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Funding Program Update: Mitacs

Does your organization have an R&D commercialization or business challenge that requires outside expertise?  Would you like to hire an 8-month MBA intern through Mitacs funding to work on your business challenges?

Mitacs_Accelerate_0-500x152Employers have an additional funding resource to access Dalhousie’s Corporate Residency MBA talent pool through the Mitacs – Accelerate Funding.  Through Mitacs Accelerate, MBA students apply their knowledge and expertise to business-related research challenges.  Armed with the very latest tools, techniques, and innovations, interns bring a new perspective to industry problems and opportunities.

Mitacs is a Canadian not-for-profit organization with a mandate to foster innovation and commercialization through industry and university collaboration.  Dalhousie’s partnership with Mitacs facilitates employer access to Dalhousie’s high caliber MBA cohort which represents diverse backgrounds such as business, engineering, science and IT with 1 to 3 years of work experience.

KEY FACTS regarding Mitacs – Accelerate for Dalhousie’s Corporate Residency MBA Program:

  • Mitacs funding can be used to hire a Dalhousie CRMBA intern for 8 months (January – August, 2019). Each 8-month internship project may receive $30,000 in direct funding, with the partner organization and Mitacs each providing $15,000.
  • Project topics may include a wide variety of research initiatives relating to market, product development, and commercialization.
  • Please allow 6-8 weeks from the date of proposal submission for Mitacs to process your funding applications.
  • Mitacs will match partner organization funding, dollar-for-dollar, to hire Masters, PhDs, and Post-Doc interns to do research for your organization.

Eligibility is open to for-profit companies in Canada (not-for-profits may also be eligible). To apply for Mitacs-Accelerate funding, please visit https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate/apply-now

For a free consultation on how your organization can avail of Mitacs funding to hire a CRMBA Intern, please contact:

Marie Hogan
Specialist, Business Development (NS)
Mitacs
mhogan@mitacs.ca

Ayse Dai-Gammon,
Associate Director, Strategic Partnership Development
Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University
ayse.gammon@dal.ca

Funding Program Update for Employers in the Maritimes

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Mitacs

Does your organization have an R&D commercialization or business challenge that requires outside expertise?  Would you like to hire an 8-month MBA intern through Mitacs funding to work on your business challenges? All employers are invited to explore the Accelerate program offered through Mitacs as a funding resource for accessing Dalhousie’s Corporate Residency MBA talent pool.

Funding programs for Nova Scotia employers

The Strategic Cooperative Education Incentive (SCEI)
The Strategic Cooperative Education Incentive (SCEI) provides wage assistance to private sector, government-funded and non-profit organizations offering career related work experiences for university and community college co-operative students. For employers familiar with the program, please be advised that SCEI is now being administered by the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education.

The deadline to apply for Term 3 (Winter 2016) is September 18, 2015. Employers must pay a minimum of $15 per hour plus 4% vacation pay. SCEI reimburses $7.50 per hour to a maximum of 40 hours per week. Employers participating in the Industrial Research Assistance Program and the Scientific Research & Experimental Development tax credit may be eligible to receive $7.50 per hour to a maximum of $10 per hour for positions offering the minimum hourly wage of $15 per hour or higher. Prior to submitting your application, you must complete the three mandatory steps outlined on the SCEI website, including co-op office approval of your job description. Currently, applications may be submitted online.

Graduate to Opportunity
In the wake of last month’s spring convocation, a fresh group of Dalhousie grads is ready to seize employment opportunities within Nova Scotia. The Graduate to Opportunity program (GTO) provides salary contributions to employers to offset the cost of hiring a recent graduate and assist post-secondary graduates find career opportunities in Nova Scotia. For employers familiar with this program, please be advised that Graduate to Opportunity is now being administered by the NovaScotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education. This provincially-operated program will enable you to grow your business by attracting Dalhousie’s best and brightest grads to your team, or retain proven talent by offering a Dalhousie co-op or internship student a full-time position upon graduation.

You can hire anyone who has completed a post-secondary program within the last year and will live and work in Nova Scotia. You qualify for this program if:

  • You have fewer than 100 employees, or are a social enterprise, not-for-profit or registered charity.
  • You are willing to pay at least $30,000 annually. Government will pay 25 per cent of the salary in year 1, and 12.5 per cent in Year 2.

For further details on program eligibility and how to apply, visit the GTO website.

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