Mitacs Globalink Research Award

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 the partner organization or 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 Code of Conduct and Ethics and International Pre-Departure forms within 6 months prior to their travel date. 

4. Mitacs forwards the GRA funds to the Canadian institution after receiving the signed Mitacs Code of Conduct and Ethics and International Pre-Departure forms. 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. Upon project completion, the intern submits a final report that summarizes the project.

7. All participants (student or postdoctoral fellow, home and host supervisors) submit a final survey. 

International partner collaborations

Mitacs works with international partners to deliver the Globalink Research Award in the countries and regions listed below. Please refer to the ‘International Partners Information’ tab for partner-specific information.

Argentina

• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

Brazil

• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
• Fundação Araucária Foundation 

Chile

• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
• Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH-FUDEA)

China

• China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC) - Application intake is on pause until further notice

Colombia

• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

European Union

• Travel to other EU countries (not listed here) only where projects are a part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) RISE program 

France

• Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
• France-Canada Research Funds Consortium (FCRF)
• French Embassy in Canada
• Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria)
• Université Côte d’Azur
• Université Grenoble Alpes 
• Université de Lorraine

Germany

• GSI Heavy Ion Institute (Helmholtz Association)
• Forschungszentrum Jülich (Helmholtz Association)
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
• Max Planck Society
• National Research Council and Aachen University (inbound to Canada only) 

India

• Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute - Application intake is on pause until further notice

Japan

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Korea

• National Research Foundation of Korea

Mexico

• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
• Universidad Technologica El Retono (UTR)

Singapore

• National Research Foundation of Singapore / AI Singapore (AISG) 

South Africa

• National Research Foundation South Africa (NRF South Africa)

Taiwan

• National Cheng Kung University, Global Research and Industry Alliance (NCKU GLORIA)

Ukraine

• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
• Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

United Kingdom

• UK Research and Innovation

United States

• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

Other eligible countries and regions

The program supports travel and research with academic institutions between Canada and the following countries and regions: 

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Iran (Travel to Canada only)
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Lebanon (Travel to Canada only)
Lithuania 
Luxembourg
Macau
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tunisia
Ukraine (Travel to Canada only)
United Kingdom
United States

*The information above is subject to change. Contact international@mitacs.ca for more information.