feedback to the Accelerate team […]

The final report is part of the program deliverables for interns at the end of their internship. Students should consult the onboarding information from their Accelerate Outcome email, or refer to the Responsibilities/Deliverables tab under Program Administration for more information. A final report must be submitted by the intern no later than one (1) month […]

Students should log in to their Accelerate e-campus on EDGE, then upload the completed Final Report there, once they have completed all required courses. Students having trouble accessing the Final Report once they’re logged in should contact accelerate@mitacs.ca.

Once the completed Final Report has been submitted and reviewed, a Mitacs Accelerate: Certificate of Completion will be available on EDGE.

Students should receive an invitation within the 30 days following the completion of their internship/fellowship.

Students should check their spam or junk folder. If they still haven’t received it, they should contact evaluation@mitacs.ca.

Yes. This should be communicated to their supervisor, organization partner and university. The internship will be put on hold for this period of time, and the student will not be paid from their internship. Once a return date has been determined, the student will need to inform Mitacs of when they plan on returning to […]