The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) program has the following updates and call for proposals with new partners:
Current opportunities and new opportunities — call for proposals:
Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association) (Germany — travel to Canada and travel from Canada)
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Intern level: Full-time PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
Themes: All disciplines, but focus on information, energy, and bioeconomy
Eligible institutions: Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C), Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS), Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG), Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI), Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK), Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM), Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP), Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI) Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA)
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 Jülich (Gabriele Weiland, g.weiland@fz-juelich.de)
Note: This call for proposals has a focus on interns travelling to Canada, but projects may include interns travelling to Canada and from Canada.
Université Côte d’Azur (France – travel to Canada and travel from Canada)
Deadline: May 2 to June 17, 2022
Intern level: Master’s or PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows. Full-time senior undergraduate are accepted only for travel from Canada.
Themes: All disciplines
Eligible institutions: Université Côté D’Azur (UCA)
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
New opportunities — open all year:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) (Japan — travel from Canada)
Deadline: Open all year
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Themes: All disciplines, but focus on: Advanced Networking and Cyberinfrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Continuum Computing, Cyberphysical System, Cybersecurity, Human Centered Mobility, Human Informatics and Interactions, Immersive Visualization and Analytics, Robotics
Eligible institutions: Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, Cyber Physical Security Research Center, Human Augmentation Research Center, Human-Centered Mobility Research Center, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems Research Center, Digital Architecture Research Center
Award amount: $3,000 + Airfare + Accommodations
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
Note: for more information on this partner, see document attached.
For general questions about the program, please contact the Programs team: international@mitacs.ca.
