University of British Columbia Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026

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. 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 31, 2026
• Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
• SponsorUniversity of British Columbia
• City to studyVancouver
• School to studyUniversity of British Columbia
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

The Elevate program offers:

1. An award valued at $60,000 per year with a minimum stipend of $55,000

• Partner organization contributes $30,000 per year

1. An exclusive professional development curriculum
2. Proposal assistance, including application feedback, from a Mitacs Advisor
3. Certificate of completion after receipt of their exit survey and final report submission

Requirements

• 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.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

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