University of British Columbia Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026
by Mitacs
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Description
Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with an exclusive professional development curriculum component.
Full Description
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
Fellows progress through the program in a cohort, giving them cross-disciplinary networking and peer-learning opportunities they might not have otherwise in their careers.
Over the two-year fellowship, fellows divide their time between their partner organization's project and academic institution-based research with their academic supervisor.
Mitacs Elevate helps partner organizations build their business with support from top-ranked, highly trained research talent. Participating fellows work closely with partner organizations to understand their business needs and apply research principles to address these needs.
Participating partner organizations build crucial relationships, oversee development, and access academic institution resources that may otherwise be unavailable.
Elevate partner organizations can also:
- Assess potential research managers with minimal impact on existing budgets
- Develop strategic networks with researchers, professors, and academic institutions
- Leverage their research budget
Amount
CAD 55,000 – 60,000
Funding Types
Apply
Application LinkDeadline
Dec 31, 2026
136 days remaining
Benefits
- An award valued at $60,000 per year with a minimum stipend of $55,000 Partner organization contributes $30,000 per year
- An exclusive professional development curriculum
- Proposal assistance, including application feedback, from a Mitacs Advisor
- Certificate of completion after receipt of their exit survey and final report submission
How to Apply
- Connect with a Mitacs Advisor
a. Get your Elevate application started here
b. Refer to guidelines under Elevate downloads on how to write your proposal. IMPORTANT: When filling in the proposal, please make sure to follow the format provided. Changing or modifying the format provided may result in your application becoming ineligible.
2. Upload the following documents to your Elevate application:
a. For postdoctoral fellow, please upload the following to your profile:
- Postdoctoral fellow’s CV
- One (1) recommendation letter* from a former supervisor or person familiar with the fellow’s research expertise
- Any supplementary documents as applicable
b. For academic supervisor, please upload the following to your profile: - Proposed academic supervisor’s CV
- One (1) recommendation letter* from the proposed academic supervisor
- Any supplementary documents as applicable
c. For partner organization, please upload the following to your profile:
- One (1) recommendation letter* from an eligible partner organization including financial contribution in dollar amount
- Any supplementary documents as applicable
*All recommendation letters must include letterhead and signature. Please refer to Recommendation Letter Guidelines under this section.
3. Submit your Elevate application
For More Information, Visit University of British Columbia Webpage
Required Documents
Please refer to the Mitacs website for Required Document
Eligibility Criteria
- They are incorporated in Canada
- They are end users of the research
- They have an office or site where the fellow undertakes at least 50% of the fellowship interacting with the partner
- They are for-profit corporations and crown corporations receiving no more than 50% of their revenues from government sources
- They are eligible not-for-profit (NFP) corporations such as industry associations, charitable organizations, and economic development organizations.
- They are a hospital or municipality in Canada.
NOTE:
Please contact a Mitacs Advisor to discuss the eligibility of an NFP organization before submission of the completed application package
Ineligible organizations include:
- Government departments, agencies or ministries
- Academic institutions
- Indigenous governments
- Foreign companies
