Can you stack Mitacs Accelerate and Mitacs Globalink Research Internship?
Yes. Mitacs Accelerate and Mitacs Globalink Research Internship can be combined. They fund different things, so the trick is simple: apply to each separately and never claim the same dollar twice. Together they reach up to $16K+ in potential value.
Mitacs Accelerate
Matches your company with a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow for a research project. Mitacs covers half the cost of the intern. Strong fit for any business doing technical R&D.
Mitacs Globalink Research Internship
Mitacs program funding international undergraduate students to do 12-week research internships at Canadian universities. Co-funded with the company hosting the project.
How to stack them
- 01Confirm you meet each program's eligibility on its own. Mitacs Accelerate and Mitacs Globalink Research Internship are assessed separately.
- 02Apply to each program through its own application. There is no combined form.
- 03Allocate distinct costs to each program. You cannot claim the same dollar of expense under both, but you can fund different parts of the same project.
- 04Track both deadlines and keep the paperwork separated, so each claim stands on its own.
Stacking rules vary by program and change over time. Confirm the current rules with each program, or take the quiz and we will flag the combinations you qualify for.