Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI)

Benefits & funding

• Funding toward round-trip airfare to Canada; the amount depends on the country of origin.
• Funding for transport from the Canadian airport to your accommodation.
• A housing stipend, an enrolment-fee stipend, and a stipend for food and incidentals.
• Emergency health insurance for the length of the internship.
• On-campus student mentors, plus access to industry events and professional-development courses.
• On the United States route, Fulbright Canada states CA$4,000 from Fulbright Canada and up to CA$5,000 from Mitacs, covering a weekly housing allowance and one-time grants for travel, immigration permit fees, student fees and Canadian medical insurance.
• Mitacs publishes no single dollar figure for the other routes — amounts vary by country of origin and host institution, and some students are paid through their national partner organisation.

Eligibility

• Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or a combined undergraduate/master’s program at an eligible institution.
• Eligible countries and regions: Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
• Which institutions qualify differs by country: Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Jordan, Pakistan, Thailand, Tunisia and Ukraine admit their universities broadly, while Austria, Chile, Hong Kong, Ireland, Peru, Singapore and the United Kingdom publish a named list. In India only AICTE-approved institutions qualify, and students at the Indian Institutes of Technology are not eligible.
• At least 18 years old at the time of application. Jordan’s national route sets its own range of 20 to 35.
• A minimum grade average set per country, ranging from about 60% to 85% — for example 60–65% in the United Kingdom, 70% in India, 80% in Pakistan and Ukraine, 85% in China.
• Most partners require two completed years of study; the rule on remaining study varies, with Singapore and the United States asking for one to three semesters left as of fall 2027 and Hong Kong allowing one to six.
• Fluency in the working language of the project, English and/or French. Some countries require a formal test, such as IELTS 5.0 for Jordan and TOEFL, IELTS or TOEIC for Taiwan; others require none.
• Taiwan’s route additionally requires Republic of China (Taiwan) citizenship, and applicants studying in the United States apply through Fulbright Canada rather than the main platform.
• At least one reference letter from a professor, written in English or French.

Application process

1. 1
   Canadian faculty submit research projects; the catalogue then opens to students.
2. 2
   Create an account on the Globalink Student Platform and complete every mandatory field, including the statement of interest.
3. 3
   Upload a professor’s reference letter, official transcripts in English or French (a scan of the original plus a notarised translation if they are in another language), and a CV.
4. 4
   Select between three and ten projects, drawn from at least three different Canadian provinces.
5. 5
   Leave the application complete before the deadline — there is no submit button, and whatever is on file is submitted automatically when the deadline passes.
6. 6
   Mitacs matches students to supervisors and emails the result between mid-December and mid-February.

Program timeline

1. Student application deadline for the summer 2027 cohort

   Sep 16, 2026 (1:00 p.m. Pacific)

2. Same deadline for United States applicants applying via Fulbright Canada

   Sep 16, 2026 (4:00 p.m. Eastern)

3. Student–supervisor matching

   September–December 2026

4. Mitacs emails matched students to confirm the internship

   Mid-December 2026 to mid-February 2027

5. Pre-internship preparation

   January–February 2027

6. Window in which the internship must start

   May 1, 2027 to Jul 31, 2027

7. The 12-week internship in Canada

   May–October 2027