The call for applications is now closed.
To be notified when the 2025 student application is open, please complete this form.
Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a competitive initiative for international undergraduates from the following countries and regions: Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States. From May to October of each year, top-ranked applicants participate in a 12-week research internship under the supervision of Canadian academic institution faculty members in a variety of academic disciplines, from science, engineering, and mathematics to the humanities and social sciences.
Mitacs Globalink Research Internships can offer you an international experience like no other. Canada features excellent universities, outstanding research facilities, cutting-edge industry innovation, and unparalleled undergraduate training opportunities.
What a Mitacs Globalink Research Internship offers you:
Mitacs Globalink Research Internships are currently available at over 70 academic institutions across Canada. For more information, please refer to the list of Eligible International Partners in the Eligibility section.
Globalink Research Internship alumni interested in returning to Canada for graduate studies are eligible for the Globalink Graduate Fellowship.
Questions? Contact helpdesk@mitacs.ca.
The Globalink research internship award amount includes:
Applicants must:
Additional international-partner eligibility requirements for students applying for Globalink Research Internships
Partner(s): Universities Australia – https://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/
Citizenship requirement: No
Eligible institutions in Australia: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible discipline(s): All
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 75%
Language proficiency exam requirement: No
Additional requirements:
Partner(s): Fundação Araucária – https://www.fappr.pr.gov.br/
Citizenship requirement: No
Eligible institutions in Brazil: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines:
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 80%
Language proficiency exam requirement: No
Additional requirements:
Partner(s): CRUCH-FUDEA
Citizenship requirement: No
Eligible institutions in Chile: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible discipline: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 67%
Language proficiency exam requirements: Yes
Additional requirements: No
Partner(s): China Scholarship Council (CSC) – https://www.csc.edu.cn/
Citizenship requirement: Yes; Chinese citizenship
Eligible institutions in China: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 85%
Language requirements: Yes
Candidates must pass language proficiency exam requirements by meeting one of the following criteria:
Candidates will be required to submit their language proficiency to the CSC before travelling.
Additional requirements:
Partner(s): Minciencias | Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación – https://minciencias.gov.co/
Citizenship requirement: Yes; Colombian citizenship
Eligible institutions in Colombia: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: STEAM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics, or Applied Mathematics)
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 76%
Language proficiency exam requirements: No
Additional Requirements: Applicants must be between 18 and 28 years old as of December 31, 2023.
Partner(s):
Embassy of France in Canada – https://ca.ambafrance.org/
Université Cote d’Azur – https://univ-cotedazur.eu/
University of Lorraine – https://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr/
University of Grenoble Alpes – https://www.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/
Citizenship requirements: No
Eligible institutions in France: All French universities
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average:
Language proficiency exam requirements:
Additional requirements:
Note: If you cannot find your home institution on the drop-down menu, email helpdesk@mitacs.ca and we will determine if it can be added to the list
Partner(s): Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) – https://www.daad.de/de/
Citizenship requirements: No
Eligible institutions in Germany: All German universities
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines:
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 2.9/6 or lower (65%)
Language proficiency exam requirement: No
Special instructions: Applicants may request shorter internships, with a minimum 10-week duration, within the Mitacs application platform. These exception requests must be sent to, and approved by, Mitacs.
Note: If you cannot find your home institution on the drop-down menu, email helpdesk@mitacs.ca and we will determine if it can be added to the list.
Partner(s):
Citizenship requirements: No
Eligible institutions in Hong Kong: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average:
Language proficiency exam requirement: No
Additional requirements:
Citizenship requirements: No
Eligible institutions in India: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average:
Language proficiency exam requirement: No
Additional requirements: No
Partner(s):
Citizenship requirement: Yes; Mexican citizenship
Eligible institutions in Mexico: All Mexican universities
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines:
Minimum cumulative grade point average:
Language proficiency exam requirement:
Additional requirements:
SEP:
JuventudEsGto:
ITESM:
UTR:
Note: If you cannot find your home institution on the drop-down menu, email helpdesk@mitacs.ca and we will determine if it can be added to the list
Eligible institutions in Pakistan: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Citizenship requirement: No
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 80%
Language proficiency exam requirement: No
Additional requirements: No
Partner(s):
Citizenship requirement:
Eligible institution in South Korea: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average:
Language proficiency exam requirement:
Additional requirements:
Partner(s):
Citizenship requirement: No
Eligible institution in Taiwan: All Taiwanese Universities
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average: CGPA ≧ 3.3 (77%)
Language proficiency exam requirement: Yes
Additional Requirements: No
Note: If you cannot find your home institution on the drop-down menu, email helpdesk@mitacs.ca and we will determine if it can be added to the list
Partner(s): Tunisia’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) – http://www.mes.tn/
Citizenship requirement: Yes; Tunisian citizenship
Eligible institutions in Tunisia: All Tunisian public universities
Eligible applicants:
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 80%
Eligible disciplines: Engineering
Additional requirements:
Note: If you cannot find your home institution on the drop-down menu, email helpdesk@mitacs.ca and we will determine if it can be added to the list
Partner(s): Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine – https://mon.gov.ua/eng
Citizenship requirements: No
Eligible institutions in Ukraine: All Ukrainian universities
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum cumulative grade point average: 80%
Language proficiency exam requirements: No
Additional requirements:
Partner(s): Universities UK International (UUKi) – https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/
Citizenship requirements: No
Eligible institutions in the United Kingdom: View eligibility list below – no other institutions can be added
Eligible applicants:
Eligible disciplines: All
Minimum weighted average: 60% (equivalent to a 2:1)
Language Proficiency Exam Requirements: No
Additional requirements:
American students must apply directly to Fulbright Canada via Fulbright’s website: https://www.fulbright.ca/programs/undergraduate-students/fulbright-canada-mitacs-globalink-program (Please do not complete an application in Mitacs’s application platform)
Partner(s): Fulbright Canada – https://www.fulbright.ca/
Citizenship requirement: Yes – United States citizens
Eligible institutions in the United States: All accredited United States universities
Eligible applicants: United States citizens; full-time undergraduate students with one to three semesters remaining in their program as of Fall 2024
Eligible disciplines: All
Language proficiency exam requirements: No
Additional details: Applicants may complete shorter internships, with a minimum of 10-week duration.
Globalink Research Internship 2023 Eligible Academic Institutions List (for students applying to the GRI program)
Australia
Brazil
Chile
China
Colombia
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Mexico
Pakistan
South Korea
Taiwan
All Taiwanese universities
Tunisia
All public Tunisian universities
Ukraine
All Ukranian universities
United Kingdom
Birmingham City University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff University
City University of London
Durham University
London School of Economics
Newcastle University
Queen’s University Belfast
Swansea University
University Bradford
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberystwyth
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Greenwich
University of Leicester
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University of Portsmouth
University of Southampton
The call for student applications for the summer of 2024 is now closed.
Mitacs encourages you to start working on the following items before the call opens:
In the application, you will also be asked about:
Applications are assessed based on a number of factors, including all eligibility criteria, the student’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), the quality of their statement of interest, the quality of the reference letter, and how well their research interests and experience match the research focus of the project or professor. Incomplete applications will not be assessed.