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Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI)

Funding

Fully Funded

Program dates

TBA

The Globalink Research Internship (GRI) is a competitive program run by Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research organisation, that places international undergraduates into 12-week research projects at Canadian universities. Students work under a faculty supervisor across virtually any academic discipline, from science and engineering to the social sciences and humanities. Mitacs runs the program through national partner organisations in each participating country (for example the China Scholarship Council, DAAD in Germany, and AICTE in India). Internships take place over the Canadian summer, and the experience is designed as a pathway toward graduate study and research collaboration in Canada.

Benefits & funding

  • Funding to contribute to the cost of round-trip airfare to Canada (amount varies by country of origin)
  • Funding to contribute to ground transport from the Canadian airport to accommodation
  • A housing stipend (amount varies by country of origin)
  • A stipend toward student enrolment fees (amount varies by host institution)
  • A stipend for food and incidentals (amount varies by country of origin)
  • Emergency health insurance for the duration of the internship
  • On-campus student mentors plus access to industry events and professional-development courses
  • Note: exact dollar amounts are not published — they vary by the intern’s country of origin and host institution, and some students receive funds via their national partner organisation.

Eligibility

  • Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate (or combined undergraduate/master’s) program at an eligible academic institution in a participating country.
  • Participating countries/regions include: Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • At least 18 years old at the time of application (some partner countries set their own age and grade rules — e.g. Jordan requires ages 20–35).
  • Most partners require completion of at least two years of study and set a minimum GPA that varies by country (roughly 60–85%).
  • Fluent in the spoken and written language of the project (English and/or French); some countries require a formal proficiency test, others do not.
  • A reference letter from a professor who has supervised the applicant’s work, on institutional letterhead.

Application process

  1. 1
    Canadian faculty post research projects; the project catalogue opens to students after the faculty deadline.
  2. 2
    Create an account on the Globalink Student Platform and complete your profile.
  3. 3
    Apply to between three and ten projects, spanning at least three different Canadian provinces, attaching transcripts, a CV, a reference letter, and a statement of research interests.
  4. 4
    Mitacs matches selected students to supervisors over the autumn; matched students then complete pre-internship preparation before the summer internship begins.

Program timeline

  1. Student application deadline for the Summer 2026 cohort (most recent cycle — now closed)

    Sep 17, 2025 (1:00pm PT)

  2. Faculty research-project submission deadline for the 2027 cohort

    Jun 17, 2026

  3. Summer 2026

    Student applications for the 2027 cohort expected to open after the faculty deadline (exact date not published)

  4. Student–supervisor matching

    September–December 2026

  5. Pre-internship preparation

    January–February 2027

  6. 12 consecutive weeks of internship in Canada

    May–October 2027