Call for proposals: launch of the Scholarship for Internship in a Practice Environment FRQ-Mitacs Accelerate program

Mitacs and Le Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) are pleased to renew their partnership agreement to support the next generation of student researchers in the Society and Culture sector by providing them with work experience opportunities in practice environments.

The Scholarship for Internship in a Practice Environment FRQ-Mitacs Accelerate program offers scholarships to graduate students pursuing studies in one of the research areas within the FRQ’s Society and Culture sector, and aims to:

• provide interns with practical work experience during which they can apply their research knowledge;
• foster bilateral exchanges and collaboration between the research community and the parapublic, public and private sectors;
• support practice environments in their efforts to integrate master’s or doctoral research program students into the job market.

Important information:

• Application deadline: March 31, 2027, or until funds are exhausted
• Amount offered: between $13,000 and $15,000
• Funding duration: 4 to 6 months

View the call for proposals (in French).

About Mitacs

For over 25 years, Mitacs has helped grow the economy and develop the workforce of tomorrow, connecting industry with academia and global partners to solve real-world challenges. We support business-academic research collaboration through internships, co-funded with businesses, for undergraduate to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

As a national innovation connector, Mitacs takes a talent-first approach to strengthen innovation capacity and drive global competitiveness. We serve as an essential research-commercialization bridge, accelerating market entry and growth for new products and services.

About FRQ

The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) is a government agency whose mission is to support the strategic and coherent development of scientific research in Québec in the sectors of natural sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences and humanities, arts and literature.