Standard:

As in prior years, postdoctoral fellows can apply for two years of funding valued at $60,000/year in any discipline.

Thematic:

Sector-specific experts can apply for two years of enhanced funding valued at $80,000/year. Applications must address at least one of the following themes:

• Agriculture and food

• Artificial intelligence

• Biomanufacturing

• Cleantech

• Entertainment and media

• Quantum science

• Social innovation

Through Elevate, postdoctoral fellows get the opportunity to:

• Manage a long-term collaborative research project with a company or not-for-profit organization

• Receive exclusive professional development training in career fundamentals, interpersonal skills, communication, intrapreneurialism, leadership and management, and much more

• Cultivate cross-disciplinary networks and take advantage of peer-learning opportunities

• Receive a certificate of completion upon completing all program requirements

Plus, if you collaborate with an Indigenous partner organization, they contribute only 25% of the cost of the project! 

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