Mitacs | BC Internship Funding
“Mitacs”
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Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
The B.C. government has provided Mitacs with $50 million to support 10,000 paid internships over five years.
- Mitacs is a national not-for-profit organization that empowers Canadian innovation through partnerships that deliver solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, and assists organizations in reaching their goals, funds cutting-edge innovation and creates job opportunities for students and post-doctoral fellows.
- Government provides funding to Mitacs, and Mitacs facilitates the match between students, academic institutions, and industry or not-for-profit partners.
- Mitacs works with more than 191 post-secondary institutions, including universities, colleges and polytechnics; more than 3,700 companies; and federal, provincial and territorial governments to build partnerships that support industry and social innovation in Canada.
- Approximately every $1 in provincial funding leverages about $1.50 federal funding to Mitacs.
- The new funding will support internships in the current (2023-24) and subsequent fiscal years, and interested companies and students are encouraged to connect with Mitacs.
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