Institut Courtois and Acceleration Consortium Summer 2024 Junior Fellowship Program

The Institut Courtois of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Arts and Science de Montréal and the Acceleration Consortium are offering a summer internship exchange program for undergraduate students interested in AI- and robotics-enabled accelerated materials discovery.  

Université de Montréal students will have the opportunity to participate in a summer internship in Toronto at the Acceleration Consortium, and University of Toronto students will have the opportunity to participate in a summer internship at the Institut Courtois in Montréal. Successful applicants will receive a $10,000 stipend.

Eligibility requirements

• For Université de Montréal: 

• The applicant must be enrolled in an undergraduate program at Université de Montréal in the Departments of Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science and Operations Research.  
• The applicant must be fluent in spoken and written English. 

• For University of Toronto 

• The applicant must be enrolled in an undergraduate program at the University of Toronto in the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, or Computer Science.  

Application requirements

• A cover letter that includes the applicant’s:  

• interest in materials discovery using artificial intelligence and robotics  
• experiences and personal qualities that position them well for a research internship

• University transcripts
• A resumé

Start date and duration

• Start date: Between May 1 – May 15, 2024 
• Duration: 3 months, 5 days a week (in person) 

Important dates

• Applications open: March 19, 2024  

• Submission deadline: April 8, 2024 
• Successful applicants notified: April 19, 2024 

How to apply

Université de Montréal students can apply in English or French via email.  

University of Toronto students can apply via the Faculty of Arts & Science Internship Program portal. Please note this role is only available to students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts & Science Internship Program. For more information please contact the Experiential Learning and Outreach Support (ELOS) team at asip@utoronto.ca.

Additional information

Successful applicants will be responsible for arranging and funding their own accommodation.  

Stipend payments will be once a month.

Institut Courtois and the Acceleration Consortium are committed to the pursuit of excellence in maximizing the diversity of talent by broadening participation from traditionally under-represented minorities, encouraging applications from all ethnic backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations and social conditions.