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Browse Open ProgramsHelps student and postdoctoral entrepreneurs develop their start-up's research or technology. Provides funding to support this growth.
Financial support for internships to pilot, refine, and commercialize new technology, products, or services for incorporated student/postdoc startups, complemented by professional development courses. Funding is provided as non-repayable contributions for internship units.
Business Size: small
Industries: any discipline, research & technology development
Region: Canada
Other Criteria: Student or postdoctoral entrepreneur (undergraduate, graduate, college student, postdoctoral fellow, or recent graduate within two years), Actively housed at an approved incubator facility in Canada, Proposed research project must further develop the research or technology at the core of the start-up business, Start-up must be incorporated (not a sole proprietorship or LLP), Applicant must hold ownership and responsibility for the management/operations of the incorporated start-up, Must have an academic supervisor at a Mitacs partner academic institution in Canada, Interns must be enrolled as a student or hold recent graduate/postdoc status at an eligible Canadian institution for the duration of the internship, Part-time students are eligible for non-international travel internships under specific conditions
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Cognit.ca | University of Manitoba
Join forces with expert researchers and facilities
Cognit.ca | Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement
Partner with experts to elevate your health-related research project
Government of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Partnerships with social science and humanities researchers
Cognit.ca | Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
Test your innovation with the help of an expert researcher
Cognit.ca | University of Sudbury
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This program offers funding up to $150,000 (minimum $15,000).
The application deadline is March 31, 2026.
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