The call for applications is now closed. 

 

Mitacs is pleased to launch another thematic call in cooperation with several of our international partners. This is a competitive call for applications to our Mitacs Globalink Research Award program in all areas of strategic importance for the Canadian and international research communities.  
  
Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor at a university in Canada and an institution affiliated with one of Mitacs’s international partners, senior undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows included in successful applications will receive a $6,000 research award to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. Eligibility criteria may vary between participating international partners.  
   
The themes include but are not limited to the list below. Please note that there is a great deal of scope under the open theme social and scientific innovation, all kind of projects can be submitted under that specific theme: 

1) Advanced computing (AI and Quantum technologies)

2) Clean technologies

3) Global Health

4) Open theme: Social and scientific innovation

Mitacs is pleased to be collaborating with the following international partners in this thematic call for applications. For more information on the participating international partners and their specific eligibility requirements, go to the “International partners information” tab.

  • Argentina/Brazil/Chile/Colombia/Mexico/Ukraine: Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) 
  • Australia: Universities Australia 
  • Brazil: Fundação Araucária Foundation
  • France: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
  • France: Embassy of France in Canada
  • France: Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria)
  • France: Université de Lorraine
  • Germany: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Helmholtz Association)
  • Germany: Forschungszentrum Jülich (Helmholtz Association)
  • Germany: GSI Heavy Ion Institute (Helmholtz Association) 
  • Germany/USA/Luxembourg/Italy/The Netherlands: Max Planck Society
  • India: Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI)
  • Japan: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
  • Korea: National Research Foundation (NRF)
  • Mexico: Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP)
  • Mexico: Universidad Tecnológica El Retoño (UTR) – Aguascalientes
  • South Africa: National Research Foundation
  • Taiwan: National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
  • United Kingdom: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

In addition to these general eligibility requirements, please also refer to the International Partners Information tab for partner-specific eligibility requirements.

Students and postdoctoral fellows

  • Must be registered as full-time senior undergraduates, graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows at an eligible Canadian institution or eligible institution outside Canada and remain as such throughout their Globalink Research Award
  • Postdoctoral fellows may apply if their date of graduation from a PhD program is no more than five years prior to the proposed start date of the research project and they have postdoctoral status at an eligible institution.
  • Cannot undertake a research project at an institution where they have previously completed a degree 
    • Cannot undertake a research project in a country where they hold citizenship
      • Permanent residents or citizens of Canada who are enrolled in an eligible country other than Canada and who wish to do a project in Canada are eligible to apply. 
      • Applicants who hold citizenship of Canada and another eligible country may apply to do a project in either country 
  • Must be the legal age of majority in Canada (18 years of age or older)
  • Must meet travel requirements for their intended destination, including visa and/or immigration requirements and associated documentation 
  • Cannot hold more than one Globalink Research Award per academic lifetime 
  • Cannot have previously held a Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program award 

Supervising professors

  • Must hold a faculty position at an eligible institution 
  • Must be eligible to supervise graduate students 
  • Supervisors at Canadian institutions: Must be eligible to hold Tri-Agency funding
  • Supervisors outside of Canadian institutions: Must be affiliated to an eligible partner

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Ukraine: Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

Intern level: Master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible Institutions (Argentina): 

  • Universidad Nacional de la Plata
  • Universidad del Salvador
  • Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
  • Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero
  • Universidad Nacional de Tucumán 

Eligible institutions (Brazil):  

  • Universidade Federal do Amapá 
  • Universidade Federal de Goías 
  • Universidade Federal da Paraíba 
  • Universidade Federal de Pelotas 
  • Universidade Federal do Ceará 
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho 
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas 
  • Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 
  • Universidade do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro 
  • Universidade de Brasília 
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • Universidade do Vale do Sapucai
  • Universidade Federal Fluminense 
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 
  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 
  • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 
  • Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 
  • Universidade Federal do Paraná 
  • Universidade Federal do Pará 
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul  

Eligible institutions (Chile):  

  • Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins
  • Universidad de Playa Ancha

Eligible institutions (Colombia): 

  • Universidad de los Andes
  • Universidad Ean
  • Universidad Libre
  • Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Universidad del Valle
  • Universidad del Rosario
  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia 

Eligible institutions (Mexico): 

  • Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados 
  • Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México 
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Universidad Veracruzana 

Eligible institutions (Ukraine):

  • Dnipro National University - Oles Honchar
  • Dnipro State Medical University
  • Donetsk National Technical University
  • Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
  • Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
  • Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
  • Lviv Polytechnic National University
  • Odessa I.I. Mechnykov National University
  • Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
  • Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics
  • Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
  • Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Other requirements: Project has to be in the French language and submitted in French. The eligible institutions in Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Ukraine must be members of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and up to date in the membership fees.

Themes: All themes 

Website: Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

Australia: Universities Australia

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduate, master’s and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12–24 weeks

Award: $6,000

Eligible institutions : 

  • Monash University, Victoria, Australia
  • University of New England, New South Wales, Australia
  • Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia
  • University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
  • RMIT University, Victoria, Australia

Other requirements: N/A

Themes: All themes

Website: Universities Australia

Brazil: Fundação Araucária Foundation

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12–24 weeks

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions : 

  • Centro Universitário de Maringá – UNICESUMAR
  • Instituto Federal do Paraná – IFPR 
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUC 
  • Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL 
  • Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM 
  • Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa – UEPG 
  • Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste – UNICENTRO 
  • Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná – UENP 
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – UNIOESTE 
  • Universidade Estadual do Paraná – UNESPAR 
  • Universidade Federal da Fronteira do Sul – UFFS 
  • Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana – UNILA 
  • Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR 
  • Universidade Positivo 
  • Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR 
  • Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná 

Other requirements: N/A

Themes: All themes 

Website: Fundação Araucária Foundation

France: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: All labs identified as UMR (Unité Mixte de Recherche) 

Other requirements: 1 student per project maximum 

Themes: All themes 

Website: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) 

France: French Embassy in Canada 

Travel direction: Travel from Canada only 

Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: All universities in France 

Other requirements: 2 students maximum per project, supports projects outside of Quebec only

Themes: All themes 

Website: French Embassy in Canada

France: Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria) 

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: 

  • Travel to Canada: Full-time PhD students
  • Travel from Canada: Full-time master’s or PhD students 

Duration: 16–24 weeks 

Award: 

  • Travel to Canada: $3,000 CAD + reimbursement by Inria of the flight cost, visa fees and other accommodation expenses (for a maximum of $3,000 CAD)
  • Travel from Canada: $3,000 CAD + monthly gratification stipend equivalent to minimum $3,000 CAD 

Eligible institutions: Centres de recherche Inria: 

  • Bordeaux Sud-Ouest 
  • Grenoble Rhône Alpes 
  • Lille - Nord Europe 
  • Lyon Center
  • Centre Inria Nancy - Grand Est 
  • Paris 
  • Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique 
  • Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée 
  • Saclay - Île-de-France 

Other requirements: 1 student per project maximum

Themes: All themes 

Website: Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria)

France: Université de Lorraine

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: 

  • Travel to Canada: full-time master’s and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows 
  • Travel from Canada: full-time senior undergraduate, master’s and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: Université de Lorraine 

Other requirements: Before applying, any candidate must first present their project at mitacs-contact@univ-lorraine.fr to ensure that UL and the supervisor at UL agree to co-fund it. 

Themes: All themes 

Website: Université de Lorraine

Germany: Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: 

  • Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C) 
  • Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS) 
  • Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) 
  • Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG) 
  • Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI) 
  • Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK) 
  • Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM) 
  • Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) 
  • Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP) 
  • Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI) Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA) 

Other requirements: N/A 

Themes: All themes 

Website: Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association)

Germany: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks  

Award: $6,000  

Eligible institutions: KIT departments and KIT divisions 

Other requirements: N/A 

Themes:  All themes

Website: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Germany: GSI Heavy Ion Institute (Helmholtz Association)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks  

Award: $6,000

Eligible institutions: 

  • Helmholtzzentrum Campus Darmstadt  
  • Helmholtz Institute Mainz  
  • Helmholtz Institute Jena 

Other requirements: N/A 

Themes: All themes 

Website: GSI Heavy Ion Institute

Germany/USA/Luxembourg/Italy/The Netherlands: Max Planck Society 

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award:  

  • Travel to Canada: $6,000 (approximately) 
  • Travel from Canada: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: All Max Planck Society institutes 

Other requirements: N/A 

Themes: All themes 

Website: Max Planck Society

India: Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

Intern level: Full-time master's and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: Full list of eligible Indian institutions available here. Full list of Canadian eligible universities available here.

Other requirements: N/A 

Themes: All themes 

Website: SICI

Japan: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Travel direction: Travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $3,000 + Airfare + Accommodation

Eligible institutions: Information Technology and Human Factors Department

Other requirements: N/A

Themes: All themes 

Website: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Korea: National Research Foundation (NRF) Korea

Travel direction: Travel from Canada  

Intern level: Full time master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000  

Eligible institutions: All universities in Korea 

Other requirements: Participants applying from Canada must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada 

Themes: All themes 

Website: National Research Foundation of Korea

Mexico: Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) 

Travel direction: Travel from Canada  

Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12–24 weeks  

Award: $6,000  

Eligible institutions: All public universities in Mexico

Other requirements: Must have a certificate of Spanish proficiency (in cases where the project language is Spanish)

Themes: All themes

Website: Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP)

Mexico: Universidad Tecnológica El Retoño (UTR) – Aguascalientes 

Travel direction: Travel to Canada  

Intern level:  Full time Senior Undergraduate students

Duration: 12–24 weeks  

Award: $6,000  

Eligible institutions: 

  • Universidad Politécnica de Aguascalientes 
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Aguascalientes 
  • Universidad Tecnológica del Norte de Aguascalientes 
  • Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana de Aguascalientes 
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Calvillo 
  • Universidad Tecnológica El Retoño 
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes 

Other requirements: N/A 

Themes: Advanced computing (Quantum and AI) 

Website: Universidad Tecnológica El Retoño (UTR) – Aguascalientes 

South Africa: National Research Foundation

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada  

Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows  

Duration: 12–24 weeks  

Award: $6,000  

Eligible institutions:  

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

  • African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
  • Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR)
  • Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
  • Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
  • International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB)
  • KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board
  • National Health Laboratory Service
  • National Institute for Communicable Diseases
  • National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)
  • Oceanographic Research Institute (SAAMBR)
  • Onderstepoort Biological Products
  • South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
  • South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI)
  • The Aurum Institute NPC   

MUSEUMS

  • Albany Museum
  • Amathole Museum
  • Bayworld Centre for Research and Education (PE Museum)
  • Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
  • Durban Natural Science Museum
  • East London Museum
  • Iziko Museums of South Africa
  • KwaZulu-Natal Museum
  • McGregor Museum
  • National Museum 

NATIONAL FACILITIES

  • iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Science
  • South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
  • South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
  • South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
  • South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

SCIENCE COUNCILS

  • Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) - Consists of 13 Institutes
  • Council for Geoscience
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Consists of 9 Clusters
  • Human Science Research Council (HSRC)
  • Mintek
  • Nuclear Energy Corporation of SA (NECSA)
  • South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
  • South African Medical Research Council (MRC) 

UNIVERSITIES

  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • Central University of Technology, Free State
  • Durban University of Technology
  • Mangosuthu University of Technology
  • Nelson Mandela University
  • North-West University
  • Rhodes University
  • Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
  • Sol Plaatje University
  • Stellenbosch University
  • Tshwane University of Technology
  • University of Cape Town
  • University of Fort Hare
  • University of Johannesburg
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • University of Limpopo
  • University of Mpumalanga
  • University of Pretoria
  • University of South Africa
  • University of the Free State
  • University of the Western Cape
  • University of the Witwatersrand
  • University of Venda
  • University of Zululand
  • Vaal University of Technology
  • Walter Sisulu University of Technology

Other requirements (travel to Canada): Be a South African Citizen or permanent resident, be an NRF-funded doctoral student or postdoctoral fellow for the full duration of the Mitacs award 

Themes: All themes 

Website: National Research Foundation 

Taiwan: National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time master’s, PhD students or postdoctoral fellows 

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: National Cheng Kung University 

Other requirements: N/A 

Themes: All themes 

Website: NCKU Gloria

United Kingdom: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Travel direction: Travel from Canada 

Intern level: Full-time PhD students 

Duration: 12–24 weeks 

Award: Travel from Canada: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: All universities in the UK

Other requirements: N/A

Themes: All themes 

Website: UKRI

The call for applications is now closed. 

 

Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s international partners and are subject to available funding. 
 
Application process:

1. Review general and partner-specific eligibility and award guidelines.

2. Identify all the project applicants (intern, professors) as well as the international partner. Mitacs cannot connect interested interns with supervisors.

3. Home or host supervisors are asked to fill out this webform to request an application package. If you are a student at an eligible institution, please contact your supervising professor to request an application package. The supervisors must confirm eligibility with the Mitacs local representative before starting to fill in the application documents.

4. Home and host supervisors discuss project details. It is the responsibility of the participants to connect with one another. 

5. Complete your application package: in addition to completing all the fields in the application form, a research proposal is required. Each application can name up to 5 interns travelling in either direction (with some restrictions with certain international partners). Additional information will be provided in the application package.

6. The Office of Research Services (ORS) or designate signature will be required on all completed applications. Applicants should allow 1–3 weeks to obtain the appropriate signatures. 

7. The supervisor at the Canadian institution must submit the completed application package by email to the local Mitacs Business Development representative.


Although there are limitations on international travel at the present time, research projects selected through this call for applications will have up to a year to begin (February 2024). All potential applicants must check with their institutions about their policies on international travel prior to submitting an application.

All parties involved with the Mitacs Globalink program must comply with Mitacs’s Research Ethics Policy and other research integrity policies at the home and host institutions.  

All parties involved with Mitacs programs should review the following policy statement and guidelines provided by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and the Government of Canada: 

Intern responsibilities 

  • Make all necessary preparations for travel abroad with the appropriate institution office(s) 
  • Obtain appropriate visa, work permit or other immigration documentation required for the destination 
  • Attend any mandatory sessions as required by the home institution 
  • Work full-time on the research project (at least 75% abroad, and up to 25% at the home institution) 
  • Submit a final report and exit survey to Mitacs at the end of the project 

Home supervisor responsibilities 

  • Adhere to institutional policies for research abroad 
  • Provide ongoing direction and research support to the participant prior to and during the research project 
  • Submit an exit survey and sign the final report prepared by the participant 

Host supervisor responsibilities 

  • Adhere to institutional policies for visiting researchers 
  • Provide ongoing direction and research support to the intern prior to and during the research project 
  • Advise the intern on appropriate travel arrangements and accommodation 
  • Provide the intern with any necessary documentation to support the visa application 
  • Ensure the intern has appropriate lab and/or office space and resources during the research project 
  • Submit an exit survey and sign the final report prepared by the intern 

Additional responsibilities of the Canadian institution and supervisor 

In addition to the above, the Canadian supervisors and institutions – whether home or host – have additional responsibilities, specifically: 

  • Support interns with the necessary preparations for travel abroad (institutional travel policy, immigration application support)  
  • Assume fiduciary responsibility for the Mitacs grant  

Adjudication 

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award is competitive, with limited awards available. All applications will undergo a review by an interdisciplinary team. Proposals will be adjudicated based on the following criteria: 

  • Quality of the research proposal 
  • Level of supervision and mentorship committed by the host supervisor 
  • Strength of recommendation by the home supervisor 
  • Relevance to society and industry 
  • Expected benefit to Canada 

Once applications are reviewed, Outcome Letters are expected to be issued in April 2023 and will provide the outcome of the review process and outline next steps. Travel can therefore start in May 2023, once the Outcome and Award Letters are provided by Mitacs.​​

Funding 

  • Projects must begin within one year of the Outcome Letter being issued 
  • Interns must submit the International Pre-departure and Code of Conduct forms, and confirm their project dates in order to receive the Award Letter
  • Interns cannot travel until Mitacs has issued both an Outcome and Award Letter 
  • Approved recipients will receive funds to support intern travel and accommodation expenses, research-related expenses, and stipend. Mitacs funds will be sent to the Canadian institution’s Office of Research Services (or equivalent) and administered as a research grant in the Canadian supervisor’s name. 
  • The awards will be sponsored in part by one of Mitacs’s international partners. Where applicable, Mitacs’s Outcome Letters will provide applicants with instructions for accessing partner funds. 
  • Mitacs funds must be spent according to the proposal budget and Tri-Agency eligible expenses. See the Mitacs use of funds page for details of eligible expenses for Mitacs programs. 
  • Funding is based on a project duration of 12 weeks in most cases, though project durations of up to 24 weeks are acceptable. Applicants are encouraged to seek support from other funding sources for longer durations and use prudence when allocating funds to travel and accommodations. 

Deliverables 
 
The following deliverables must be submitted to Mitacs no later than one month after the project concludes: 

  • A final report that summarizes the project: the intern is responsible for drafting the final report and securing approval and signatures from the participating supervisors. 
  • Exit survey from the student 
  • Exit survey from the home academic supervisor 
  • Exit survey from the host academic supervisor 

Intellectual property 

  • Mitacs does not claim any ownership of intellectual property developed through research projects and internships that are funded 
  • It is recommended that the participating organizations and institutions undertaking a research collaboration through Mitacs-funded projects come to a mutual understanding on the intellectual property implications of the project(s) 

The following are some frequently asked questions. If you have additional questions, please contact international@mitacs.ca. 

1. Considering there is a pandemic right now, what will happen if travel is not possible within the 12 months following the issuance of the Outcome Letter?

In the case where future travel restrictions make it impossible to start the internship, Mitacs will consider an extension over the regular 12-month period on a case-by-case basis.

2.  I don’t see my institution in the list of participating international partners. Is there another program to which I could apply?

This GRA thematic call is undertaken in collaboration with a select number of our international partners. If your institution is not listed or if you are enrolled at a Ukrainian institution, please visit the standard GRA program page or contact a Business Development representative for more information about the GRA program or our other international programs.

3. I don’t have contacts at the institution where I want to develop a project; how do I get connected with them?

It is the responsibility of the participants to get in touch with each other.  

4. Can Mitacs help me find a host professor? 

No. Students and postdoctoral fellows are responsible for identifying a home and host academic supervisor. You may wish to begin by asking your home supervisor to assist you. 

5. Is my project eligible if it is not in one of the themes listed?

Yes. The themes were identified with the intention of being inclusive of all themes, including the social sciences and humanities and/or to encourage interdisciplinary approaches, in particular, the open theme: social and scientific innovation. In the research proposal, you will be asked to explain how your project is linked to the themes.