The Mitacs Awards celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of students and professors who have participated in the Mitacs Accelerate, Elevate, and Globalink programs.
Help us honour researchers whose groundbreaking work is advancing innovation and improving the lives of Canadians by submitting a nomination now!
Past or present students, postdoctoral fellows, and academic supervisors who have participated in the Mitacs Accelerate, Elevate, Globalink, or Business Strategy Internship programs are eligible for nomination. For the selection criteria pertaining to each specific award, please refer to the list of Mitacs Awards on the Mitacs website.
Indigenous students or postdoctoral fellows who are nominated under the “Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation — Indigenous” category will be asked to provide one of the following:
- a letter of support from a member of an Indigenous community
- a letter of support from an Indigenous organization which speaks to the impacts of the nominee’s achievements
- a copy of the nominee’s status card, Metis card, Inuit identity card, or citizenship card
*These award categories are open to nominations for both college, polytechnic, and university participants from eligible programs.
Further Information
Application Procedures
Please refer to the Mitacs website for application procedures.
Eligibility Requirements
Please refer to the Mitacs website for eligibility requirements.
Evaluation Criteria
Please refer to the Mitacs website for evaluation criteria.