Mitacs Globalink Research Internship

Who can apply

At least 18 years old at the time of application
Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or combined undergraduate/master's programme, having completed at least two years of study (or currently in year two), with one to three semesters remaining as of fall 2027
Must be at a university on Mitacs' list of eligible institutions for the applicant's country; several countries route through a national funding partner, including the China Scholarship Council (China), Universities UK International (UK), DAAD (Germany), and equivalents in most other eligible countries
American students do not use the Mitacs platform at all: they apply directly to Fulbright Canada instead
Must apply to a minimum of three and a maximum of ten research projects, with selections spanning at least three different Canadian provinces, and be fluent enough in the project's working language (English and/or French) to carry out the research in both spoken and written form
Cannot have been awarded a Globalink Research Internship project before; this is a one-time opportunity per student
Applicants affiliated with, or funded by, an institution on Canada's list of Named Research Organizations are not eligible for a project that advances a Sensitive Technology Research Area, and Mitacs screens a sample of applications to verify declarations

A paid research placement, not a scholarship toward a degree

This isn’t a degree programme, and it isn’t funding toward one: it’s a 12-week, full-time research placement at a Canadian university, treated more like a paid research job than a scholarship. There’s no tuition to worry about either way. What Mitacs actually pays for is the logistics of getting there and living there: round-trip airfare, transport from the airport, a housing stipend, food money, and emergency health insurance for the duration, plus a mentor and some professional development access once you’re on campus, across more than 70 participating academic institutions.

Eligibility runs through your home university, and through a national partner in most countries

Eligibility runs through your home university, not through Mitacs directly in most cases. You need to be at one of the universities on Mitacs’ own eligible-institution list for your country, and several countries route through a national partner body, the China Scholarship Council for China, Universities UK International for the UK, DAAD for Germany, and similar bodies elsewhere, each publishing its own additional 2027-cohort eligibility page with country-specific GPA requirements. If your university isn’t in the application dropdown, Mitacs tells applicants to email and ask rather than assume they’re excluded.

The application mechanics: three provinces, ten projects, one shot

The application itself has a structural requirement worth knowing before you start: you must apply to at least three and up to ten different research projects, and your selections have to span at least three different Canadian provinces, not just three projects at the same university. You also need to be fluent enough in the project’s working language, English or French, to actually carry out research in it, spoken and written. And this genuinely is a one-time opportunity: Mitacs excludes anyone who has already held a Globalink Research Internship before.

One eligibility rule reflects Canada’s current research-security screening rather than anything about the applicant personally: anyone affiliated with, or funded or supported by, an institution on Canada’s list of Named Research Organizations is excluded from a project that advances a Sensitive Technology Research Area, and Mitacs states it screens a sample of applications to verify the declarations applicants make on this point.

The eligible-country list is narrower than a first glance suggests

Worth being direct about the eligible-country list, since it’s narrower than a first glance suggests: Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, the UK and the US. That’s India and Pakistan in South Asia, Thailand and Singapore in Southeast Asia, and Tunisia and Jordan covering Africa and the Middle East between them. Most of Africa isn’t on this list at all. American students skip the Mitacs platform entirely and apply through Fulbright Canada instead. For a wider view of funded study options in Canada beyond this one internship, see the guide to the best scholarships to study in Canada.