The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) program funds student research mobility, whether for research towards a thesis project or as part of a faculty lead research project. It is an opportunity to build international research collaborations and enrich one’s academic experience through short-term (12-24 weeks) research visits. An application can include up to 5 students for travel to or from any eligible country listed below.
There are two ways to apply:
1. Calls for Applications with Mitacs Partners
When Mitacs’s international partners post calls for applications, they will be posted below, along with all relevant information. Some calls have deadlines, while others are open all year.
Click here for more information on the GRA program, calls for applications, and to find the local Mitacs representative.
- GRA Calls for Applications With Deadlines
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- Globalink Research Award (GRA) – open call with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, Germany): travel from Canada and travel to Canada. Deadline is May 24, 2024 and participants must inform Oliver Kaas at KIT of their intention to submit a project by April 28, 2024 (oliver.kaas@kit.edu). Please contact the Mitacs Advisor at your institution for more details: @Ana Boika for Carleton and @Harry Koundakjian for uOttawa.
- GRA Calls for Applications Open All Year
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Aix-Marseille Université
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
- Themes: All disciplines
- Other requirements: N/A
- Eligible institutions: Aix-Marseille Université
- Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
- Award amount: $6,000
- Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI)
- Travel: to Canada from India and/or to India from Canada
- Duration: 12-24 weeks
- Intern level: full-time master’s and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows
- Themes: all disciplines
- Eligible institutions: a full list of eligible Indian institutions is available here. A full list of eligible Canadian universities is available here.
- Award amount: $6,000
- Co-funding: no financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
- Application process: submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
- Note: projects may include interns travelling to Canada and from Canada, and up to 5 interns
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Travel: from Canada to Japan
- Duration: 12-24 weeks
- Intern level: full-time senior undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows
- Themes: all disciplines, but with a focus on advanced networking and cyberinfrastructure, artificial intelligence, continuum computing, cyber-physical system, cybersecurity, human centered mobility, human informatics and interactions, immersive visualization and analytics, or robotics
- Eligible institutions: Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Cyber Physical Security Research Center, Digital Architecture Research Center, Human Augmentation Research Center, Human-Centered Mobility Research Center, Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, or Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems Research Center
- Award amount: $3,000 + airfare and accommodations
- Application process: submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine
- Travel: from Ukraine to Canada
- Duration: 12-24 weeks
- Intern level: full-time senior undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows
- Themes: all disciplines
- Eligible institutions: all universities in Ukraine
- Award amount: $6,000
- Co-funding: no financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
- Application process: submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
- Note: projects may include up to 5 interns
- Eligible Countries
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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
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tunisia
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States - Duration
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Research trips must be between 12 and 24 weeks.
- Applicant Eligibility
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Carleton Student Applicants:
Carleton senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, are invited to apply. Applicants must find a supervisor at their intended host institution and work closely with their Carleton supervisor on the application form.
Carleton Faculty Applicants:
Carleton faculty members looking to build or strengthen international partnerships are encouraged to apply to host an undergraduate or graduate student, or a postdoctoral fellow from abroad on a co-supervised research project. One application can be submitted for multiple interns. If successful, recipients and hosts must follow the procedures for visiting researchers.
International Applicants:
Senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows from an eligible country, are welcome to apply. Applicants must first find a faculty member at Carleton to host them and supervise the research project during their visit. If successful, GRA award recipients must follow the procedures for visiting researchers.
- Research Themes
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Please note that research projects should fit within one or more of the following research themes:
- Accessibility
- Aging Technology
- AI and Big Data
- Human Computer Interactions
- Northern and Indigenous Communities
- Public Policy and Community Building
- Refugees and Migration
- Telecommunications and Information Technology
- Wellness and Sustainability
- World and Cybersecurity
- Value and Payment of Award
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The award provides CAD$6,000 to cover travel and accommodations or research expenses.
Carleton disburses payments for both inbound and outbound awards. For Carleton students and postdoctoral fellows, the funds will be administered by their home supervisor. To facilitate payment, the supervisor must submit and approval form in cuResearch. For international visiting researchers, the funds will be administered by Carleton International upon arrival. The university will issue a cheque and the international award recipient must open a Canadian bank account.
- How to Apply
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Application process:
- Please contact the International Projects Coordinator and/or your local Mitacs Advisor to determine if your project fits the funding requirements for Carleton or an international partner and to request the link to the GRA Application Portal.
- Once the application is complete, have the Mitacs advisor review the application before requesting signatures.
- Once completed with signatures from the supervisor(s) and intern(s), download the PDF for institutional signatures and send to the International Projects Coordinator at Carleton to finalize and return.
- The applicant submits the application with all approvals to Mitacs through the GRA portal for final review (please note: the Mitacs review takes approximately 3 months)
- Once approved by Mitacs, the award recipient receives a letter of approval and must submit three forms to Mitacs:
- Acceptance of Award
- Code of Conduct and Ethics
- Pre-departure Form
- Following the submission of the required paperwork, Mitacs issues a Notice of Award and released the funds to Carleton.
- The award recipient has one year to travel from the date of the letter of approval.
2. Carleton’s Open Call for Travel to/from Eligible Countries
Carleton has partnered with Mitacs to offer opportunities for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to conduct research visits at or from institutions in eligible countries listed below. This is an open call with no deadline, but please note that there are a limited number of awards available.
Click here to read about Allison Binley, a past GRA recipient, and her experience conducting research in conservation science in Brisbane, Australia.
For any questions, please contact:
Sylvie Jasen
International Projects Coordinator
Carleton International
Email: mobility.programs@carleton.ca
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