Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) - outbound
Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, Concordia senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows can apply for a research award to conduct a short co-supervised research project and gain valuable international research experience.
2025 Call for proposals: September 15 - November 21, 2025
Program objectives
- Develop or strengthen strategic international research partnerships.
- Support Concordia’s strategic directions to “Double our Research” and “Embrace the World”.
- Help students gain international research experience.
New country eligibility
Mitacs has expanded the countries eligible to participate in the GRA program. This is an opportunity to build on the university’s research strengths and forge new global research partnerships with academic institutions in countries with growing strategic importance for Concordia University and Canada. Namely, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Mitacs now supports collaboration between Canada and all countries except those classified as “Avoid all travel” or “Avoid non-essential travel” by the Government of Canada. Please note that this list is subject to change at any time and participants are required to check the status at the time of application and prior to travel.
Application process
Below are the Mitacs GRA eligibility requirements and application process.
To apply, applicants must meet the Mitacs eligibility requirements:
- Must be registered as a full-time senior undergraduate, graduate student or postdoctoral fellow throughout their internship.
- Undergraduate applicants must have completed their second year of studies prior to the start of their internship.
- Postdoctoral fellows may apply if their date of graduation from a Ph.D. program is no more than five years prior to the proposed start date of the research project and they have postdoctoral status at Concordia.
- Cannot undertake a research project at an institution where they have previously completed a degree.
- Cannot undertake a research project in a country where they hold citizenship.
- Must be the legal age of majority in Canada (18 years of age or older).
- Must meet travel requirements for their intended destination, including visa and/or immigration requirements and associated documentation.
- $6,000 research award to conduct one 12- to 24-week research project in the other country.
- $12,000 research award to conduct one 24- to 48-week research project in the other country.
- 25% of your research project may be completed at your home institution, upon Mitacs approval.
- Projects must start no later than 12 months from the date the award is approved.
Step 1 Find a home and host academic supervisor for your research project
- Students need to have a home (Concordia) academic supervisor as well as one at your host university for the research project.
- The best place to start looking for a host supervisor may be with a Concordia professor (your supervisor or another professor in your department or faculty). Professors have broad international networks and may have colleagues in your country of interest.
- You can also do your own research by exploring universities in your preferred destination, and identifying professors working in your areas of interest.
- Concordia University has an extended network of partners across the world, you can take advantage of these relationships to identify and approach a professor at these institutions.
Supervising professors' eligibility
- Must hold a faculty position at an eligible university.
- Must be eligible to supervise graduate students.
- Supervisors at Canadian institutions: Must be eligible to hold Tri-Agency funding.
Step 2 Complete your application on the Mitacs application portal
- Apply on the Mitacs Globalink Research Award Application Portal
- Important to download a copy of your completed online Mitacs application for internal submission to Concordia for signature.
Step 3 Submit your completed application to Concordia for signature
- Applications must be submitted internally on the Concordia mobility portal for signature by Concordia International and the Office of Research.
- Students upload the completed Mitacs application and register on the Concordia mobility portal. The portal regroups all the application documents for mobility programs.
We recommend reading the Mitcas GRA program guide for information on preparing your application.
- Globalink Research Award program guide
- Bourses de recherche Mitacs Globalink (BRG) guide du programme
Complete your application on the Mitacs Globalink Research Award application portal.
- The application must be submitted internally on the Concordia International website for signature by Concordia International and the Office of Research.
- Concordia receives a set number of awards per year from Mitacs. If the applications received exceeds this number, applications will be reviewed internally by an academic panel prior to university signature. Applications will be evaluated according to the Mitacs application review criteria.
- Mitacs reviews and assess individual applications based on 1) quality of the research proposal, 2) level of supervision and mentorship committed by the host supervisor, 3) relevance to society, 4) expected benefit to Canada.
- The signed application will be submitted by the Concordia International Office to ConRAD and to Mitacs.
- Mitacs sends the review results by email (outcome letters are typically issued 10-12 weeks after application submission).
If your application is successful, following the receipt of your outcome letter from Mitacs.
- Participate in a pre-departure session given by Concordia International and get the appropriate signature for your Mitacs pre-departure form. For more information please visit: Completing a Mitacs pre-departure form.
- Obtain appropriate travel documents (i.e. passport, visa, work permit).
- Obtain appropriate travel health insurance.
- Make sure you provide your Canadian bank account information on the Concordia mobility portal for the payment of your award.
- Arrange for housing
Students will receive their award once Concordia receives the award letter from Mitacs and students have submitted the online form with their Canadian bank account to Concordia International.
**It is important to inform Mitacs and Concordia International of any changes affecting your research project, including change of dates, major changes to the project, eligibility of both supervisor and/or intern, etc.
| Action | Responsible office/person | Deadline |
GRA application submission on the Mitacs online application portal. |
Applicants (student, host academic supervisor, home academic supervisor) prepare and sign off on their application on the Mitacs online application portal. |
November 21, 2025 |
| GRA application submission to Concordia for signature | Intern submits the completed application on the Concordia International website for signature. Signed applications are submitted on ConRad and to Mitacs by Concordia International. |
November 21, 2025 |
| GRA application review results | Mitacs | Winter 2026 |
| Complete Mitacs acceptance form and pre-departure form. | Student | Following Mitacs application approval and before you travel. |
Travel to host country for the research project *Interns are responsible for obtaining the necessary immigration documents for travel to the host country. *Travel is not permitted prior to the approval of the award. *Projects must begin no later than 12 months from the date the letter of award is received. |
Student | Once visa/work permit have been confirmed and all documents have been submitted to Mitacs. Within 12 months after receiving the Mitacs award letter. |
| Research project | All | 12 to 24 weeks *25% of your 12-24 week-long research project may be completed at your home institution upon Mitacs approval. |
| Submit a final survey to Mitacs. | Student | After project completion |
