Globalink Research Award (GRA) Program

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) program supports research collaborations between Canada and eligible countries and regions through intern(s) international mobility.

Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows can do one or two 12-24 weeks internship(s).

The program is offered through two streams

1.    Allocation stream: Five Internship Units Available for University of Manitoba researchers. Please contact your local Mitacs advisor for details, before starting to develop a project.

2.    Quantum stream: The project must be in the quantum sector (includes but not limited to: Quantum computation (hardware), algorithms, and software  - Quantum communication, networks, and cryptography  - Quantum metrology, sensing, imaging, and materials.). No limit of projects and does not count towards the university's allocation.

Each intern will receive $6,000 per internship unit (IU). 1) $6,000 research award to conduct one 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. This is one internship unit (IU).   2)  $12,000 research award to conduct one 24- to 48-week research project or two 12- to 24-week research projects in the other country. This is two internship units (IUs).