MITACS Internship Program

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Who is MITACS?

• MITACS is a Network of Centres of Excellence
  (NCE) for the Mathematical Sciences
• MITACS is recognized worldwide as an effective
  new model for research development in the
  mathematical sciences
• Focusing advanced mathematical techniques in key
  areas
• Biomedical Health
• Environment Natural Resources
• Information Processing
• Risk Finance
• Communication, Networks Security

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MITACS Internship Program

• 2-yr pilot program launched in Alberta in 2005,
  doubled in size for 2006
• Program brought to you by
• Alberta Ingenuity
• With support from
• Western Diversification
• University of Alberta
• University of Calgary
• Partners

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Internship Details

• 4 or 8 month internship
• Working with graduate-level (Masters or PhD)
  student and sponsoring professor
• Intern spends minimum 50 of time at the company
  site
• Company pays 7500 and MITACS pays 7500 per
  4-month internship
• Many companies eligible for federal govt tax
  credits up to 35 SRED Program

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Contacts More Information

• Ardiena Schatz
• Director, AB Business Development
• MITACS Inc.
• 403-461-1988
• aschatz_at_mitacs.ca
• www.mitacsinternships.ca