Mitacs Globalink International student program

National Research Council of South Africa (NRF SA) (South Africa- travel to Canada and travel from Canada)

  • Deadline: June 17, 2022
  • Intern Level: Full-time PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
  • Other requirements: For travel to Canada, intern must 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 disciplines
  • Eligible institutions: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Central University of Technology -Free State, 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, and Stellenbosch University
  • Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
  • Award amount: $6,000
  • Duration: 12-24 weeks
  • Application process and submission: submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative (Marcelo Mora — mmora@mitacs.ca)
  • Note: a project may include up to 5 interns, with mobility to Canada and/or from Canada. Therefore, travel dates may differ between the multiple interns.

 

French Embassy in Canada (France- Travel from Canada)

This partnership was on pause and is now open again for submission.

  • Deadline: Open all year
  • Intern Level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows  Themes: All disciplines
  • Other requirements: 3 interns maximum per project
  • Eligible institutions: All universities in France
  • Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
  • Award amount: $6,000
  • Duration: 12-24 weeks
  • Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative (Marcelo Mora — mmora@mitacs.ca))

 

UK-Canada Globalink doctoral exchange scheme — UKRI (UK- travel to Canada)

  • Deadline: April 26, 2022
  • Intern Level: PhD students
  • Other requirements: This scheme is open to doctoral students working in all areas of UKRI’s research remit who are funded by one of UKRI’s research councils: AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC, STFC. It also includes the UKRI Artificial Intelligence Centers for Doctoral Training. funded by UKRI research council
  • Themes: All disciplines
  • Eligible institutions: All universities in the UK
  • Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian university
  • Award amount: £15,000
  • Duration: 12 weeks
  • Internship dates: Placements must take place between August 1, 2022 and July 31, 2023.
  • Application process and submission: Instruction here. Submission to UKRI

 

Korea- National Research Foundation of Korea — NRF (Korea- travel to Canada)

  • Deadline: March 31, 2022
  • Intern Level: Full-time master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
  • Other requirements:  Participants applying to Canada must be Korean citizens or permanent residents of Korea. Up to 5 interns may be included in one application
  • Themes: All fields of Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary studies involving S&T and Humanities or Social Sciences
  • Eligible institutions: All universities in Korea
  • Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian university
  • Award amount: Travel to Canada $9,000 to $15,000 (approx.)
  • Duration: 12-24 weeks
  • Internship dates: Projects must begin before December 31, 2022
  • Application process and submission: Submission to NRF at https://ernd.nrf.re.kr. For more details, please see the document attached

 

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology — KIT (Germany- travel to Canada)

  • Deadline: April 03, 2022
  • Intern Level: PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
  • Themes: All disciplines
  • Eligible institutions: KIT departments and KIT divisions
  • Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian university
  • Award amount: $6,000
  • Duration: 12-24 weeks
  • Application process and submission: Submission to KIT at oliver.kaas@kit.edu