Carleton-Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA)

Description

The Carleton-Mitacs GRA offers opportunities for Carleton senior undergraduate and graduate students (Master’s or PhD), and postdoctoral fellows (PDFs) to gain international research experience through collaborative research projects with Mitacs partner institutions or at universities in eligible countries. International senior undergraduates, graduate students or PDFs from a Mitacs partner institution or eligible country are also eligible to apply to this program and conduct research at Carleton University. Carleton has 22 awards available for both inbound and outbound GRA participants.

** NEW – FOR FACULTY SUPERVISORS SEEKING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS

For faculty members seeking international collaborators on existing or proposed projects with potential student mobility, Mitacs can facilitate a match with one of their international partners. Please contact Sylvie Jasen, International Projects Coordinator, for more information.

Duration and Value

The award provides CAD$6,000 to cover travel and accommodations or research expenses.  The research trips must be between 12 and 24 weeks.

Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic

According to Carleton’s current travel policy, international travel by Carleton faculty and students and the hosting of visiting researchers is approved on a case-by-case basis.  Carleton faculty hosts and supervisors must seek permission from their Deans.  If a travel or hosting request is not approved, or if the pandemic prevents travel to or from a particular country (due to a travel ban or border closure), mobility awards may remain on hold until restrictions are lifted.  All potential international visitors to Carleton should review the information for visiting scholars here.  Carleton faculty and students looking to travel should review Carleton’s International Travel Guidelines.

Eligibility

Carleton Applicants

Carleton senior undergraduates, graduate students, and PDFs are invited to apply.  Applicants must find a supervisor at their intended host institution and work closely with their Carleton supervisor on the application form. Carleton faculty members looking to build or strengthen international partnerships are encouraged to apply to host an undergraduate, graduate student or PDF from abroad on a co-supervised research project.  If successful, recipients and hosts must follow procedures for visiting researchers.

International Applicants

Senior undergraduates, graduate students or PDFs from a Mitacs partner institution or eligible country are welcome to apply.  Applicants must first find a faculty member at Carleton interested in hosting them during their research visit. If successful, GRA award recipients must follow procedures for visiting researchers.

How to Apply

To apply, for both outgoing or incoming awards, please first complete the Carleton Mitacs GRA Preliminary Form and send it by email to Sylvie Jasen, sylvie.jasen@carleton.ca.  Those selected will also need to complete a Mitacs application package for review and approval by Mitacs (the review takes approximately 2 months).

Application Requirement: Research Themes

Applications for the GRA must demonstrate how the proposed research project fits within one or more of the following research themes:

• Wellness and Sustainability
• Accessibility
• Aging Technology
• Refugees and Migration
• Telecommunications and Information Technology
• Northern and Indigenous Communities
• AI and Big Data
• Public Policy and Community Building
• World and Cyber Security
• Human Computer Interactions

Timeline

1. 1. Submit the Preliminary Form to Carleton International for pre-selection by an internal Carleton committee. Results will be sent within 2 weeks of submission.
   2. If successful in pre-selections, the applicant completes the full Mitacs application package (includes form with approvals, relevant CVs, support letters from supervisors, and a proposal). The package is submitted to Carleton International for preliminary review and sent to Mitacs for final review and approval. The Mitacs review will take 2-3 months.
   3. If approved by Mitacs, the award recipient completes Code of Conduct and Ethics and Pre-departure forms to be submitted to Mitacs. Once received, Mitacs issues the Notice of Award (NOA) to Carleton (with copies to the recipient and both host and home supervisors). The award recipient has one year to travel from the date of the NOA.
   4. Carleton disburses payments for both inbound and outbound awards.

For Carleton students and PDFs, the funds will be administered by their home supervisor. To facilitate payment, the supervisor must submit an approval form in cuResearch. For international visiting researchers, the funds will be administered by Carleton International upon arrival. The university will issue a cheque and the international award recipient must open a Canadian bank account.

Deadline

This is an open call with no deadline but there are a limited number of awards available.

Mitacs Partners

Mitacs has partnered with the following institutions and programs (second column) to facilitate mobility with Canadian institutions through the GRA program.

Senior Undergraduates= SUG
Master’s Student= MS
PhD Students = PhD
Postdoctoral Fellows= PDF

Countries

GRA applicants may travel to/from the following countries and any institution within the eligible country.

Contact

Sylvie Jasen
International Projects Coordinator
Carleton International
sylvie.jasen@carleton.ca

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