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New Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2010–2011 – MITACS has issued a call for proposals for Raising MITACS Postdoctoral Fellowship program. Raising MITACS is a pilot scholarship program for postdoctoral fellows (PDF) in Ontario universities to develop partnerships with local industry as Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2010–2011

The goals of this program are to:
* Develop innovative solutions to industrial and societal challenges;
* Increase retention of PhDs in Ontario and Canada;
* Encourage the creation of R&D jobs
* Provide PDFs with additional skills such as scientific management, scientific evaluation, project management, communication, networking and other business skills;
* Establish and support applied research projects with demonstrated scientific excellence in sectors of provincial importance;
* Train PDFs with business R&D skills;
* Help PDFs reach out to industry sectors that are strategically important to Ontario;
* Help PDFs to identify and secure industrial partners for collaborative research projects;
* Provide PDFs with opportunities for industrial engagement and interaction;

Based out of an Ontario University, each MITACS Elevate PDF will carry out a research project with industrial relevance with, or without, an industrial partner. However, MITACS Elevate is not simply funding for research.

This competitive program includes a training component with the intention of helping PDFs develop the necessary professional skills for their chosen career path. Training in areas such as project management, networking, communication, and scientific evaluation are provided for all participants and further customization is available to develop skills outside of this group.

Elevate fellows who do not have an industrial partner at the time of application are also required to spend a minimum 10% of their time in designing and implementing a plan to engage industry in their particular research area.

In addition to the formal training courses provided to Elevate PDFs, all participants will have the opportunity to obtain relevant, hands-on experience in areas such as scientific management, event organization, and scientific evaluation.

Download the MITACS Elevate Program Guide here.

Deadline for Applications: November 1st, 2010

Projects must commence by April 1st, 2011

Participants who will be applying with an industrial partner please click here for more information : http://www.mitacs.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1200&Itemid=173&lang=en

Participants who will be applying without an industrial partner please click here for more information :

http://www.mitacs.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1201&Itemid=174&lang=en

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