Mitacs is pleased to launch a special initiative in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The RISE-Globalink Research Internship (RISE-GRI) offers undergraduate students at Canadian universities the opportunity to undertake summer research internships at eligible German institutions.
Successful candidates participate in three-month research projects supervised by PhD students in Germany.
- Open to full-time undergraduates in biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth sciences, or engineering (or a closely related field) who have completed at least two years of a four- or five-year program.
- Students in Quebec enrolled in a three-year undergraduate degree must have completed at least one year of their university program.
- Students must apply through the RISE application portal.
- Projects must start between May 15 and July 10, 2023.
- Successful candidates receive $6,000 toward travel and accommodations
Key dates:
- Call opens: November 1, 2022
- Application deadline: December 15, 2022 (5:59 p.m. ET)
- RISE Germany virtual information session
To learn more about this internship program, applicants are encouraged to attend a virtual information session hosted by DAAD on October 26, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET. More details can be found on this page.
For questions about the application process, matching process, and internship placements, please contact rise-germany@daad.de.
For information about funding, please contact Mitacs at helpdesk@mitacs.ca.