The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas.
The opportunities support travel and research from Canada to universities in: Australia, Brazil, China, EU member countries, (In France, both universities and Inria Research Centres are eligible host institutions), Israel, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States
Jumpstart your application:
- Talk to your faculty supervisor or university international office to identify a professor in one of the eligible destinations who works in your research area
- Reach out to the professor(s) about your research and hosting your potential project
- Get signatures from your home and host professors and university Office of Research Services, then submit your complete application by the suggested deadline (Mitacs recommends allowing 1–2 weeks to secure university signatures).
Applications are accepted any time. For participants wanting to travel by a certain date, Mitacs recommends the following timelines:
| Submit your application in: | For travel starting as early as: |
| January | The following summer |
| May | The following fall |
| September | The following winter |
Contact international@mitacs.ca for more information or see the Website.
photo credit: Columbus GV Team Sunrise from La Estancia EcoLodge on Isla del Sol via photopin (license)
