Program Details

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner organizations and eligible countries and regions.

Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows will receive a $6,000 research award to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s Canadian academic partners (and, in some cases, with Mitacs’s international partners) and are subject to available funding. 

Program Overview

  1. Applicants (student or postdoctoral fellow, home and host supervisors) submit their application to Mitacs 16 weeks prior to the project start date for processing. 
  2. Within 12 weeks of submission, Mitacs will contact participants about the outcome of the application. Travel must take place within a year from the date of the outcome.
  3. The intern provides the completed Mitacs Pre-Departure form within 6 months prior to their travel date. 
  4. Mitacs forwards the GRA funds to the Canadian institution after receiving the signed Pre-Departure form. In some cases, interns may receive a portion of the funds from Mitacs’s partner organization. 
  5. The intern departs to the destination and begins the research project.
  6. All participants (student or postdoctoral fellow, home and host supervisors) submit an exit survey.

Questions? Contact international@mitacs.ca

Funding

  • Projects must begin within one year of the outcome letter being issued
  • Interns must submit the Pre-Departure form, 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.
  • Some awards are sponsored in part by one of Mitacs’s international partners and funding amounts may vary.  
  • Where awards are partially funded by one of Mitacs’s international partners, interns may receive funds directly through the partner. Where applicable, the outcome letter will provide applicants with instructions for accessing partner funds.
  • Mitacs funds must be spent according to the budget in the application and Tri-Agency eligible expenses. See Mitacs use of funds for details of eligible expenses for Mitacs programs.
  • Funding is based on a project duration of 12 weeks, though projects 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.

International Partners

Australia: Universities Australia

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: TBC

Other requirements: N/A 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor 

Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD

Website: universitiesaustralia.edu.au

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
  • FAE Centro Universitário, Campus Curitiba and São José dos Pinhais
  • 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 

Research strengths or priorities:

All disciplines, but with a focus on: 

  • Agricultural technology 
  • Clean tech 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor 

Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD

Website: Fundação Araucária Foundation

Chile: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH-FUDEA)

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:

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Universidad Católica del Maule
  • Universidad Católica del Norte
  • Universidad de la Frontera
  • Universidad de O’Higgins

Other requirements: N/A 

Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission:  Call dates TBD

Website: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH-FUDEA)

European Union: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) RISE

Travel direction: Travel from Canada only 

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

Duration: 12-24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: All European Union universities and research institutes 

Other requirements: Open to successful MSCA RISE Award recipients 

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor  

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year 

Website: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) RISE

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 and the project must be in the field of quantum technologies

Research strengths or priorities: Quantum technologies

Submission:  Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD

Website: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

France: France-Canada Research Funds Consortium (FCRF)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

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

Duration: 12-24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: All institutions covered by the FCRF program  

Other requirements: Must be a recipient of FCRF Award. 1 intern maximum per project 

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor  

Call dates or open all year for submission: Call ends October 31, 2024. 

Website: France-Canada Research Funds Consortium (FCRF)

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 interns maximum per project, supports projects outside of Quebec only

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor  

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year 

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: 

  • Centre Inria de l’Université de Bordeaux
  • Centre Inria de l’Université Grenoble Alpes 
  • Centre Inria de l’Université de Lille
  • Centre Inria de Lyon
  • Centre Inria Nancy – Grand Est 
  • Centre Inria de Paris 
  • Centre Inria de l’Université de Rennes
  • Centre Inria de Saclay
  • Centre Inria d’Université Côte-d’Azur 

Other requirements: Projects must include a minimum of 16 weeks at the host institution in order to be eligible

Research strengths or priorities:  

  • Applied mathematics, computation and simulation
  • Algorithmics, programming, software and architecture
  • Networks, systems and services, distributed computing
  • Perception, cognition and software engineering
  • Digital health, biology and earth
  • Artificial intelligence  

Submission:  Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor  

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year 

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

France: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

  • Travel to Canada: PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Travel from Canada: PhD students and postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12-24 weeks  

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions: Any Inserm research unit

Other requirements: Must be a recipient of an Inserm award and receive an invitation to apply.

Research strengths or priorities: Health and medical sciences.

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates to TBD

Website: Inserm

France: Université de Grenobles Alpes (UGA)

Opportunities available only for the Quantum Campaign

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

Intern level:  

  • Travel to Canada: full-time PhD students
  • Travel from Canada: full-time PhD students

Award:

– $9,000 Canadian Dollars for projects lasting 12 to 24 weeks

– $15,000 for projects lasting 24 to 36 weeks

Eligible institutions: Université de Grenoble Alpes (UGA)

Other requirements: 1 intern maximum per project.

Research strengths or priorities:  

  • Quantum sciences and technologies

Submission: 

  • Specific conditions for GRA Quantum with UGA:
  • When applying via the Mitacs Application Portal, you must add Zoraida Martinez (Mitacs contact point at UGA) to the list of participants. Please add the email address: martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Website: Université Grenoble Alpes

France: Université de Lorraine

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

Intern level:  

  • Travel to Canada: Full-time master’s (M2 only) and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
  • Travel from Canada: Full-time master’s (M2 only) 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 cofund it.

Research strengths or priorities:  

  • Complete value chain of materials
  • Sustainable management of resources
  • The environment/forestry
  • Energy transition
  • Clean tech
  • The green economy
  • Digital world
  • Public health and ageing
  • AI and digital humanities 

Submission:  Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year  

Website: Université de Lorraine

Germany: GSI Heavy Ion Institute (Helmholtz Association)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

Intern level:

  • Travel to Canada: full-time master’s (M2 only) and PhD students and postdoctoral fellowsTravel from Canada: full-time senior undergraduate, master’s and PHD students or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12-24 weeks 

Award: $6,000 

Eligible institutions:  

  • GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH Darmstadt
  • Helmholtz Institute Mainz
  • Helmholtz Institute Jena

Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines, focus on Physical Sciences

Submission: submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year 

Website: GSI

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)
  • Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG)
  • Institute for Biological Information processing (IBI)
  • Institute of Climate and Energy Systems (ICE)
  • Institute of Energy Technologies (IET)
  • Institute of Fusion Energy and Nuclear Waste Management (IFN)
  • Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP)
  • Institute of Energy Materials and Devices (IMD)
  • Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM)
  • Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW)
  • Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS)
  • Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI)
  • Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA)

Other requirements: N/A 

Research strengths or priorities:

All disciplines, but with a focus on: 

  • Information
  • Energy
  • Bioeconomy 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year 

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 

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines 

Submission:  submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission:  Call date TBD

Website: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Germany: RWTH-Aachen University-National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Travel direction: Travel to Canada only  

Intern level: Full-time master’s and PhD students  

Duration: 24-48 weeks 

Award: $12,000 

Eligible institutions: RWTH Aachen University, NRC Collaboration Centres working with Canadian universities   

Other requirements: Participant must be enrolled as a student at RWTH Aachen University. The project is required to come under an NRC Challenge or Supercluster Program 

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines 

Submission: Submit to RWTH-Aachen University

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year 

Website: NRC-MITACS-RWTH Globalink Research Award Program 

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: $6,000 

Eligible institutions:  All Max Planck Institutes in Germany and abroad are eligible – see https://www.mpg.de/institutes?letter=E&tab=institutes

Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines, focus on

  • Biomedical
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Technology disciplines
  • Social sciences and humanities

Submission:  Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor  

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year 

Website: Max Planck Society

Japan: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Travel direction: Travel from Canada only 

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

Duration: 9 weeks 

Award: $3,000 CAD + 534,000 yen + flight costs

Eligible institutions: All universities and research institutes in Japan based on JSPS projects 

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

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines 

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor  

Call dates or open all year for submission: The call opens on October 1, 2024, and closes on November 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. PT.

Website: JSPS website

Korea: National Research Foundation (NRF) Korea

Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada 

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

Duration: 12-24 weeks  

Award:

  • Travel to Canada: $9,000 to $15,000 (approximately)
  • Travel from Canada: $6,000

Eligible institutions: All universities in Korea 

Other requirements: Participants applying to Canada must be Korean citizens or permanent residents of Korea. Participants applying from Canada must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. 

Research strengths or priorities: STEM fields 

Submission: 

  • Travel to Canada: Submit to NRF and to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
  • Travel from Canada: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission:  

  • Travel to Canada: call dates TBD
  • Travel from Canada: Open all year  

Website: National Research Foundation of Korea

South Africa: National Research Council of South Africa (NRF SA)

Applications on pause until further notice

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:

  • 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

Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD

Website: National Research Foundation

Taiwan: National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) – NARLabs

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: All institutions in Taiwan

Other requirements: For inbound to Canada, applicants must be citizens of the Republic of China (Taiwan). For outbound from Canada, applicants must be citizens of Canada. 

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines  

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: January to November 20, 2024

Website:

Mandarin: 臺加雙邊人才研習計畫 | 國家實驗研究院 (narlabs.org.tw)

English: Taiwan-Canada Bilateral Fellowship Program | National Applied Research Laboratories (narlabs.org.tw)

Ukraine: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine - Applications on pause until further notice

**Applications on pause until further notice**

Travel direction: Travel to Canada

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

Duration: 12-48 weeks  

Award: $6,000 to $12,000 (depending on duration) 

Eligible institutions: All universities in Ukraine

Other requirements: N/A

Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year  

Website: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

United Kingdom: British High Commission Ottawa

Travel direction:Travel to Canada and travel from Canada

Intern level: Full-time PhD candidates or postdoctoral fellows

Duration: 12-24 weeks  

Award: $6,000

Eligible institutions: All universities in the United Kingdom

Other requirements: N/A

Research strengths or priorities:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Quantum technologies
  • Engineering biology/synthetic biology
  • Future telecoms
  • Semiconductors
  • Carbon management technologies (Carbon Capture, Use & Storage; Carbon Dioxide Removal etc).
  • Nuclear energy: advanced nuclear technologies and fusion
  • Polar research
  • Biodiversity assessment
  • Space

Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor

Call dates or open all year for submission: Applications only accepted during call dates. Call dates will be updated shortly.

Website: British High Commission Ottawa

If you have a question on a specific international partner, please contact Étienne Pineault. For other questions, please contact the local Mitacs Advisor.

Eligibility

  • Must hold a faculty position at an eligible university 
  • Must be eligible to supervise graduate students
  • Supervisors at Canadian institutions: Must be eligible to hold Tri-Agency funding  

Country Eligibility

In addition to the Mitacs international partner offering (international partner stream), the program also supports research and travel to academic institutions between Canada and most countries (allocation stream).Mitacs supports collaboration and outbound mobility between Canada and all countries except those classified as “Avoid all travel” or “Avoid non-essential travel” by the Government of Canada. For inbound mobility, all countries are eligible except for Russia and North Korea.

Please note that this list is subject to change at any time and participants are required to check the status at the time of application and prior to travel. Additionally, participants must adhere to any regional “Avoid all travel” or “Avoid non-essential” travel advisories.

How to Apply

Please note the application process may vary depending on the Canadian university and the international partner. Please check with your local Mitacs Advisor to determine if your project fits the funding requirements for your institution or an international partner and to request the link to the GRA Application Portal.

Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s academic partners (and in some cases with Mitacs’s international partners) and are subject to available funding. It is recommended applicants apply at least 16 weeks prior to their planned start date.

Application process

1. Review all eligibility and award guidelines from Mitacs, the international partner, and the Canadian institution.

2. Participants connect with one another to discuss project interests. Please note that Mitacs cannot connect interested applicants.

3. Academic supervisors at Canadian institutions obtain endorsement from the Canadian institution before preparing the application. Please contact your local Mitacs Advisor for more information on what kind of endorsement is required for your project, and how to receive the link to the GRA Application Portal.

  • Projects that are being proposed with a Mitacs international partner (international partner stream) do not require co-funding from the Canadian university. The Vice President Research (VPR) or designate signature is not required. 
  • Projects that are being proposed without a Mitacs international partner (allocation stream) must be co-funded by the Canadian institution that must contribute $2000 towards the Globalink Research Award. The Vice President Research (VPR) or designate signature is required. 
  • Projects that are being proposed through the Quantum stream do not require co-funding from the Canadian university. The Vice President Research (VPR) or designate signature is not required. Projects that are being proposed through the Quantum stream do not require the participation of a Mitacs international partner. If it is being submitted in collaboration with a participating Mitacs international partner, this will increase the overall award. 
  • 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.  

4. Complete the application: in addition to completing all the fields in the portal, applicants will be required to submit a research proposal and a Mitacs Pre-Departure form. Additional information will be provided in the application portal.

5. Submit your complete application 16 weeks prior to project start date:

  • Local Mitacs Advisor, academic supervisors at Canadian institutions and the intern who created the application are the only ones who are able to submit the application through the portal. All participants will receive a confirmation email once the application is submitted. 
  • For projects conducted with a Mitacs international partner, participants must follow the submission process highlighted by the partner, which could differ from the above. 

Please refer to the ‘International Partners’ section for partner-specific information.

Mitacs Terms, Conditions & Policies
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Program Administration

  • Mitacs forwards the GRA funds to the Canadian institution after receiving the signed International Pre-Departure forms. In some cases, interns may receive a portion of the funds from Mitacs’s partner organization.
    Use of funds

    Mitacs funds may be used to support the direct costs of research as specified in the Tri-Agency’s Financial Administration guidelines and in accordance with your academic institution’s guidelines for research expenses. Innovation projects in the Business Strategy Internship program are eligible to include direct project costs in accordance with the same guidelines. Please direct any questions about eligible expenses for Mitacs projects first to your academic institution and second to your Mitacs Advisor or grant management contact.

    Additional eligible expenses (for both research and innovation projects) include:

    • In accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (specifically Chapter 9: Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada) recognizing the importance of respecting the culture and traditions of Indigenous peoples and acknowledging the necessity to incur expenditures in that regard in the conduct of research, the following expenditures are eligible:
      • costs related to community mobilization and engagement, including culturally relevant promotional items such as tobacco, cloth, feasting and gift-giving for honouring ceremonies, and cash reimbursements (in a method acceptable to the individual or community being reimbursed) to compensate community participation;
      • honoraria for Indigenous Elders and community experts;
      • contracts and/or consultant fees for knowledge translation and communication activities for Indigenous Elders, community members and other Indigenous knowledge-holders involved in activities related to the Indigenous community;
      • salary research allowance to help cover the costs to temporarily replace co-applicants from eligible Indigenous not-for-profit organizations to release them from their duties to the organization.
    • In accordance with NSERC guidelines for Research Partnerships Programs Project Management Expenses, and other funding agencies, direct project management expenses may be included in the research costs portion of the grant. The maximum amount that may be allocated to project management costs is 10% of the value of the standard cash contribution of the partner organization to the grant, prior to any discounts. (i.e., for a standard Accelerate internship, the partner contribution is $7,500, so 10% or $750 would be available for direct project management expenses.) Please contact your local Mitacs Advisor for more information.
  • 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 Mitacs Globalink Research Award is competitive with limited awards available. All applications will undergo 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
  • Relevance to society
  • Expected benefit to Canada

Once applications are reviewed, outcome letters are typically issued 10-12 weeks after submission that provide the outcome of the review process and outline next steps.

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 an exit survey to Mitacs at the end of the project

  • 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 

  • 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 

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

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

  • Exit survey from the student
  • Exit survey from the home academic supervisor
  • Exit survey from the host academic supervisor

  • Participants must consult Mitacs for cancellation requests.
  • Project cancellations are reviewed by Mitacs on a case by case basis, and Mitacs may require all or a pro-rated portion of the funds to be returned.

FAQs

Yes. If an applicant was a recipient of the RISE-GRI program, they are still eligible to apply for a Globalink Research Award. Please note that they cannot hold both these awards concurrently; they must have completed one project in order to start on the next.

Yes, if they received their PhD within five years of the project start date and if they have a postdoctoral fellow status at an eligible institution.

Yes. Undergraduate students are eligible provided they:
• Have finished their second year of studies prior to departure
• Remain enrolled full-time during the award

Yes, both supervisors can support multiple awards.

Although the application does not accommodate supplementary supervisors, we understand that more co-supervisors may be involved in the project and that is a normal aspect of research projects. Note for the supervisors listed in the application:
• the primary host supervisor must be a professor at the institution where the project is conducted
• the primary home supervisor must be a professor at the intern’s home institution

The home supervisor should be affiliated to the institution where the student or postdoctoral fellow is enrolled full time.

Yes, Canadian academic supervisors must obtain endorsement from the Canadian institution before preparing the application (the VPR, or their appropriate representative, will have to sign on the completed application). Canadian academic supervisors can contact their local Mitacs Advisor for more information on how to obtain their institution’s endorsement.

An eligible Canadian institution is one that has signed a GRA agreement with Mitacs. Currently, this includes all Canadian universities and some Canadian research institutions. Please contact your local Mitacs Advisors to determine Canadian institution eligibility.

We accept applications for the Globalink Research Award on an ongoing basis. However, we recommend applicants apply at least 16 weeks ahead of their planned start date. This is because it typically takes 10-12 weeks for Mitacs to communicate results to the applicants, followed by a few weeks to process the award, and for the applicants to complete their pre-departure preparations.

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).

Interns will need to identify a primary supervisor, with whom they will work more closely, to appear on the application. Secondary supervisors are not required to be listed on the application.

Mitacs accepts applications in both of Canada’s official languages, English and French. Please note, that when applying with one of our international partners, a translation of the application may be required due to the partner’s language restrictions. Translation will be done by Mitacs and the translator will not be an expert in the subject matter of the project. As such, Mitacs cannot guarantee exactitude. The translation process may also delay the adjudication process.

No. Interns must not begin their travel preparations until they have received both an outcome letter and award letter from Mitacs. Projects must begin within one year of the outcome letter being issued.

Unfortunately, Mitacs cannot advise interns on immigration procedures and documentation. Applicants should contact the relevant consulate or embassy of their host country as soon as possible to determine the appropriate immigration channel.

No, the Globalink Research Award only supports intern travel and accommodation expenses, research-related expenses, and stipend.

Outcome letters are typically issued 10-12 weeks after application submission. If an application is approved, the applicant must submit the Mitacs International Pre-Departure form, 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.

The Globalink Research Award is $6,000. Mitacs will provide its portion of the research grant to the Canadian institution once all necessary documentation has been received at Mitacs. Please note that policies regarding the distribution of the research grant can vary according to the Canadian institution’s policies and, in some cases, Mitacs’s international partners’ policies. Please allow approximately two weeks for Mitacs to process funding. Where applicable, Mitacs’s outcome letters will provide instructions for accessing partner funds.