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Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a competitive initiative for international undergraduates from the following countries and regions: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, 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:

• A 12-week internship that increases your knowledge of and explores hands-on research in your field of study

• Work under the supervision of outstanding faculty members, with graduate students and research associates

• Access to Canada’s unique research landscape: applied, dynamic, and innovative

• A rewarding experience combining academic research at a Canadian academic institution, professional skills development courses and social activities

• A chance for you to explore your independence and gain international experience in a new country

Mitacs Globalink Research Internships are currently available at over 70 academic institutions across Canada. 

Applicants must:

• Be at least 18 years of age at the time of application 

• Be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or combined undergraduate/master’s program at an eligible institution (see list of eligible institutions by country) 

• Have one to three semesters remaining in their program as of fall 2025 (see requirement by country below) 

• Meet the grade requirements for their country of study (see GPA requirements for each international partner below) 

• Apply to a minimum of three and a maximum of ten projects and ensure selections are from at least three different Canadian provinces 

• Be fluent in the oral and written language of the project (English and/or French) 

• Be available to complete an internship lasting 12 consecutive weeks between 1 May and 31 October 2025. You must be able to start your internship anytime between 1 May and 31 July. Anything before or after those dates is not allowed.

• Not have been awarded a Globalink Research Internship project in the past 

• Any applicant who is currently affiliated with, or in receipt of funding or in-kind support from one or more of the institutions on the list of NROs is not eligible to participate in a Mitacs-funded project involving research that aims to advance a Sensitive Technology Research Area (STRA). Mitacs will also screen a sample of applications, selected at its sole discretion, and validate the accuracy of the completed declarations. Mitacs reserves the right to decline funding, at any point, for a project that advances a sensitive technology research area because of affiliations of concern. 

Additional requirements for applicants from Colombia / 2025 cohort:

• Citizenship requirement: Yes; Colombian citizenship

• Eligible institutions in Colombia: View eligibility list – no other institutions can be added (UNAL is included)

• Eligible applicants:

  • Full-time undergraduate students or combined undergraduate-Master’s program

  • Graduating between December 2024 and December 2025

• Eligible disciplines: STEAM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics, or Applied Mathematics)

• Minimum cumulative grade point average: 76%

  • Students should take the weighted average of their studies and multiply this value by 10. This number is then multiplied again by 2 and the result is the value to be included in the form.

  • E.g. Colombian weighted average = 3.8; 3.8 x 10 = 38; 38 x 2 = 76; GPA = 76

• Language proficiency exam requirements: No

• Additional requirements: applicants must be between 18 and 28 years old as of 31 December 2023.

Deadline: Wednesday 18 September 2024, 1 p.m. Pacific time (15:00 Colombian time)

Further information: website of the program

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[Boletín SIUN 691, 29/30 de agosto de 2024]