Student Research Support

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Funding Programs and Support

Interested senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, should speak to their faculty advisor or graduate supervisor prior to initiating an application for any of the funding programs below.

Funding Program	Deadline	Benefit	Duration	Contact
Global Learning Award (opens in new window)	Ongoing	Up to $1000	N/A	global.learning@torontomu.ca
Mitacs Accelerate (external link, opens in new window)	Ongoing	$10,000, $15,000 or $20,000/4 to 6 months	Scalable 4 to 6-month internship	Leslie Bone lbone@torontomu.ca (opens in new window)
Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) (external link, opens in new window) (PDF file) BSI Academic Handout (opens in new window)	Ongoing	$10,000 or $15,000/4 to 6 months	Scalable 4 to 6-month internship	Leslie Bone lbone@torontomu.ca
Mitacs Elevate (external link, opens in new window)	Ongoing	$60,000/year	2-year postdoctoral fellowship	Leslie Bone lbone@torontomu.ca (opens in new window)
Mitacs Globalink (external link, opens in new window) Please note that the Globalink Research Award (external link, opens in new window) (Ukraine) is ongoing	Ongoing	Travel expenditures	12–24 week research project	Leslie Bone lbone@torontomu.ca
Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur (external link, opens in new window) (PDF file) Accelerate Entrepreneur Handout (opens in new window)	Ongoing	$10,000, $15,000 or $20,000/4 to 6 months	Scalable 4 to 6-month internship	Leslie Bone lbone@torontomu.ca
Ontario- Rhône-Alpes (ORA) Summer Research Program (external link, opens in new window)	January 31	$1,500 (and a monthly stipend of approximately $850 by the French lab)	3 months	global.learning@torontomu.ca
Ontario-Baden-Württemberg (OBW) Summer Research Program (external link, opens in new window)	January 31	$2,600 - $3,500	2–3 months	global.learning@torontomu.ca
RIADI Internship Program (opens in new window)	Ongoing	Administrative & research support	500–1,000 hour internship	N/A
Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) (external link, opens in new window) (PDF file) 2024 TMU USRA Application Guidelines (PDF file) 2024 TMU USRA Application Guidelines Addendum	Spring 2024	$6,000 (plus supervisor supplement)	14–16 weeks (summer 2024)	See Faculty Contact in (PDF file) USRA Guidelines